Updates

Four major revisions are included in the WCD this quarter.

1. WCD has been updated to reflect the latest population revisions from the United Nations.

The number of religionists in every country of the world are reconciled with each biennial revision of the population data produced by the United Nations population division.

This update includes the latest re-reconciliation of statistics on all Christian denominations and world religions including Peoples and Provinces.

2. The world's provinces have been updated with many hundreds of changes to province names and borders, and the resulting changes in the Christian situation.

3. The Republic of South Sudan is added as the world's latest country, with independence from July 9th.

4. Preliminary results from a year-long study into the demographics of the Pentecostal, Charismatic and Neo-Charismatic renewal of the Church can now be seen in country data, and over coming quarters will be shown by denomination.

A chronology of world Christianity: extended

The chronology has now been extended back in time to cover the Old Testament period from BC 3000 to the birth of Christ. The Chronology home page now shows 8,200 significant Christian and religious events from BC 3000 through to AD 2000.

Search for topics of interest by keyword or by year, or just browse through the centuries.

Chronology entries can also be found and viewed by topic through the "search" mechanism. Enter a term as usual into the seach box and follow the returned Chronology references.

Also this quarter, preliminary results from a major review of pentecostal and charismatic denominations are incorporated for many hundred denominations. Full results for the global renewal movement will follow in coming months.