Category: Religion / Topics: Demographics • Religion • Trends
Reported by Stu Johnson
Posted: January 5, 2017
Observations from 2016 and predictions for 2017…
As we enter 2017, what are the major trends impacting religion in America and what can we expect looking forward? In this article, I will look at a summary of three reports from reliable sources, moving from a general overview of religion in America, to observations about the Evangelical segment of American religion, to global trends. Links are provided for the full reports. Trend data will be incorporated in updates of the Religion in America page on this site.
Five Key Findings on Religion in the U.S. – Gallup, December 23, 2016
See the full article on the Gallup website for more analysis and charts.
As I have commented in several blogs, largely through political reporting the focus on the “religious right” prior to 2000 (Jerry Falwell’s Moral Majority, Pat Robertson, etc.) has morphed into the use of the term “evangelical” to lump politically conservative Christians into one monolithic group. This is inaccurate. The following report is based on the more traditional definition of evangelical which, while the movement does tend to be right-leaning politically, is more accurately described by its beliefs, the definition used by the National Association of Evangelicals (see “What is an Evangelical?”)
16 Things We Learned About Evangelicals in 2016 – by Aaron Earls, Facts & Trends, December 29, 2016.
See the full article for more analysis and charts. In addition, each of the topics is linked to a more detailed report.
While the election and its aftermath dominated much of the national attention on evangelicals in 2016, other research projects gave a fuller picture of the American religious group today.
Sources: LifeWay Research, Pew Research, Center for the Study of Global Christianity at Gorden-Conwell Theological Seminary
GLOBAL TRENDS
5 Global Trends Impacting Religion in 2017 and Beyond– by Aaron Earls, Facts & Trends, December 7, 2016
What will religion look like in the world next year and into the future? Using their annual research, Gordon-Conwell’s Status of Global Christianity offers a preview of the world’s near and long-term religious future.
We are in a time of signfiicant change in religion around the world. Through the year I will continue to monitor trends, updating the Religion in America page and adding posts here on the InfoMatters blog.
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Category: Religion / Topics: Demographics • Religion • Trends
Reported by Stu Johnson
Posted: January 5, 2017
Observations from 2016 and predictions for 2017…
As we enter 2017, what are the major trends impacting religion in America and what can we expect looking forward? In this article, I will look at a summary of three reports from reliable sources, moving from a general overview of religion in America, to observations about the Evangelical segment of American religion, to global trends. Links are provided for the full reports. Trend data will be incorporated in updates of the Religion in America page on this site.
Five Key Findings on Religion in the U.S. – Gallup, December 23, 2016
See the full article on the Gallup website for more analysis and charts.
As I have commented in several blogs, largely through political reporting the focus on the “religious right” prior to 2000 (Jerry Falwell’s Moral Majority, Pat Robertson, etc.) has morphed into the use of the term “evangelical” to lump politically conservative Christians into one monolithic group. This is inaccurate. The following report is based on the more traditional definition of evangelical which, while the movement does tend to be right-leaning politically, is more accurately described by its beliefs, the definition used by the National Association of Evangelicals (see “What is an Evangelical?”)
16 Things We Learned About Evangelicals in 2016 – by Aaron Earls, Facts & Trends, December 29, 2016.
See the full article for more analysis and charts. In addition, each of the topics is linked to a more detailed report.
While the election and its aftermath dominated much of the national attention on evangelicals in 2016, other research projects gave a fuller picture of the American religious group today.
Sources: LifeWay Research, Pew Research, Center for the Study of Global Christianity at Gorden-Conwell Theological Seminary
GLOBAL TRENDS
5 Global Trends Impacting Religion in 2017 and Beyond– by Aaron Earls, Facts & Trends, December 7, 2016
What will religion look like in the world next year and into the future? Using their annual research, Gordon-Conwell’s Status of Global Christianity offers a preview of the world’s near and long-term religious future.
We are in a time of signfiicant change in religion around the world. Through the year I will continue to monitor trends, updating the Religion in America page and adding posts here on the InfoMatters blog.
Posted: January 5, 2017 Accessed 3,642 times
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Category: Religion / Topics: Demographics • Religion • Trends
Reported by Stu Johnson
Posted: January 5, 2017
Observations from 2016 and predictions for 2017…
As we enter 2017, what are the major trends impacting religion in America and what can we expect looking forward? In this article, I will look at a summary of three reports from reliable sources, moving from a general overview of religion in America, to observations about the Evangelical segment of American religion, to global trends. Links are provided for the full reports. Trend data will be incorporated in updates of the Religion in America page on this site.
Five Key Findings on Religion in the U.S. – Gallup, December 23, 2016
See the full article on the Gallup website for more analysis and charts.
As I have commented in several blogs, largely through political reporting the focus on the “religious right” prior to 2000 (Jerry Falwell’s Moral Majority, Pat Robertson, etc.) has morphed into the use of the term “evangelical” to lump politically conservative Christians into one monolithic group. This is inaccurate. The following report is based on the more traditional definition of evangelical which, while the movement does tend to be right-leaning politically, is more accurately described by its beliefs, the definition used by the National Association of Evangelicals (see “What is an Evangelical?”)
16 Things We Learned About Evangelicals in 2016 – by Aaron Earls, Facts & Trends, December 29, 2016.
See the full article for more analysis and charts. In addition, each of the topics is linked to a more detailed report.
While the election and its aftermath dominated much of the national attention on evangelicals in 2016, other research projects gave a fuller picture of the American religious group today.
Sources: LifeWay Research, Pew Research, Center for the Study of Global Christianity at Gorden-Conwell Theological Seminary
GLOBAL TRENDS
5 Global Trends Impacting Religion in 2017 and Beyond– by Aaron Earls, Facts & Trends, December 7, 2016
What will religion look like in the world next year and into the future? Using their annual research, Gordon-Conwell’s Status of Global Christianity offers a preview of the world’s near and long-term religious future.
We are in a time of signfiicant change in religion around the world. Through the year I will continue to monitor trends, updating the Religion in America page and adding posts here on the InfoMatters blog.
Posted: January 5, 2017 Accessed 3,643 times
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