{{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 thesis|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>}}
{{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 thesis|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>}}
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The 21st century and the foreseeable future is expected to be a century of [[desecularization]]. [[Global atheism]] is shrinking in global market share and perhaps in terms of its number of adherents as well (see: [[Global atheism statistics]]). In addition, in a great many areas of the developed world, the rate of secularization is now zero (see: [[Western World areas with stagnant secularization rates]]).
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The 21st century (and the foreseeable future) is expected to be a century of [[desecularization]]. [[Global atheism]] is shrinking in global market share and perhaps in terms of its number of adherents as well (see: [[Global atheism statistics]]). In addition, in a great many areas of the developed world, the rate of secularization is now zero (see: [[Western World areas with stagnant secularization rates]]).