World Religions

It is impossible to predict the future, but an analysis of what we know about religion-including the reasons for its very emergence and why some people come to faith and some leave it-can help us predict how people's attitudes toward religion will evolve in the decades and centuries ahead.

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Christianity

One of the world’s religions, with three main branches: Orthodoxy, Catholicism, and Protestantism. A common feature that unites all its representatives is a belief in a triune God, and Jesus Christ acts as the god-man, the savior of the world.

Scholars are still trying to isolate the factors that push a person or people toward atheism, but some commonalities are emerging. Part of the appeal of religion is that it provides a sense of security in our unpredictable world. It is not surprising, therefore, that the greatest percentage of nonbelievers is found in countries where there is a high level of economic, political, and domestic stability.