Theology & Beliefs statistics

117 sourced statistics on theology & beliefs for U.S. church leaders, newest first, from Lifeway Research, Barna Group and other published research.

2026

• Americans who believe the Bible is accurate in all it teaches Lifeway Research
• Americans' beliefs about God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit Lifeway Research
• Churchgoers who say God's Word can mean different things to different people Lifeway Research
• Views on whether accounts of Jesus' bodily resurrection are completely accurate Lifeway Research

2025

• Americans who believe hell is a real place Lifeway Research
• Americans' agreement with statements about God Lifeway Research
• Americans' views on human nature and sin Lifeway Research
• Americans' views on the Trinity, Jesus and the Holy Spirit Lifeway Research
• Canadians' beliefs about God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit Lifeway Research
• Canadians' beliefs about the resurrection, hell and salvation Lifeway Research
• Canadians' views on religious truth and the Bible Lifeway Research
• Evangelicals' agreement with core theological claims Lifeway Research
• Pastors certain that Adam and Eve were historical people Lifeway Research
• Pastors who definitely believe in Jesus's bodily resurrection Lifeway Research
• Pastors who definitely believe in heaven Lifeway Research
• Pastors who definitely believe in hell Lifeway Research
• Pastors who know God really exists and have no doubts Lifeway Research
• Pastors who say people must do something for God to receive material blessings Lifeway Research
• Pastors who say they never have any doubts about their faith Lifeway Research
• Practicing Christians who agree they exist to know, love, and serve God American Bible Society
• Religious identity of Americans Public Religion Research Institute
• Self-identified Christians who strongly affirm the Bible's accuracy Barna Group
• Spiritual beliefs held by Americans Lifeway Research
• U.S. adults who believe hell is a real place of eternal punishment Lifeway Research
• Views of the Ten Commandments among U.S. adults Lifeway Research
• What evangelicals believe in the State of Theology study Lifeway Research

2024

• Americans' views on human origins Lifeway Research
• Belief in life after death Barna Group
• Know a higher power exists with no doubts Springtide Research Institute
• Latina/o young people's belief in a higher power Springtide Research Institute
• Single adults who are born again, by race and ethnicity Barna Group
• Views on whether moral truth is absolute Barna Group

2023

• Americans by level of evangelical beliefs Lifeway Research
• Awareness of spiritual gifts by region Barna Group
• Biblical reasons Americans say Jesus came to earth Lifeway Research
• Evangelicals who agree with incorrect theological statements Lifeway Research
• How closely practicing Christians' churches follow a liturgical calendar Barna Group
• Practicing Christians' familiarity with Christian liturgy Barna Group
• What Americans believe about Jesus and God Lifeway Research
• Young people moderately or highly connected to a higher power, by gender identity Springtide Research Institute
• Young people who do not believe in a higher power, by gender identity Springtide Research Institute

2022

• Americans agreeing with core Christian beliefs Lifeway Research
• Americans who believe hell is a real place where some people will spend eternity in punishment Lifeway Research
• Americans who say hell is a real place where certain people will be punished forever Lifeway Research
• Americans who say religious belief is personal opinion, not objective truth Lifeway Research
• Americans who say the biblical resurrection accounts are accurate Lifeway Research
• Americans who say they believe in God Lifeway Research
• Believe we are living in the end times, by religious group Lifeway Research
• Core beliefs about Jesus held by most U.S. adults Lifeway Research
• Doctrinal statements Americans agree with Lifeway Research
• How Americans describe their relationship with Jesus Lifeway Research
• How Americans would answer why God should let them into heaven Lifeway Research
• Most meaningful aspect of Jesus according to American Christians Lifeway Research
• Prosperity gospel beliefs among Protestant churchgoers Lifeway Research

2021

• Americans who believe there is an ultimate purpose and plan for every person's life Lifeway Research
• Americans who wonder if they would go to heaven if they died today Lifeway Research
• Belief that Jesus was born in Bethlehem more than 2,000 years ago Lifeway Research
• Signs of the end times pastors point to Lifeway Research

