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Growth of global desecularization (view source)
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Scholars of religious demographics frequently use the term the "global resurgence of religion" to describe the process of desecularization which began in the late portion of the 20th century.<ref>[http://www.tomorrowsworld.org/magazines/2005/november-december/the-return-of-religion The return of religion]</ref> See also: [[Global atheism statistics]]
Scholars of religious demographics frequently use the term the "global resurgence of religion" to describe the process of desecularization which began in the late portion of the 20th century.<ref>[http://www.tomorrowsworld.org/magazines/2005/november-december/the-return-of-religion The return of religion]</ref> See also: [[Global atheism statistics]]
According to the ''[[Encyclopædia Britannica]]'', 2% of the world's population self-identifies as atheist and the average annual global change for [[atheism]] from 2000 to 2010 was −0.17%.<ref name="eb-2010">{{cite web|title=Religion: Year in Review 2010: Worldwide Adherents of All Religions|url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/1731588/Religion-Year-In-Review-2010/298437/Worldwide-Adherents-of-All-Religions|work=Encyclopædia Britannica Online|publisher=Encyclopædia Britannica Inc.|accessdate=2013-11-21}}</ref> Presently, there are number of excellent sources indicating that the percentage of atheists in the world is declining (seee: [[Global atheism statistics]]).
On December 23, 2012, the agnostic [[Eric Kaufmann]], a professor at [[Birkbeck College, University of London]],Kaufmann wrote:
On December 23, 2012, the agnostic [[Eric Kaufmann]], a professor at [[Birkbeck College, University of London]],Kaufmann wrote: