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| Group | Where | Number of Adherents |
% of total pop. |
Number of congreg./ churches/ units |
Number of countries |
Year | Source | Quote/ Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primitive Baptist | North Carolina | 3,508 | 0.05% | 151 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 2,854. [Listed as 'Primitive Baptists Associations.'] |
| Primitive Baptist | Ohio | 929 | 0.01% | 25 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 739. [Listed as 'Primitive Baptists Associations.'] |
| Primitive Baptist | Oklahoma | 679 | 0.02% | 10 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 538. [Listed as 'Primitive Baptists Associations.'] |
| Primitive Baptist | Oregon | 21 | 0.00% | 1 unit |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 17. [Listed as 'Primitive Baptists Associations.'] |
| Primitive Baptist | Pennsylvania | 7 | 0.00% | 1 unit |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 06. [Listed as 'Primitive Baptists Associations.'] |
| Primitive Baptist | South Carolina | 124 | 0.00% | 4 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 96. [Listed as 'Primitive Baptists Associations.'] |
| Primitive Baptist | Tennessee | 6,240 | 0.13% | 93 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 5,064. [Listed as 'Primitive Baptists Associations.'] |
| Primitive Baptist | Texas | 2,544 | 0.01% | 53 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 1,977. [Listed as 'Primitive Baptists Associations.'] |
| Primitive Baptist | Texas | 1,977 | 0.01% | - | - | 1990 | Ramos, Mary G. (ed). 1996-1997 Texas Almanac. Dallas, TX: Dallas Morning News (1995). [Source: Glenmary: "Churches & Church Membership in the U.S., 1990 "]; pg. 325-327. | Table: "Religious Groups, Members/Adherents, In Texas, 1990 "; pg. 7: Texas pop. (1990 U.S. census): 16,986,335; "Data based on reports from 133 church bodies. "; This figure is from MEMBERS column ( "Members " in this study includes only communicant, confirmed members with full membership status), not the more inclusive "adherents " column. |
| Primitive Baptist | Texas | 2,544 | 0.01% | - | - | 1990 | Ramos, Mary G. (ed). 1996-1997 Texas Almanac. Dallas, TX: Dallas Morning News (1995). [Source: Glenmary: "Churches & Church Membership in the U.S., 1990 "]; pg. 325-327. | Table: "Religious Groups, Members/Adherents, In Texas, 1990 "; pg. 7: Texas pop. (1990 U.S. census): 16,986,335; "Data based on reports from 133 church bodies. "; This figure is from ADHERENT column ( "Adherents " defined as all members, incl. regular participants not considered as communicant.), not the more restrictive "member " column.; Listed in table as "Primitive Baptist Associations " |
| Primitive Baptist | USA | 68,000 | - | - | - | 1846 | Ahlstrom, Sydney E. A Religious History of the American People; Yale University Press: New Haven & London (1973); pg. 722. | "By 1846 antimission Baptists [Primitive] numbered at least sixty-eight thousand, or about 10 percent of the country's total Baptist population. " |
| Primitive Baptist | USA | 121,347 | - | - | - | 1890 | Ahlstrom, Sydney E. A Religious History of the American People; Yale University Press: New Haven & London (1973); pg. 722. | "Primitive Baptists numbered 121,347 in 1890, but hard-Shell tendencies were far more pervasive than these figures suggest. " |
| Primitive Baptist | USA | 49,294 | - | 1,159 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. [Listed as 'Primitive Baptists Associations.'] |
| Primitive Baptist | Virginia | 5,582 | 0.09% | 146 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 4,561. [Listed as 'Primitive Baptists Associations.'] |
| Primitive Baptist | Washington | 20 | 0.00% | 1 unit |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 16. [Listed as 'Primitive Baptists Associations.'] |
| Primitive Baptist | West Virginia | 487 | 0.03% | 21 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 400. [Listed as 'Primitive Baptists Associations.'] |
| Primitive Baptist | world | 69,000 | - | 1,726 units |
- | 1945 | Ferm, Vergilius (ed). An Encyclopedia of Religion; Westport, CT: Greenwood Press (1976; 1st ed. pub. 1945 by Philosophical Library); pg. 608. | "Primitive Baptists:... There are 1726 churches and 69,000 members. There is also a group of Colored Primitive Baptists with 1,000 churches and 43,000 members. " |
| Primitive Baptist | world | 72,000 | - | 1,000 units |
