PHILADELPHIA -- Christians will outnumber Muslims by 2050, according to Pennsylvania State University professor Philip Jenkins.
In his book "The Next Christendom: The Rise of Global Christianity," Jenkins says Christianity, more than Islam, will shape the world's rapidly growing parts, according to The Dallas Morning News.
Jenkins claims that:
- Ghana has more Presbyterians than Scotland, Nigeria has more Anglicans than Britain and China soon will have more Christians than all but six nations.
- By 2025, 67 percent of Christians will live in Africa, Latin America or Asia.
- By 2050, the world will have three Christians for every two Muslims.
- By 2050, a third of Latinos and Asians will come from Christian backgrounds.
Looking at Catholic believers, in particular, Jenkins says that by 2025, 75 percent of all Catholics will live in Africa, Asia and Latin America.
