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In this issue: |
| Year | Christians | Growth rate | Period |
| 1970 | 272 million | ||
| 1985 | 366 million | 2% | (1970-85) |
| 1990 | 445 million | 4% | (1985-90) |
| 1995 | 596 million | 6% | (1990-95) |
| 2000 | 836 million | 7% | (1995-2000) |
| 2001 | 899 million | 7.5% | (2000+) |
In comparison, the growth rates of the most important religious groups:
| Growth rate/td> | |
| Catholics | 1.2% |
| World population | 1.3% |
| Buddhists | 1.7% |
| Hindus | 2.3% |
| All "Christians" | 2.6% |
| Moslems | 2.7% |
| All Protestants | 2.9% |
| Evangelicals | 7.5% |
"Evangelical Christians include charismatic and Pentecostal Christians, as
well as a growing number of Christians outside traditional churches. The
figures are Jim Rutz' extrapolations of statistical material from the
"Global Evangelization Movement" (David Barrett) and Dawn Ministries, and
an 'intelligent estimate' of 130 million evangelical Christians in China
today.
Source: Jim Rutz, The New Christianity, fax (+1)-719-471-9488,
e-mail jamesrutz@cs.com
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