- | 1990 | Mead, Frank S. (revised by Samuel S. Hill), Handbook of Denominations in the United States (9th Ed.), Abingdon Press: Nashville, Tenn. (1990); pg. 52. | "Factionalism, divisiveness, and politics prevent an accurate report on membership, which is concentrated in the South; it is estimated at 72,000 in 1,000 churches, but the figure is probably larger. " |
| Primitive Baptist | world | 72,000 | - | 1,000 units |
- | 1993 | Mead, Frank S. (revised by Samuel S. Hill), Handbook of Denominations in the United States (10th Ed.), Abingdon Press: Nashville, Tenn. (1995). | "...it is estimated at 72,000 in 1,000 churches, but the figure is probably higher. " |
| Primitive Methodist Church | Canada | 8,090 | - | - | - | 1884 | Melton, J. Gordon (ed.) The Encyclopedia of American Religions: Vol. 1. Tarrytown, NY: Triumph Books (1991); Section: Pietist-Methodist Family: British Methodism; pg. 199. | "The Methodist Church, Canada (1884-1925) was formed by a merger of the Methodist Church of Canada with 3 smaller Methodist bodies... Membership: At the time of their merger in 1884, the four uniting churches reported as follows: Methodist Church in Canada, 128,644 members; Methodist Episcopal Church in Canada, 25,671 members; Primitive Methodist Church, 8,090 members; Bible Christian Church, 7,398. " |
| Primitive Methodist Church | USA | 9,617 | - | 85 units |
- | 1984 | Melton, J. Gordon (ed.) The Encyclopedia of American Religions: Vol. 1. Tarrytown, NY: Triumph Books (1991); Section: Pietist-Methodist Family: British Methodism; pg. 201-202. | "Primitive Methodist Church... Wilkes-Barre, PA [H.Q.]... Membership: In 1984 there were 85 churches, 9,617 members... " |
| Primitive Methodist Church in the U.S.A. | Florida | 120 | 0.00% | 4 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center (Mars Hill, NC). Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. Courtesy of American Religion Data Archive. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members' column: 107. [Listed as 'Primitive Methodist Church U.S.A..'] |
| Primitive Methodist Church in the U.S.A. | Illinois | 142 | 0.00% | 1 unit |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 90. [Listed as 'Primitive Methodist Church U.S.A..'] |
| Primitive Methodist Church in the U.S.A. | Indiana | 69 | 0.00% | 1 unit |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 39. [Listed as 'Primitive Methodist Church U.S.A..'] |
| Primitive Methodist Church in the U.S.A. | Iowa | 24 | 0.00% | 2 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 16. [Listed as 'Primitive Methodist Church U.S.A..'] |
| Primitive Methodist Church in the U.S.A. | Massachusetts | 650 | 0.01% | 8 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 464. [Listed as 'Primitive Methodist Church U.S.A..'] |
| Primitive Methodist Church in the U.S.A. | New York | 474 | 0.00% | 2 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 294. [Listed as 'Primitive Methodist Church U.S.A..'] |
| Primitive Methodist Church in the U.S.A. | Ohio | 293 | 0.00% | 3 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 245. [Listed as 'Primitive Methodist Church U.S.A..'] |
| Primitive Methodist Church in the U.S.A. | Pennsylvania | 5,267 | 0.04% | 46 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 3,724. [Listed as 'Primitive Methodist Church U.S.A..'] |
| Primitive Methodist Church in the U.S.A. | Rhode Island | 383 | 0.04% | 4 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 249. [Listed as 'Primitive Methodist Church U.S.A..'] |
| Primitive Methodist Church in the U.S.A. | USA | 12,000 | - | 91 units |
- | 1945 | Ferm, Vergilius (ed). An Encyclopedia of Religion; Westport, CT: Greenwood Press (1976; 1st ed. pub. 1945 by Philosophical Library); pg. 341. | Table: "...the leading holiness groups in the United States at the present time are as follows: " [Table lists figures for "Churches " and "Members " for 28 groups.] |
| Primitive Methodist Church in the U.S.A. | USA | 8,244 | - | 85 units |
- | 1989 | Bedell, Kenneth (ed.). Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches 1993. Abingdon Press: Nashville, Tenn (1993); pg. 248-255. | Table 2: US Current Stats. (# of adherents from "inclusive membership " column, not sometimes smaller "full communicant " col.) Listed in table as "Primitive Methodist Church in the U.S.A. " |
| Primitive Methodist Church in the U.S.A. | USA | 7,937 | - | 81 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. [Listed as 'Primitive Methodist Church U.S.A..'] |
