{"product_id":"the-worlds-religions-in-figures-isbn-9780470674543","title":"The World's Religions in Figures","description":"Created by two of the field’s leading experts, this unique introduction to international religious demography outlines the challenges in interpreting data on religious adherence, and presents a contemporary portrait of global religious belief.  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers the first comprehensive overview of the field of international religious demography – detailing what we know about religious adherents around the world, and how we know it\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamines religious freedom and diversity, including agnostics and atheists, on a global scale, highlighting trends over the past 100 years and projecting estimates for the year 2050\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOutlines the issues and challenges related to definitions, taxonomies, sources, analyses, and other techniques in interpreting data on religious adherence\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eConsiders data from religious communities, censuses, surveys, and scholarly research, along with several in-depth case studies on the global Muslim population, religion in China, and the religious demography of recently created Sudan and South Sudan\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eArgues against the belief that the twentieth-century was a ‘secular’ period by putting forward new evidence to the contrary\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides resources for measuring both qualitatively and quantitatively important data on the world's religious situation in the twenty-first century\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  \u003cp\u003eList of Figures xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Tables xiv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForeword xix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xxiv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Overview 7\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Global Religious Populations, 1910–2010 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Regional Religious Populations, 1910–2010 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Religious Diversity 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Projecting Religious Populations, 2010–50 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Data and Methods 133\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Defining Religion and Religious Identity 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Religious Demography as an Emerging Discipline 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Major Sources and Collections of Data 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Analyzing Data on Religion 190\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Dynamics of Change in Religious Populations 205\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Case Studies 227\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Estimating Changes in the Global Muslim Population 229\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Factors Driving Change in the Global Muslim Population 258\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Estimating China’s Religious Populations 286\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Assessing Religious Populations in the Sudans 313\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Migration and Religious Diasporas 321\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 333\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix: World Religions by Country 337\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary 346\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 360\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e“\u003c\/i\u003eTodd Johnson and Brian Grim have produced a synthesis of statistics and commentary that will stand as a landmark in the quantitative study of world religions.”  (\u003ci\u003eJournal of Contemporary Religion,\u003c\/i\u003e 1 October 2014)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“A very scholarly book with huge amounts of data included in it but with a major contribution to the methodology of taking forward religious demography as a discipline.  The World’s Religions in Figuresis strongly recommended for any library with a focus on religion, sociology or world politics.”  (\u003ci\u003eReference Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, 1 October 2014)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Todd Johnson and Brian Grim have produced a synthesis of statistics and commentary that will stand as a landmark in the quantitative study of world religions.”  (\u003ci\u003eJournal of Contemporary Religion\u003c\/i\u003e, 1 August 2014)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“And in my opinion, this book is a must read for everyone interested in the field of international religious demography.”  (\u003ci\u003eJournal for the scientific study of Religion\u003c\/i\u003e, 10 June 2014)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This book is a comprehensive introduction to religious demography, both by way of method and by way of data and results.”  (\u003ci\u003eInternational Journal for Religious Freedom\u003c\/i\u003e, 1 October 2013)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“It is a technical, critical volume.  For those who are seriously engaged in demographic studies and the manner in which international religious traditions have developed, and are now developing, this book will have value and significance.  It is a remarkable achievement.”  (\u003ci\u003eAssociation for Mormon Letters\u003c\/i\u003e, 1 September 2013)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eTodd M. Johnson\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of Global Christianity at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and Director of the Center for the Study of Global Christianity. He is Visiting Research Fellow at the Institute on Culture, Religion, and World Affairs (CURA) at Boston University, where he co-edits the \u003ci\u003eWorld Religion Database.\u003c\/i\u003e Professor Johnson is the co-editor of the \u003ci\u003eAtlas of Global Christianity\u003c\/i\u003e (with Kenneth Ross, 2009) and co-author of \u003ci\u003eWorld Christianity Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition\u003c\/i\u003e (with David Barrett and George Kurian, 2001) and \u003ci\u003eWorld Christian Trends\u003c\/i\u003e (with David Barrett, et al, 2001). He is also the editor of the World Christian Database. \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrian J. Grim\u003c\/b\u003e is Director of cross-national data and Senior Researcher in religion and world affairs at the Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion \u0026amp; Public Life in Washington, D.C. Dr Grim is also Visiting Research Fellow at the Institute on Culture, Religion, and World Affairs at Boston University, where he co-edits the \u003ci\u003eWorld Religion Database.\u003c\/i\u003e He is co-author of \u003ci\u003eThe Price of Freedom Denied: Religious Persecution and Conflict in the 21st Century\u003c\/i\u003e (with Roger Finke, 2011).\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe World’s Religions in Figures\u003c\/i\u003e is the first comprehensive introduction to the field of international religious demography. The authors’ breadth of experience with methods and data and their detailed knowledge of global patterns of religious affiliation are extensive. This volume, together with their considerable expertise, presents a contemporary portrait of both the religious and non-religious around the world. yes; By examining religious freedom and religious diversity on a global scale, it highlights trends over the past 100 years and projects estimates for 2050.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe book outlines the issues and challenges related to definitions, taxonomies, sources, analyses, and other techniques in interpreting data on religious adherence. Special attention is given to data from religious communities, censuses, surveys, and scholarly monographs. Several in-depth case studies are also presented, relating to the demography of the global Muslim population, religion in China, and the religious demography of recently created Sudan and South Sudan. The result is a crucial volume that provides resources for measuring both qualitatively and quantitatively one of the most important political and social factors in the twenty-first century.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e“Johnson and Grim's book is the benchmark for research on demography and religion. Their comprehensive discussion of complex issues such as methodology, religious identities, and differing measurements, appeals to scholars in many disciplines working on religion and demographics.  This book is going to be the resource future generations of scholars will build on.\"—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRachel M. McCleary, Harvard Kennedy School of Government\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“I recommend this substantial volume for two reasons: it contains a huge amount of useful information; it is also very readable. As Peter Berger indicates in his Foreword, this is not a book to be read from cover to cover but rather to be kept at hand for reference. True enough. But once launched, I found it hard to stop -- the narrative is compelling.”—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGrace Davie, University of Exeter\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Todd Johnson and Brian Grim are \u003ci\u003ethe\u003c\/i\u003e masters of international religious demographers. This book is the result of many years of painstaking research. Here is a body of data and interpretations unmatched anywhere. It is must reading for anyone interested in the shape of religion in the contemporary world.”—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeter L. Berger, Boston University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Johnson and Grim's book is the benchmark for research on demography and religion. Their comprehensive discussion of complex issues such as methodology, religious identities, and differing measurements, appeals to scholars in many disciplines working on religion and demographics.  This book is going to be the resource future generations of scholars will build on.\"—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRachel M. McCleary, Harvard Kennedy School of Government\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“I recommend this substantial volume for two reasons: it contains a huge amount of useful information; it is also very readable. As Peter Berger indicates in his Foreword, this is not a book to be read from cover to cover but rather to be kept at hand for reference. True enough. 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