World's fastest-growing faith? A surprising answer

November 13, 2012

What is the world's fastest growing religion?

The answer from Philip Jenkins, a noted Baylor University scholar specializing in religious history, may come as a surprise. Islam is on the rise in the West, but elsewhere in the world the greatest growth is in Christianity. He concludes:

When I am asked about the world's fastest growing religion, then, I answer unequivocally: Islam. Or, Christianity outside Europe.

 

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Further information:

• The World's Fastest Growing Religion (RealClear Religion)