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Fertility and Faith

Name: Fertility and Faith
Author: Philip Jenkins
ISBN: 9781481311311

The Demographic Revolution and the Transformation of World Religions

by Philip Jenkins

Published by: Baylor University Press

Imprint: Baylor University Press

Sales Date: Monday, 15th Jun 2020

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Demography drives religious change. High-fertility societies, like most of contemporary Africa, tend to be fervent and devout. The lower a population’s fertility rates, the greater the tendency for people to detach from organized or institutional religion. Thus, fertility rates supply an effective gauge of secularization trends. In Fertility and Faith, Philip Jenkins maps the demographic revolution that has taken hold of many countries around the globe in recent decades and explores the implications for the future development of the world’s religions.

Demographic change has driven the secularization of contemporary Western Europe, where the revolution began. Jenkins shows how the European trajectory of rapid declines in fertility is now affecting much of the globe. The implications are clear: the religious character of many non-European areas is highly likely to move in the direction of sweeping secularization. And this is now reshaping the United States itself.

This demographic revolution is reshaping Christianity, Buddhism, Islam, Hinduism, and Judaism. In order to accommodate the new social trends, these religions must adapt to situations where large families are no longer the norm. Each religious tradition will develop distinctive emphases concerning morality, gender, and sexuality, as well as the roles of clergy and laity in the faith’s institutional structures.

Radical change follows great upheaval. The tidal shift is well underway. With Fertility and Faith, Philip Jenkins describes this ongoing phenomenon and envisions our collective religious future.

Introduction1 Fertility and FaithHow Changes in Fertility Shape Religious Structures and BehaviorPart 12 Europe’s RevolutionThe Demographic Revolution Begins3 Spiritual and SecularThe Decline of Europe’s Faith4 The Revolution Goes GlobalNew Patterns of Fertility and Faith Spread Rapidly around the World5 The United StatesBetween Two Worlds?Part 26 AfricaHigh Fertility and Strong Faith7 Two-Tier IslamUneven Demographic Transitions8 Go Forth and DividePopulism, Faith, and FertilityConclusion9 Living in a Low-Fertility WorldCan Religions Adapt to the New Society?

Philip Jenkins is Distinguished Professor of History at Baylor University.

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