Publication and Citations
World Christian Database (Brill, 2011)
Designed for both the casual user and research scholar, the World Christian Database (WCD) is an online database containing comprehensive demographic statistics on global Christianity. Over 400 categories of information including religious adherents, Christian traditions and missions trends are available at the province, country, people group, language and city levels for the entire world. The full-time staff at The Center for the Study of Global Christianity is dedicated to updating and maintaining the WCD. New information from thousands of sources is reviewed on a weekly basis to continually refine and improve the WCD.
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Atlas of Global Christianity (Edinburgh University Press, 2009)
The Atlas of Global Christianity is a thorough visual reference of the changing status of global Christianity over the 100 years since the epoch-making ‘Edinburgh 1910’ World Missionary Conference. It is the first scholarly atlas to depict the twentieth-century shift of Christianity to the Global South. It is also the first to map Christian affiliation at the provincial level.
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World Christian Encyclopedia (Oxford University Press, 2001)
First published in 1982, the World Christian Encyclopedia (WCE) immediately took its place as the authoritative, standard work in its field. The second edition’s oversized 1,700 pages represent the most extensive survey of Christianity, and of religion in general, ever attempted. The heart of the WCE is a series of 238 chapters on the status of religion and of Christianity in every country in the world. Statistical tables show, in great detail, the religious breakdown of the population and the Christian denominations of every country. The second edition updated and extended this analysis to include the status of Christianity in every language, people, city and province of the world.
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World Christian Trends: Interpreting the annual Christian megacensus, AD 33-AD 2001 (William Carey Library, 2001)
A 952-page companion volume to the World Christian Encyclopedia, World Christian Trends (WCT) includes a first-ever empirical survey of Christian martyrdom, historical trends, future projections and finance. Included in this volume are a variety of charts, tables, and lists.
Click here to read an excerpt from World Christian Trends by Dr. David B. Barrett and Dr. Todd M. Johnson describing martyrdom through the Christian age. This chapter was cited in the January 2011 issue of the International Bulletin of Missionary Research.
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Johnson, Todd and Brian Grim. The World’s Religions in Figures: An Introduction to International Religious Demography. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell, 2013.
Johnson, Todd. “Worldwide adherents of all religions by six continental areas.” In 2013 Britannica book of the year. Chicago: Encyclopedia Britannica, 2013.
Johnson, Todd. “Religious adherents in the United States of America.” In 2013 Britannica book of the year. Chicago: Encyclopedia Britannica, 2013.
Johnson, Todd and P.F. Crossing. “Global survey of world mission.” International Bulletin of Missionary Research (January 2013).
Johnson, Todd, Rodney L. Petersen, Gina A. Bellofatto and Travis L. Myers, ed. 2010Boston: The Changing Contours of World Mission and Christianity. Eugene, OR: Pickwick Publications, 2012.
Johnson, Todd. “The Demographics of World Mission and Christianity, 1910-2010.” In 2010Boston, edited by Todd Johnson et al., 3-12. Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock, 2012.
Johnson, Todd. “The Demographics of Martyrdom.” In Sorrow and Blood, edited by William Taylor, 31-36. Pasadena: William Carey Library, 2012.
Johnson, Todd and Kenneth Ross. “Atlas of Global Christianity: Its Findings.” In Edinburgh 2010: Mission Today and Tomorrow, edited by Kirsteen Kim and Andrew Anderson, 191-200. Oxford: Regnum, 2011.
Johnson, Todd. “Global Statistics of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal.” In Then Peter Stood Up, by Oreste Pesare. Vatican City: Vatican Press, 2012.
Johnson, Todd and Gina A. Bellofatto. “Migration, Religious Diasporas, and Religious Diversity: A Global Survey.” Mission Studies (2012).
Johnson, Todd. “Book Review.” Review of The Role of the American Board in the World: Bicentennial Reflections on the Organization’s Missionary Work, 1810-1010, edited by Clifford Putney & Paul T. Burlin. BTI Magazine 11:2, Spring 2012.
Johnson, Todd. “David Barrett’s Legacy.” International Bulletin of Missionary Research (January 2012).
Johnson, Todd. “Saudi Arabia.” In Religion Past and Present, edited by Hans Dieter Betz. Leiden: Brill, 2006.
