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{{short description|Loss of the primacy of the Christian worldview in political affairs, especially in the Western world}}
'''Postchristianity''' is the situation in which [[Christianity]] is no longer the dominant [[civil religion]] of a society but has gradually assumed [[values]], [[culture]], and [[world view|worldview]]s that are not necessarily [[Christians|Christian]]. PostchristianPost-Christian tends to refer to the loss of Christianity's [[monopoly]] in historically Christian societies.<ref>http://www.nationalreview.com/article/366263/our-post-christian-society-john-osullivan</ref> For example, although the 2005 [[Eurobarometer]] survey indicated that the majority of Europeans hold some form of belief in a [[higher power]], fewer point explicitly to the [[God in Christianity|Christian God]].
 
Some scholars have disputed the global decline of Christianity, and instead hypothesized of an evolution of Christianity which allows it to not only survive, but actively expand its influence in contemporary societies.
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Historically, the majority of Christians have lived in [[Western world|Western nations]], once called [[Christendom]], and often conceptualized as "[[Role of the Christian Church in civilization|European Christian" civilization]].<ref>Philip Jenkins, from "The Christian Revolution," in The Next Christendom: The Coming of Global Christianity, Oxford University Press, 2002.</ref>
 
A postchristianpost-Christian society is one in which [[Christianity]] is no longer the dominant [[civil religion]] but that has gradually assumed [[values]], [[culture]], and [[world view|worldview]]s that are not necessarily Christian (and also may not necessarily reflect any world religion's standpoint or may represent a combination of either several religions or none). PostchristianPost-Christian tends to refer to the loss of Christianity's [[monopoly]], if not its followers, in historically Christian societies.<ref>http://www.nationalreview.com/article/366263/our-post-christian-society-john-osullivan</ref> Postchristian societies are found across the [[North–South divide in the World|Global North/West]]: for example, though the 2005 [[Eurobarometer]] survey indicated that the majority of Europeans hold some form of belief in a [[higher power]] (see also "[[Ietsism]]"); fewer point explicitly to the [[Christian God]].
 
Despite this decline, Christianity remains the dominant [[religion in Europe]] and the Americas. According to a 2010 study by the [[Pew Research Center]], 76% <!-- rounded from 76.2% in source graphic --> of the [[Demographics of Europe|population of Europe]],<ref name="Christianity in Europe">Including the Asian part of Russia, and excluding the European part of Turkey. [https://www.pewforum.org/2011/12/19/global-christianity-regions/#europe Regional distribution of Christians: Europe]. [[Pew Research Center]].</ref> 77% of North America and 90% of Latin America and the Caribbean identified themselves as [[Christians]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pewforum.org/global-religious-landscape-christians.aspx |title=Global religious landscape: Christians |publisher=Pewforum.org |date=2011-12-19 |access-date=2012-08-17}}</ref>
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