| Primitive Methodist Church in the U.S.A. | USA | 7,234 | - | 78 units |
- | 1996 | World Almanac and Book of Facts 1998; K-III Reference Corp.: Macwah, NJ (1997). [Orig. sources: 1997 Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches; World Almanac research]; pg. 651. | Table: "Membership of Religious Groups in U.S. "; Membership figs. generally based on reports from officials by each group. Figs. are inclusive: refer to all "members, " not simply full communicants. |
| Primitive Methodist Church in the U.S.A. | USA | 6,588 | - | 78 units |
- | 1998 | World Almanac and Book of Facts 2000. Mahwah, NJ: PRIMEDIA Reference Inc. (1999). [Orig. sources: 1999 Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches; World Almanac research]; pg. 692. | Table: "Membership of Religious Groups in U.S. "; Based on reports from officials by each group. Figs. inclusive; refer to all "members ". Listed as Primitive Methodist Ch. in the U.S.A. |
| Primitive Methodist Church in the U.S.A. | Wisconsin | 515 | 0.01% | 10 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. More exclusive 'members': 398. [Listed as 'Primitive Methodist Church U.S.A..'] |
| Primitive Methodist Church in the U.S.A. | world | 8,487 | - | 83 units |
- | 1990 | Mead, Frank S. (revised by Samuel S. Hill), Handbook of Denominations in the United States (9th Ed.), Abingdon Press: Nashville, Tenn. (1990); pg. 162-163. | "Primitive Methodist Church, U.S.A. This church came into being as a result of the camp-meeting movement in the English midlands... The main mission endeavors are located in Guatemala and Spain. There are 8,487 members in 83 churches. " |
| Primitive Methodist Church in the U.S.A. | world | 8,487 | - | 83 units |
- | 1993 | Mead, Frank S. (revised by Samuel S. Hill), Handbook of Denominations in the United States (10th Ed.), Abingdon Press: Nashville, Tenn. (1995). | Listed as "Primitive Methodist Church, U.S.A. " |
| Process Church | world | - | - | - | - | 1974 | Cohen, Daniel. Cults. Brookfield, Connecticut: Millbrook Press (1994); pg. 72-74. | "The Process had begun in England during the mid-1960s... then about thirty members left their careers and their homeland to retire to a small Mexican fishing village and develop their ideas. That lasted about a year. Then the group moved to the U.S., where it began to attract attention and new converts. Even at its height the Process was not a large group.. It had headquarters in a number of American and Canadian cities, with a large center in a high-rent building on the Upper East Side of Manhattan... In May 1974... name was changed from The Process Church of the Final Judgment to the more hopeful Foundation Church of the Millennium... The newly formed Foundation hung on for a while, and then... just disappeared. " |
| Progressive Baptist | world | 2,500,000 | - | 1,800 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* official web site | The Progressive National Baptist Convention Incorporated is a vital Baptist denomination of more than 1800 churches with a total membership of 2.5 million. |
| Progressive Mennonites | Pennsylvania: Lancaster County | 16,000 | 4.00% | - | - | 1989 | Kraybill, Donald B. The Riddle of the Amish Culture. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press (1989); pg. 13. | "Progressive Mennonites, who have largely assimilated into mainstream culture, number about sixteen thousand and are divided into ten different church affiliations. " |
| Progressive National Baptist Convention | USA | 550,000 | - | - | - | 1990 | Mead, Frank S. (revised by Samuel S. Hill), Handbook of Denominations in the United States (9th Ed.), Abingdon Press: Nashville, Tenn. (1990); pg. 44. | "...a new Progressive National Baptist Convention, Inc., was organized in 1961. Its membership now stands at 550,000. " |
| Progressive National Baptist Convention | USA | 2,500,000 | - | 1,400 units |
- | 1991 | Bedell, Kenneth (ed.). Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches 1993. Abingdon Press: Nashville, Tenn (1993); pg. 248-255. | Table 2: US Current Stats. (# of adherents from "inclusive membership " column, not sometimes smaller "full communicant " col.) Listed in table as "Progressive National Baptist Convention, Inc.. " |
| Progressive National Baptist Convention | USA | 2,500,000 | - | 1,400 units |
