The Pew-Templeton Global Religious Futures project, funded by The Pew Charitable Trusts and the John Templeton Foundation, is an effort by Pew Research Center to understand religious change and its impact on societies around the world. It includes three main lines of research: a series of international surveys on religion in various regions; an ongoing demographic study of religion around the world; and an annual coding project that examines restrictions on religion in 198 countries and territories.
Believing in Spirits and Life After Death Is Common Around the World
Across three dozen countries, belief in life after death is widespread, as is the belief that spirits can reside in animals and in parts of nature such as mountains, rivers or trees.
Around the World, Many People Are Leaving Their Childhood Religions
Comparing Levels of Religious Nationalism Around the World
Key Findings From the Global Religious Futures Project
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