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Line 105: − − == New Atheism as a reaction to the American religious right == − − ''See also:'' [[Causes of the New Atheism movement]] − − [[New Atheism]] is form of militant atheism which began in the period between 2004-2008. − − New Atheists were especially angered by the dominance of the [[Religious right|Christian right]] in America (see: [[Causes of the New Atheism movement#New Atheism as a reaction to the religious right in the United States]]).
Growth of global desecularization (view source)
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Needless to say, the religious contents of the Islamic and Evangelical revivals are totally different. So are the social and political conscquences (of which I will say more later). But the two developments also differ in another very important respect: The Islamic movement is occurring primarily in countries that are already Muslim or among Muslim emigrants (as in Europe), while the Evangelical movement is growing dramatically throughout the world in countries where this type of religion was previously unknown or very marginal.<ref>''The Desecularization of the World: Resurgent Religion and World Politics'' by Peter L. Berger, Page 9</ref>}}
Needless to say, the religious contents of the Islamic and Evangelical revivals are totally different. So are the social and political conscquences (of which I will say more later). But the two developments also differ in another very important respect: The Islamic movement is occurring primarily in countries that are already Muslim or among Muslim emigrants (as in Europe), while the Evangelical movement is growing dramatically throughout the world in countries where this type of religion was previously unknown or very marginal.<ref>''The Desecularization of the World: Resurgent Religion and World Politics'' by Peter L. Berger, Page 9</ref>}}
== Evangelicalism is growing in secular Europe and atheistic China ==
== Evangelicalism is growing in secular Europe and atheistic China ==