- “Key findings on religion and statistics in America.” The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life, 2007.
- “Religion: Sad Statistics.” Time. Aug. 26, 1940.
- “Religion and Secularization in Europe, Statistics Demonstrate Declining Church Attendance for Many Reasons” by Michael Streich, May 26, 2009.
- “New Study Produces U.S. Religion Statistics.” The Houston Chronicle, Nov. 10, 2001.
- “American Faith Statistics” (PBS), Sept. 26, 2003
- “More Americans customize religion to suit their needs” by Vittorio Hernandez. All Headline News. Sept. 13, 2011.
- “Jewish communities decline in Canada; Why? statscan searches for answer. Figures may be skewed because religion question is asked only every 10 years” by Jeff Heinrich. The Gazette (Montreal), April 4, 2008.
- “Data flawed, Islamic community leader claims” by Becky Rynor and Amy Husser. The Gazette (Montreal), Jun 10, 2008.
- “Islam exceeds Catholicism as largest single religion,” Reuters. The Globe and Mail (Canada), March 31, 2008.
- “France’s racial Catch-22; There’s no will to study society’s divisions” by Peter O’Neal. The Gazette (Montreal), March 21, 2009.
- “Birthrate up for Jews down for Muslims. 71 of babies Jewish 23 Muslim in 2006” by Judy Siegel. The Jerusalem Post, Nov. 7, 2007.
Share, email or print
The
About the discipline
Statistics is a valuable tool in understanding religious trends and the role of religion in society. A mathematical science, it collects, analyses, interprets, explains and presents data, making it useful to a variety of academic disciplines, including religion. There is a growing interest and need for religious statistics that record the percentage of various faiths in cities, schools, professions, or nations; as well as to record trends in religious beliefs and viewpoints on current issues and events. Read More »