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In the beginning of the 21st century a militant form of atheology called [[New Atheism]] developed in the [[Western World]] but that movement quickly began to decline within seven years and then quickly died out (see: [[Decline of militant atheism in the West]] and [[Decline of the atheist movement]]).  

In the beginning of the 21st century a militant form of atheology called [[New Atheism]] developed in the [[Western World]] but that movement quickly began to decline within seven years and then quickly died out (see: [[Decline of militant atheism in the West]] and [[Decline of the atheist movement]]).  

[[Eric Kaufmann]], an [[agnosticism|agnostic]] professor at Birkbeck College, University of Londonwhose academic research specialty is how demographic changes affect religion/irreligion and politics, wrote in 2010:  

[[Eric Kaufmann]], an [[agnosticism|agnostic]] and professor at Birkbeck College, University of London, whose academic research specialty is how demographic changes affect religion/irreligion and politics, wrote in 2010:  

{{cquote|Worldwide, the march of religion can probably only be reversed by a renewed, self-aware [[secularism]]. Today, it appears exhausted and lacking in confidence... Secularism's greatest triumphs owe less to science than to popular social movements like nationalism, [[socialism]] and 1960s anarchist-[[liberalism]]. Ironically, secularism's demographic deficit means that it will probably only succeed in the twenty-first century if it can create a secular form of 'religious' enthusiasm.<ref>[http://www.sneps.net/uploadsepk/JQR%20Demography.pdf Shall the religious inherit the earth? - Eric Kaufmann]</ref>}}

{{cquote|Worldwide, the march of religion can probably only be reversed by a renewed, self-aware [[secularism]]. Today, it appears exhausted and lacking in confidence... Secularism's greatest triumphs owe less to science than to popular social movements like nationalism, [[socialism]] and 1960s anarchist-[[liberalism]]. Ironically, secularism's demographic deficit means that it will probably only succeed in the twenty-first century if it can create a secular form of 'religious' enthusiasm.<ref>[http://www.sneps.net/uploadsepk/JQR%20Demography.pdf Shall the religious inherit the earth? - Eric Kaufmann]</ref>}}