Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
Within the United States, there are 9.7 million Native Americans (as of the 2020 U.S. census).[10.numoffset=”10″ This report uses the terms “Native American” and “Indigenous” to discuss those individuals identified in the U.S. census category “American Indian and Alaska Natives.” Census figures in this chapter include all American Indians and Alaska Natives, alone or in […]
Confucianism Named after the sage Confucius (b. 551 B.C.E.), Confucianism is one of the most important philosophical traditions in China. Although it’s widely considered a spiritual philosophy, some scholars classify it as a religion. Its beliefs center on a pervasive, invisible divine power – tian (天), usually translated as “heaven” – that controls humans’ fate […]
Only a few decades ago, a Christian identity was so common among Americans that it could almost be taken for granted. As recently as the early 1990s, about 90% of U.S. adults identified as Christians. But today, about two-thirds of adults are Christians.[6. numoffset=”6″ This chapter focuses on results of public opinion surveys of U.S. […]