Center for the Study of Global Christianity

Pentecostals Handling Snakes in Kentucky, 1946Todd Johnson and the Center for the Study of Global Christianity were cited in sociologist Peter Berger's blog as "religious nose counters par excellence" along with folks from the Pew Forum for Religion and Public Life.

Check out Berger's blog, Religion and Other Curiosities, at blogs.the-american-interest.com/berger/.

About Us

The Center for the Study of Global Christianity collates and analyzes data on church membership and evangelistic activities collected around the world by Christian denominations. Combining this with other relevant data, the center provides an authoritative view of global Christianity available to various constituents for research and strategic planning.  Please click here for more information about the Center's staff and history.

Current Projects

The Center for the Study of Global Christianity is constantly engaging in demographic research and updating statistics for the World Christian Database.  In addition to these tasks we are almost always engaged in several other projects, both major and minor. Please click here to see a list of our current public projects.

Publications and Citations

Throughout its history, the Center for the Study of Global Christianity has produced many world-class reference works including the recent Atlas of Global Christianity (Edinburgh University Press, 2009).  Additionally, we also produce and maintain the World Christian Database (Brill) online, and regularly publish articles in journals and encyclopedias. Please click here to see our full list of publications.

Resources

CSGC regularly publishes works that are available free to the public either through a link to an external site, or directly as a download from this site. Please click here to see a list of works.

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