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Line 1,436: − − === Failure of the secularization thesis === − − ''See also:'' [[Atheists and the endurance of religion]] − − Pew Research Center declared: "There is a long history of people predicting the demise of religion, but religion has proven more resilient than many people anticipated."<ref>[http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2015/04/08/qa-how-we-projected-the-future-of-world-religions/ How we projected the future of world religions]</ref> − − Dr. Rodney Stark, an agnostic, wrote in his book ''The Triumph of Faith'': − {{cquote|[[Secular]]ists have been predicting the imminent demise of religion for centuries. They have always been wrong—and their claims today are no different. It is their unshakable faith in secularization that may be the most "irrational" of all beliefs.(p. 212).<ref>[http://www.christianpost.com/news/world-more-religious-than-ever-rodney-starks-triumph-faith-secularism-atheism-154641/ Despite What You've Heard, World Is More Religious Than Ever], Christian Post</ref>}} − − Pew Research Center and Stark are alluding to the failure of the [[secularization thesis]]. − − === Atheists and sub-replacement levels of fertility === − − ''See also:'' [[Atheism and fertility rates]] and [[Atheism and marriage]] − − On December 23, 2012, the agnostic professor [[Eric Kaufmann]], who teaches at Birbeck College, [[University of London]], wrote: "I argue that 97% of the world's population growth is taking place in the developing world, where 95% of people are religious."<ref>[http://questionevolution.blogspot.com/2013/04/97-of-worlds-population-growth-is.html "97% of the world's population growth is taking place in the developing world, where 95% of people are religious"] (April 30, 2013). Question Evolution Campaign.</ref> − − Michael Blume, a researcher at the University of Jena in Germany, wrote about the sub-replacement level of fertility among [[Atheist Population|atheistic populations]]: "Most societies or communities that have espoused atheistic beliefs have not survived more than a century."<ref name=leake>Leake, Jonathan (January 2, 2011). [http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/news/uk_news/Society/article496716.ece "Atheists a dying breed as nature 'favours faithful'"]. London Times website.</ref> Blume also indicated concerning concerning his research on this matter: "What I found was the complete lack of a single case of a secular population, community or movement that would just manage to retain replacement level."<ref name=leake/> − − [[File:Europe map CIA 2005.jpg|thumbnail|right|175px|In 2014, the Pew Research Forum indicated that Europe will go from 11% of the world's population to 7% of the world's population by 2050.<ref name="PewProj">Kochhar, Rakesh (February 3, 2014). [http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2014/02/03/10-projections-for-the-global-population-in-2050/ "10 projections for the global population in 2050"]. FactTank/Pew Research Center website.</ref> − − See: [[Growth of global desecularization]] ]] − − === Global atheism and aging populations === − − Global atheism is facing significant challenges in terms of aging populations in East Asia and Europe and this will be a significant cause of desecularization in the 21st century (see: [[Global atheism and aging populations]]). − − === Growth of global desecularization === − − *[[Growth of global desecularization]] − *[[Acceleration of 21st century desecularization]] − *[[Growth of evangelical Christianity#Evangelical Christianity and the developed world|Growth of evangelical Christianity in the developed world]] − − === Future European religious demographic changes === − − In a 2006 essay, the prominent European philosopher [[Jürgen Habermas]] wrote: “secular citizens in Europe must learn to live, the sooner the better, in a post-secular society and in so doing they will be following the example of religious citizens, who have already come to terms with the ethical expectations of democratic citizenship. So far secular citizens have not been expected to make a similar effort.”<ref>[http://moderndiplomacy.eu/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=1633:jurgen-habermas-on-the-vision-of-a-post-secular-europe&Itemid=569 Jurgen Habermas on the Vision of a Post-Secular Europe], Modern Diplomacy</ref> − − See: − − *[[European desecularization in the 21st century]] − − *[[British atheism]] − − === American atheism === − − *[[American atheism]] − − '''Demographic projections of atheism/agnosticism in the United States:''' − − *[[United States, irreligion vs. religion and demographics]] − − === Decline of Asian atheism === − − *[[East Asia and global desecularization]] − − *[[Asian atheism]] − − === Growth of evangelical Christianity in secular regions === − − *[[Growth of Christianity in China|Growth of evangelical Christianity in China]] − − *[[Collapse of atheism in the former Soviet Union]] − − *[[Collapse of atheism in the former Soviet Union#Growth of Protestantism in Russia|Growth of Protestantism in Russia]] − − === Additional causes of the global decline of atheism === − − *[[Decline of the secular left]] − − *[[Atheism and apathy]] − − *[[Atheism and inspiration]]
→Global atheism and trends
The 21st century is expected to be a time of the decline of atheism in terms of its global market share and religious conservatism/[[fundamentalism]] is expected to grow in both the developing world and [[Growth of evangelical Christianity#Evangelical Christianity and the developed world|in the developed world]] (see: [[Desecularization]]). There are a [[causes of desecularization|number of causes]] of desecularization in the developed world (and the world at large), but two of the primary causes are the [[Atheism and fertility rates|higher fertility rate]] of religious conservatives and immigration of the religious into developed countries.
The 21st century is expected to be a time of the decline of atheism in terms of its global market share and religious conservatism/[[fundamentalism]] is expected to grow in both the developing world and [[Growth of evangelical Christianity#Evangelical Christianity and the developed world|in the developed world]] (see: [[Desecularization]]). There are a [[causes of desecularization|number of causes]] of desecularization in the developed world (and the world at large), but two of the primary causes are the [[Atheism and fertility rates|higher fertility rate]] of religious conservatives and immigration of the religious into developed countries.
=== Causes of global desecularization ===
=== Causes of global desecularization ===
See: [[Causes of desecularization]]
See: [[Causes of desecularization]]
== Christian websites and other resources with a large focus on the topic of atheism ==
== Christian websites and other resources with a large focus on the topic of atheism ==