A Pew study also reveals that, in Sweden and the United Kingdom, the number of Protestants leaving the faith is six times higher than the number of those converting to it.

A study by the Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary shows that while Catholics and Orthodox Christians have grown by 0.56% and 0.28%, evangelicals are increasing at 1.34% per year.

For the first time since 1998, the proportion of people who do not attend religious services outnumbers those who attend occasionally.

The United Kingdom, Belgium and the Netherlands also feature in the world’s Top 15 for religious diversity. The main competitor is not Islam, but religious non-affiliation, a study confirms.

What 10 European countries think about gambling, marital infidelity, homosexuality and abortion, according to a major survey by Pew Research.

A study in Europe analyses the reasons of the gender religiosity gap and explores how religion impacts gender-related outcomes.

The best way to avoid bias is to develop a rigorous research methodology and follow it faithfully and transparently.

Missionaries and migrant church leaders need a deeper understanding of Spanish society if we are to evangelise Spanish people.

A Pew Research Center survey shows that ‘nones’ in Europe “are much less inclined” to believe in God, and “tend to voice negative views of religion”.

A new Pew Research study focusing on the decade 2010-2020 shows how birth rates are key to the growth of Islam, while Christianity shifts its centre of gravity from the US and Europe to Africa.

The gut feeling of many Europeans – and certainly that of many Swedes – is pointing them in the wrong direction.

There are now more ‘nones’ than Christians in The Netherlands and Sweden. However, a Pew Research study perceives conversions to Christianity among Europeans raised without a religion.

Among those preparing for confirmation, the number of those who say they really believe in God has increased to 50%. For the first time, more young people in cities believe in the resurrection of Jesus than in rural areas.

After contacting some 50 people active in all kinds of scientific fields, the aim is to “learn together to have a perspective of the profession from a Christian worldview”, says convener Maricruz Lacalle.

Larry Sanger, co-founder of Wikipedia and doctor of philosophy, has surprisingly recounted in his blog how, when and why he made the decision to follow Jesus.

A recent study highlights the rise of atheism among young women. Among those under 30, women are now more likely than men to be atheists, which is exceptional.

The preacher is not a reporter of facts found during their research. He is called to speak to the listeners from God’s Word.

A macro-study of the government to combat trafficking shows that over 114,000 women are in prostitution. The Minister for Equality hopes to pass an abolitionist law similar to the French one. Evangelical organisations support it.

About 6% of Christians leave their country of birth, according to Pew Research. The United States, Germany, Russia and the United Kingdom are the countries to which most Christians emigrate.

In Estonia, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Sweden, Latvia and Finland, just 10% or fewer adults say religion is a priority for them.

A study analyses how culture influences the burnout experience and implications for member care.

In eight years, the church attendance of men aged 15 to 29 more than doubled. Researchers see no parallels in women or in other Nordic countries.

A Moscow court upholds the liquidation of the SOVA Center for committing “gross and irreparable violations” of the Public Associations law.

Fenn’s story gets me wondering what I’d leave everything for to find. And his poem reminds me of Jesus’ parables.

The recently released State of Theology survey states that “Americans often aren’t sure how to balance hot-button cultural issues with theological beliefs”.