- | 1991 | Chalfant, H. Paul, et al. Religion in Contemporary Society (3rd Ed.); Itasca, Illinois: F.E. Peacock Publishers (1994). [Source: Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches, 1992]; pg. 381. | Table 12.1: "Membership in Major African-American Denominations "; Number of adherents from column: "Number of Members " |
| Progressive National Baptist Convention | USA | 2,500,000 | - | 2,000 units |
- | 1995 | *LINK* web site for Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches (accessed 1998); [Orig. source: Source: Kenneth B. Bedell, editor, Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches, annual.] | Table: 1997 Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches: U.S. Religious Bodies with more than 60,000 Members "; "...prepared for the U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census... for the 1997 edition of the Statistical Abstract of the U.S. " |
| Progressive National Baptist Convention | USA | 2,500,000 | - | 2,000 units |
- | 1996 | World Almanac and Book of Facts 1998; K-III Reference Corp.: Macwah, NJ (1997). [Orig. sources: 1997 Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches; World Almanac research]; pg. 651. | Table: "Membership of Religious Groups in U.S. "; Membership figs. generally based on reports from officials by each group. Figs. are inclusive: refer to all "members, " not simply full communicants. |
| Progressive National Baptist Convention | USA | 2,500,000 | - | 2,000 units |
- | 1998 | World Almanac and Book of Facts 2000. Mahwah, NJ: PRIMEDIA Reference Inc. (1999). [Orig. sources: 1999 Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches; World Almanac research]; pg. 692. | Table: "Membership of Religious Groups in U.S. "; Based on reports from officials by each group. Figs. inclusive; refer to all "members ". Listed as Progressive National Baptist Convention |
| Progressive National Baptist Convention | USA | 2,500,000 | - | 1,200 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* Baptist World Alliance web site; page: "BWA Statistics " (viewed 31 March 1999). | "Figures are for BWA affiliated conventions/unions only (no independents included). "; Table with 3 columns: Country, "Churches ", & "Members "; "1997/1998 Totals "; [Listed in table as "Progressive National Baptist Convention, Inc "] |
| Progressive National Baptist Convention | world | 521,692 | - | - | - | 1967 | Crim, Keith (ed.). The Perennial Dictionary of World Religions. San Francisco: Harper Collins (1989). Reprint; originally pub. as Abingdon Dictionary of Living Religions, 1981; pg. 106. | "In 1961 the Progressive National Baptist Convention, Inc. (PNBC) was organized (1967 membership 521,692). " |
| Progressive National Baptist Convention | world | 1,200,000 | - | - | - | 1994 | Neusner, Jacob (ed). World Religions in America: An Introduction; Louisville, KY: Westminster/John Knox Press (1994); pg. 80. | "Its [Progressive National Baptist Convention, U.S.A., Inc.] present membership is estimated to be 1.2 million. " |
| Progressive National Baptist Convention | world | 2,500,000 | - | - | - | 1995 | *LINK* web site: "Religions and Health Care " by Fr. J Mahoney, M.Div.; web page: "Membership Reported " (viewed 20 Feb. 1999); [Orig. source: J. Gordon Melton. Encyclopedia of American Religions, 6th edition, copyright 1999, Gale Publishing] | Table: "Membership Reported "; 3 key columns: "Religious Group ", "Year ", "Membership " (which always specifies location, whether U.S., North America, or Total]; listed in table as "Progressive National Baptist Convention " |
| Progressive Spiritual Church | world | 11,347 | - | 21 units |
- | 1990 | Mead, Frank S. (revised by Samuel S. Hill), Handbook of Denominations in the United States (9th Ed.), Abingdon Press: Nashville, Tenn. (1990); pg. 227-228. | "Progressive Spiritual Church... There are 11,347 members in 21 churches. " |
| Project Mind Foundation | world | - | - | - | 14 countries |
1999 | *LINK* official web site; web page: "World Map of Project Mind Associate Countries " (viewed 30 Jan. 1999) | "So far, these are the locations where PMF associates reside. Presently there are 52 associates in 14 countries. We are looking for a total of 72 associates. " |
| Promise Keepers | USA | 4,200 | - | - | - | 1991 | Diamong, Sara. Not by Politics Alone: The Enduring Influence of the Christian Right. New York: The Guilford Press (1998); pg. 225. | "They held their first gathering at the University of Colorado, in 1991, and attracted 4,200 men. " |
