In the whole history of the Orthodox Church in America, this has never been seen,” a priest said about the surge of young men ...

Christianity in China has stopped growing since 2010, according to an academic paper. "In 19 nationally representative surveys conducted since the early 2000s, the authors find no clear evidence that ...

A pair of lectures by world-renowned scholars next month at Calvin College will address what Calvin's Joel Carpenter calls a sleeper topic in the study of the history of Christianity. First Kwame ...

Despite less than half of Americans ranking religion as an important part of their daily life, America is still more devout ...

In 1900 there were about 9 million Christians in all of Africa. By the year 2000 that number had grown to 380 million. Calvin College provost and professor of history Joel Carpenter says that Africa ...

(RNS) — Since the mid-2000s, the nones — Americans who claim no religion — have been the fastest-growing segment of the religious landscape. But that rapid growth may be slowing. (RNS) — Since the mid ...

A rising number of Americans acknowledge the influence that religion has on society, and we're thankful for that.

The United States is a Christian-majority nation -- but the majority here is dwindling, with only 64% of Americans now identifying as Christian, according to Pew Research Center data. Shutterstock A ...

This paper examines the nature and social impact of religion in contemporary South Korea in order to bring into relief the main characteristics of the country's religious culture. The paper shows that ...

The long-awaited second edition of David Barrett’s World Christian Encyclopedia. The second edition of David Barrett’s World Christian Encyclopedia is one of the richest and most original compilations ...

The many-volumed histories that caused much of the sag in Victorian bookshelves have largely disappeared, but at least one U.S. historian still prefers to see his craft write large. He is Yale ...