Religion and World Affairs

Report : Global Survey of Islam

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:19:03 GMT

A new Pew Research Center survey of Muslims around the globe finds that most adherents of the world’s second-largest religion are deeply committed to their faith and want its teachings to shape not only their personal lives but also their societies and politics.

Report : The Global Religious Landscape

Tue, 18 Dec 2012 15:35:00 GMT

A comprehensive demographic study of more than 230 countries and territories estimates that 84% of the 2010 world population of 6.9 billion is religiously affiliated.

Report : The World's Muslims: United in Faith; Diverse in Practice

Thu, 09 Aug 2012 09:00:00 GMT

A new survey of Muslims conducted by the Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion & Public Life in 39 countries and in over 80 languages sheds new light on beliefs and practices across the globe. Muslims, who comprise nearly a quarter of the world's population, share many core beliefs, but some of their practices and opinions about Islam reveal a diversity of views.

Report : The Religious Affiliation of International Migrants

Thu, 08 Mar 2012 12:00:00 GMT

An estimated 214 million people have migrated across international borders as of 2010, a number that would constitute the fifth most populous country in the world if the migrants were counted as one nation. Almost half of the migrants are Christians while a little over a quarter of them are Muslims. While migrants come from a diverse and widespread array of countries, the vast majority end up immigrating to a relatively few areas -- North America, Europe, Australia and the Arab states of the Persian Gulf.

Report : Islam and Politics Dominate Religion Coverage in 2011

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:00:00 GMT

The biggest religion stories in the news during 2011 centered on tensions over Islam and the U.S. presidential campaign, with more than half of the politically-focused coverage involving Republican hopeful Mitt Romney and his Mormon faith. Religion and the 2012 election led the list of the top ten religion stories in the mainstream media last year, while six of the other most-covered stories focused at least in part on Islam.

Summary : Rising Restrictions on Religion (Winter 2012 Trust Magazine Article)

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 09:00:00 GMT

The Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion & Public Life is documenting trends in restrictions on religious practices around the globe, prompting new conversations on faith, liberty and political power.

Report : Where Christians Are Living Around the World

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 12:00:00 GMT

Christians make up about the same proportion of the world's population today as they did a century ago. But the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life’s comprehensive demographic study of more than 200 countries finds there has been a momentous shift in where they live.

Report : Rising Restrictions on Religion

Tue, 09 Aug 2011 12:10:00 GMT

A new report from the Pew Research Center's Forum on Religion & Public Life finds that nearly a third of the world's total population of 6.9 billion live in countries where either government restrictions on religion or social hostilities involving religion rose substantially between 2006 and 2009.

Report : Global Survey of Evangelical Protestant Leaders

Wed, 22 Jun 2011 12:00:00 GMT

A survey of participants in the Third Lausanne Congress of World Evangelization offers a detailed portrait of the beliefs and practices of global evangelical leaders, finding broad consensus on some core theological matters, such as that Christianity is the "one, true faith," but also divisions.

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