Jonathan Evans

Research Associate

Jonathan Evans is a research associate at Pew Research Center, where he contributes to international polling projects focused on religion and national identity. Jonathan received his master’s degree from Georgetown University and holds a bachelor’s degree from Brigham Young University. He is a contributing author to Pew Research Center reports including “Being Christian in Western Europe” and “Religious Belief and National Belonging in Central and Eastern Europe”.

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Fact TankDecember 20, 2019

In Brazil – home to the world’s largest Catholic population – a majority of Catholics are in favor of allowing priests to marry.

Fact TankFebruary 19, 2019

On issues including national identity and religious minorities, views among UK adults align very closely to general opinion across the EU.

Fact TankFebruary 12, 2019

Germany has seen a dramatic shift away from Protestantism – one that has greatly outpaced a decline in the share of Germans who are Catholic.

Fact TankDecember 5, 2018

Within Europe, there are sometimes sizable differences in levels of religious commitment. A new interactive lets you explore these differences.

Fact TankSeptember 21, 2018

Pope Francis begins a four-day trip this weekend to the Baltic states, the first papal visit to these countries in 25 years. While the Baltic countries have a substantial Christian population, only Lithuania and Latvia have large numbers of Catholics.

Fact TankSeptember 5, 2018

American adults – both Christian and unaffiliated – are considerably more religious than their European counterparts by a variety of measures. For instance, about two-thirds of U.S. Christians pray daily, compared with a median of just 18% of Christians across 15 European countries.

Fact TankJuly 24, 2018

Across Western Europe, people who say they personally know a Muslim are generally more likely than others to have positive opinions of Muslims and their religion. However, knowing something about Islam – as opposed to personally knowing a Muslim – is less associated with positive feelings of Muslims and Islam.

Fact TankJune 19, 2017

The vast majority of adults in Central and Eastern Europe identify with a religious group and believe in God. But one country is an exception to this pattern: the Czech Republic.

Fact TankMay 22, 2017

Most people in Bosnia, Croatia and Serbia seem willing to share their societies with ethnic and religious groups different from their own.