U.S. churchgoers are satisfied with the sermons they hear, though content varies by religious tradition
There are differences by religious tradition in how satisfied churchgoers are with what they hear from the pulpit.
Before you read the report Test your religious knowledge by taking an interactive quiz. The short quiz includes some questions recently asked in the nationally representative survey that forms the basis of this report. After completing the quiz, you can see how you did in comparison with the general public and with people like yourself. […]
Across Europe, there is relative agreement about which political institutions and rights are most important to have. When presented with nine different factors that people may or may not see as important to their country, majorities in every country polled – in most cases, large majorities – say each one of the nine factors is […]
The religious landscape of the United States continues to change at a rapid clip, with both Protestantism and Catholicism experiencing losses of population share.
Jacob Ausubel is a research assistant focusing on religion at Pew Research Center. Previously, he was an intern at the Brookings Institution and a student fellow at the Penn Program on Opinion Research and Election Studies (PORES). He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Pennsylvania.
How much do you know about religion? And how do you compare with the average American? Here’s your chance to find out.
Religious affiliation is just one of several factors linked with religious knowledge. The survey shows, for example, that religious knowledge is also very closely linked with how many years of schooling a person has received. In addition, a variety of other educational traits – such as making efforts to learn about one’s own religion or […]
Justin Nortey is a research analyst at Pew Research Center focusing on religion. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Philosophy from the University of Notre Dame.