Johnson, Todd and Gina A. Bellofatto. “Status of the World Christian Movement.” In River of God, edited by Stephen Burris. Portland, OR: Wipf & Stock, 2012.
Johnson, Todd. “North American Missions from the Judsons to Global Christianity, 1812-2012” MissioNexus (February 2012): 7-9.
Johnson, Todd and LouAnn Stropoli. “Reflection and Research Methods.” Asia Missions Association newsletter (January 2012).
Johnson, Todd. “Global Demographics of Christianity.” Mission Maker Magazine (2012).
Johnson, Todd. “Worldwide adherents of all religions by six continental areas.” In 2012 Britannica book of the year. Chicago: Encyclopedia Britannica, 2012.
Johnson, Todd. “Religious adherents in the United States of America.” In 2012 Britannica book of the year. Chicago: Encyclopedia Britannica, 2012.
Johnson, Todd and Albert W. Hickman. “Religious Demography and Mission Strategy.” International Journal of Frontier Missiology 29:1 (2012): 13-21.
Johnson, Todd, D.B. Barrett and P.F. Crossing. “Global survey of world mission.” International Bulletin of Missionary Research (January 2012).
Johnson, Todd. “Atlas of Global Christianity and the Global Demographics of the Pentecostal/Charismatic Renewal.” In Interpretive Trends in Christian Revitalization for the Early Twenty First Century, edited by J. Steven O’Malley. Lexington, KY: Emeth Press, 2011.
Johnson, Todd and Brian Grim. “International Religious Demography: An Overview of Sources and Methodology.” In The Oxford Handbook of The Economics of Religion, edited by Rachel M. McCleary. New York: Oxford University Press, 2011.
Johnson, Todd. “Emerging Global Church.” In The Encyclopedia of Christian Civilization Volume II, edited by George T. Kurian, 826-830. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell, 2011.
Johnson, Todd. “Historical Statistics of the Christian Church.” In The Encyclopedia of Christian Civilization Volume IV, edited by George T. Kurian, 2601-2606. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell, 2011.
Johnson, Todd, D.B. Barrett and P.F. Crossing. [maps]. Scale not given. In: Patrick Johnstone. The Future of the Global Church: History, Trends and Possibilities. Colorado Springs: Biblica, Inc., 2011.
Johnson, Todd, D.B. Barrett and P.F. Crossing. “Christianity 2011: Martyrs and the Resurgence of Religion.” International Bulletin of Missionary Research. (January 2011).
Johnson, Todd. “Worldwide adherents of all religions by six continental areas, mid-2010.” In 2011 Britannica book of the year. Chicago: Encyclopedia Britannica, 2011.
Johnson, Todd. “Religious adherents in the United States of America, AD 1900-2005.” In 2011 Britannica book of the year. Chicago: Encyclopedia Britannica, 2011.
Johnson, Todd. “Book Review.” Review of Boundless Faith: The Global Outreach of American Churches, by Robert Wuthnow. Church History 79:2, June 2010: 410-421.
Johnson, Todd. “Book Review.” Review of Christian Mission: How Christianity Became a World Religion, by Dana L. Robert. Church History 79:2, June 2010: 410-421.
Johnson, Todd. “Book Review.” Review of The New Shape of World Christianity: How American Experience Reflects Global Faith, by Mark A. Noll. Church History 79:2, June 2010: 410-421.
Johnson, Todd. “Globalization, Christian Identity, and Frontier Missions.” International Journal of Frontier Missiology 27:4 (Winter 2010): 165-169.
Johnson, Todd. “Christianity 2010: A View from the New Atlas of Global Christianity.” International Bulletin of Missionary Research 34:1 (Jan 2010): 29-36.
Johnson, Todd. "Seven Signposts of Hope and Challenge in Global Christianity." Connections 5:1 (April 2007): 22–25.
Citations
“Size of the new Pope’s flock – 1.1 billion, nearly a four-fold increase from a century ago” the Weekly Number, February 25, 2013.
“How do you count Catholics?” BBC News, February 23, 2013.
Carey, Ann. "Conference Explores Martyrdom of Today's Christians." Today's Catholic News, November 14, 2012.
Presentations
Johnson, Todd. “Christian Martyrdom: A Global Demographic Assessment.” University of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN, 5 November 2012. (Notes | Slides)
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