### Clue: Against fellow's independent study on church faith (10)
### Answer: CONFIDENCE 
 ### Explanation: Definition: faith
 CON(against, as in "the pros and cons of …") + F(abbrev. for "fellow") + I(abbrev. for "independent", as with, say, a political candidate independent of any political party) + DEN(a study;a quiet room for relaxation and privacy) + CE(abbrev. for the Church of England).**
Defn:  …, as in "I have no faith in the ruling party".