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According to the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Hinduism (1.52%) is one of the six fastest-growing religions in the world, with high birth rates in India being cited as the major reasons of the Hindu population growth. [291] Hinduism is a growing religion in countries such as Ghana, [292] Russia, [293] and the United States.
Ever since its early colonial days, when some Protestant dissenter English and German settlers moved in search of religious freedom, America has been profoundly influenced by religion. [36] Throughout its history, religious involvement among American citizens has grown since 1776 from 17% of the US population to 62% in 2000. [37]
According to scholar Keith Smith of Georgia State University "many scholars claim that Pentecostalism is the fastest growing religious phenomenon in human history", [30] and according to scholar Peter L. Berger of Boston University "the spread of Pentecostal Christianity may be the fastest growing movement in the history of religion". [30]
A Pew Research Center Study shows that 10% of all Europeans could be members of the Muslim faith by 2050.
The Second Great Awakening exercised a profound impact on American religious history. By 1859 evangelicalism emerged as a kind of national church or national religion and was the grand absorbing theme of American religious life. The greatest gains were made by the very well organized Methodists.
In 1995, the PCA was described as one of the fastest-growing denominations in the United States, having experienced steady growth since its founding in 1973. [109] In 2009, the PCA reported "a net loss in members for the first time." [110] In 2016, the denomination reported growth over a five-year period.
The list of religious populations article provides a comprehensive overview of the distribution and size of religious groups around the world. This article aims to present statistical information on the number of adherents to various religions, including major faiths such as Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and others, as well as smaller religious communities.
In the early 20th century, Christian Science became the fastest growing religion in America, [8] and in the view of McClure's, Eddy was the most powerful woman in the country. [9] The McClure's eyewitness accounts and affidavits became key primary sources for many accounts of Eddy and the church's early history. [10] [4]