Size & Demographic Characteristics of Religious Groups

Publications

reportJul 6, 2007

How Muslims Compare With Other Religious Americans

Although Muslims constitute a small minority in the United States, in many ways, they stand out not so much for their differences as for their similarities with other religious groups, especially evangelicals.
reportApr 25, 2007

Changing Faiths: Latinos and the Transformation of American Religion

A joint survey by the Pew Hispanic Project and the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life Executive Summary Hispanics are transforming the nation’s religious landscape, especially the Catholic Church, not only because of their growing numbers but also because they are practicing a distinctive form of Christianity. Religious expressions associated with the pentecostal and […]
transcriptMay 18, 2005

The Coming Religious Wars? Demographics and Conflict in Islam and Christianity

Pew Research Center Washington, D.C. The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life and the Council on Foreign Relations co-hosted a roundtable to explore geopolitical implications of the growth, distribution and migration of Muslim and Christian populations. Population momentum – rapid growth due to previously high fertility rates – is a critical issue in the […]

The Coming Religious Wars? Demographics and Conflict in Islam and Christianity