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From a global perspective, religion is seeing a resurgence and scholars of religious [[demographics]] frequently use the term "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: [[Desecularization]] | From a global perspective, religion is seeing a resurgence and scholars of religious [[demographics]] frequently use the term "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: [[Desecularization]] | ||
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[[New Atheism]] is a form of [[militant atheism]]. New Atheism was largely a reaction to the global resurgence of religion, the failure of the [[secularization thesis]] and the growth of religious fundamentalism (see also: [[Growth of evangelical Christianity]] and [[Atheism vs. Islam]] | [[New Atheism]] is a form of [[militant atheism]]. New Atheism was largely a reaction to the global resurgence of religion, the failure of the [[secularization thesis]] and the growth of religious fundamentalism (see also: [[Growth of evangelical Christianity]] and [[Atheism vs. Islam]] | ||
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As a percentage of the world's population, atheism peaked in 1970.[2] Global atheism is expected to decline in the 21st century and beyond in terms of its global market share.[3] Presently, there are a number of excellent sources which indicate that atheism is shrinking in global market share (see: Global atheism statistics).
From a global perspective, religion is seeing a resurgence and scholars of religious demographics frequently use the term "global resurgence of religion" to describe the process of desecularization which began in the late portion of the 20th century.[4] See also: Desecularization
New Atheism
See also: Decline of militant atheism in the West
New Atheism is a form of militant atheism. New Atheism was largely a reaction to the global resurgence of religion, the failure of the secularization thesis and the growth of religious fundamentalism (see also: Growth of evangelical Christianity and Atheism vs. Islam
Notes
- ↑ Global Study: Atheists in Decline, Only 1.8% of World Population by 2020
- ↑ Atheism Peaks, While Spiritual Groups Move Toward Convergence by Nury Vittachi, July 14, 2015, website Sciene 2.0
- ↑
- Study: World is becoming more religious
- Globally the worldviews of atheism and non-religious (agnostic) are declining while global Christianity is exploding in adherents
- Shall the Religious Inherit the Earth?: Demography and Politics in the Twenty-First Century by Eric Kaufmann, Belfer Center, Harvard University/Birkbeck College, University of London
- Gordon-Conwell Seminary - Status of Global Mission, 2014, in the Context of AD 1800–2025
- Atheism Peaks, While Spiritual Groups Move Toward Convergence by Nury Vittachi, July 14, 2015, website Sciene 2.0
- ↑ The return of religion