2020

• Americans who agree even the smallest sin deserves eternal damnation, by age Lifeway Research
• Americans who believe hell is a real place where certain people will be punished forever Lifeway Research
• Americans' agreement with selected theological statements Lifeway Research
• Belief in God before and after the coronavirus outbreak Lifeway Research
• Belief that biblical accounts of Jesus' physical resurrection are completely accurate Lifeway Research
• Belief that the biblical accounts of Jesus' physical resurrection are accurate Lifeway Research
• Current events pastors see as signs of Jesus' return Lifeway Research
• Evangelicals by belief among U.S. adults Lifeway Research
• Evangelicals who say Jesus is the first and greatest being created by God Lifeway Research
• Pastors who agree Jesus will literally and personally return to earth Lifeway Research
• Pastors who see nothing wrong with same-sex marriage Lifeway Research
• What evangelicals by belief say about selected doctrines Lifeway Research

2018

• Americans who believe in God or a higher power Lifeway Research
• Belief in the God of the Bible, by political and racial group Lifeway Research
• Bible is not literally true but has helpful ancient myths Lifeway Research
• British Gen Z views on whether Jesus rose from the dead Lifeway Research
• Expect Jesus to return and judge all people Lifeway Research
• Millennials' beliefs about Jesus, the Bible and God Lifeway Research
• Say the Holy Spirit is a force, not a personal being Lifeway Research
• Share who see the Bible as God's Word by ethnicity Lifeway Research

2017

• Americans who self-identify as evangelical Christians Lifeway Research
• How Americans view sin Lifeway Research
• Self-identified evangelicals who strongly agree with core evangelical beliefs Lifeway Research
• What Americans believe about God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit Lifeway Research

2016

• Americans who disagree that even the smallest sin deserves eternal damnation Lifeway Research
• Americans who say God accepts the worship of all religions Lifeway Research
• Americans' agreement with Christian doctrinal statements Lifeway Research
• Evangelicals' views on key doctrinal statements Lifeway Research
• Protestant senior pastors' views on the Antichrist Lifeway Research
• Protestant senior pastors' views on the millennium Lifeway Research
• Protestant senior pastors' views on the timing of the rapture Lifeway Research

2015

• Americans who say Jesus Christ was a real person who lived Barna Group
• Americans who see evidence of a creator Lifeway Research
• Belief that Jesus was God, by generation Barna Group
• Believe Jesus was God, by generation Barna Group
• Pastors who have never addressed the treatment of animals in a sermon Lifeway Research
• Practicing Christians with a biblical worldview Barna Group
• What Americans believe about who Jesus was Barna Group

2014

• Adults aware of the Christian tradition of giving something up for Lent Barna Group
• Americans who believe heaven is a real place Lifeway Research
• Americans who say hell is a real place Lifeway Research
• Americans' beliefs about who gets into heaven Lifeway Research
• Awareness of Lent by generation Barna Group
• Christians who say many religions can lead to eternal life Lifeway Research
• Foods and drinks people plan to give up for Lent Barna Group

2010

• Protestant pastors who describe their church as Calvinist or Reformed Barna Group

2009

• Adults with a personal relationship with Jesus, by generation Barna Group
• Adults with an active personal relationship with Jesus Barna Group
• Beliefs about whether Jesus shares in people's pain and suffering Barna Group
• Views on whether Jesus feels people's pain Barna Group

2008

• Adults who say they are more likely to develop their own religious beliefs Barna Group
• Christians who describe God as the all-powerful, all-knowing Creator Barna Group
• Christians' views on whether Satan is only a symbol of evil Barna Group
• Christians' views on whether the Holy Spirit is only a symbol of God's power Barna Group
• Share of adults with a biblical worldview, 1995 to 2008 Barna Group

2007

• Share of U.S. adults who qualify as evangelical Christians Barna Group

2006

• Share of U.S. adults who call themselves evangelical Barna Group
• Share of U.S. adults who meet Barna's nine-point evangelical definition Barna Group

2002

• Views on whether Jesus Christ sinned while on earth Barna Group