Five hundred years after the Reformation, most Americans think the distinctions between Catholics and Protestants are just water under the Tiber River bridge.
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10 Ways the Reformation Still Reverberates
Martin Luther’s dramatic challenge to the Catholic Church in 1517 was a watershed event that brought rapid changes. The force of this Word-centric revival of the gospel continues to ripple into our day.
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What Do Americans Know About the Reformation?
Most Americans could tell you some facts about the Protestant Reformation. Just don’t ask them about the doctrines behind the event.
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Most American Protestants Doubt Core Protestant Doctrines
Five hundred years after Martin Luther launched the Protestant Reformation, American Protestants aren’t quite sure about two of the movement’s foundational beliefs.
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What Does the Growth of Nondenominationalism Mean?
The future of American religion is increasingly being driving by the nones and nons—the religiously unaffiliated and the denominationally unaffiliated.
A new Gallup study finds the percentage of Americans who identify with a specific Protestant denomination has fallen from 50 percent in 2000 to 30 percent in 2016.
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Survey: What U.S. Christians Say It Means to be a Christian
When American Christians are asked to identify what is “essential” to being a Christian, their answers depend largely on how frequently they attend church.
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