| Promise Keepers | USA | 250,000 | - | - | - | 1994 | Diamong, Sara. Not by Politics Alone: The Enduring Influence of the Christian Right. New York: The Guilford Press (1998); pg. 225. | "They held their first gathering at the University of Colorado, in 1991, and attracted 4,200 men. By 1994, they were holding gatherings in seven cities and attracting 250,000 men. " |
| Promise Keepers | world | 4,200 | - | - | - | 1991 | Newport, John P. The New Age Movement and the Biblical Worldview: Conflict and Dialogue, William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, Grand Rapids, Michigan (1998); pg. 271. | "The core group of 72 has since mushroomed into a national phenomenon, rocketing from 4,200 in 1991... " |
| Promise Keepers | world | 52,000 | - | - | - | 1993 | Newport, John P. The New Age Movement and the Biblical Worldview: Conflict and Dialogue, William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, Grand Rapids, Michigan (1998); pg. 271. | "...to a national rally in Boulder, Colorado, of 52,000 in 1993 to a combined total of 234,000 during the summer of 1994, the first year of the conference's expansion to regional sites. " |
| Promise Keepers | world | 234,000 | - | - | - | 1994 | Newport, John P. The New Age Movement and the Biblical Worldview: Conflict and Dialogue, William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, Grand Rapids, Michigan (1998); pg. 271. | "...to a national rally in Boulder, Colorado, of 52,000 in 1993 to a combined total of 234,000 during the summer of 1994, the first year of the conference's expansion to regional sites. " |
| Promise Keepers - staff | world | 400 | - | - | - | 1996 | Diamong, Sara. Not by Politics Alone: The Enduring Influence of the Christian Right. New York: The Guilford Press (1998); pg. 225. | "By 1996, PK had a staff of more than four hundred and an annual budget in excess of $115 million. " |
| Promise Keepers - staff | world | 437 | - | - | - | 1996 | Diamong, Sara. Not by Politics Alone: The Enduring Influence of the Christian Right. New York: The Guilford Press (1998); pg. 226. | "At the end of 1996, PK... announced that its 437-member staff... " |
| prophets | world | 124,000 | - | - | - | 632 C.E. | Crim, Keith (ed.). The Perennial Dictionary of World Religions. San Francisco: Harper Collins (1989). Reprint; originally pub. as Abingdon Dictionary of Living Religions, 1981; pg. 518. | "Nabi (Islam - Arabic; 'prophet'). Muhammad is regarded as not only the greatest of the prophets, but also as the 'seal of the prophets,' that is, the last of the prophets... It is the pivotal role of Muhammad as prophet and apostle which has enlivened Muslim fascination with other prophets, both in and beyond the pages of the Qur'an. The total number of prophets was said to have reached 123,000, of whom 315 were reportedly apostles. All were endowed with legendary traits, and 'proved' their prophetic missions through the perforamce of extraordinary feats, i.e. miracles. Thus Adam, who is not specifically labeled a prophet in the Qur'an, becomes a prophet in Islamic tradition by virtue of his encounter with Iblis (Satan) and his designation as God's successor on earth (Qur'an 2:29-38). Subsequent stories elaborate Adam's precreation existence, his foreknowledge of world history... " |
| Protestant | Africa | 62,286,500 | - | - | - | 1981 | Popenoe, David. Sociology (5th Ed.). Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, Inc. (1983). [Source: 1981 Britannica Book of the Year]; pg. 433. | Table: Membership in the Major Religions of the World " |
| Protestant | Africa | 69,786,496 | 14.45% | - | - | 1982 | Robertson, Ian. Sociology (2nd ed.); New York, NY: Worth Publishers (1981 2nd edition; updated since 1977 1st ed.). [Orig. source: Encyclopaedia Britannica Book of the Year, 1982]; pg. 405. | Table: "Estimated membership of the principal religions of the world " |
| Protestant | Africa | 109,726,000 | 15.07% | - | - | 1995 | The World Almanac and Book of Facts 1997 (K-111 Reference Corp.: Mahwah, NJ), [Source: 1996 Encyc. Britannica Book of the Year]; pg. 646. | Table: "Adherents of All Religions by Six Continental Areas, Mid-1995 " |
| Protestant | Africa | 114,726,000 | 15.34% | - | - | 1996 | The World Almanac & Book of Facts 1998 (K-111 Reference Corp.: Mahwah, NJ), [Source: 1997 Encyc. Britannica Book of the Year]; pg. 654. | Table: "Adherents of All Religions by Six Continental Areas, Mid-1996 " |