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Global Religious Trends
Track changes in belief, growth, decline, and emerging movements across continents.
The Inaugural Edition · MMXXVII
State of Doctrine 2027
The Annual Global Report on Theology, Belief, and Religious Trends.
For the first time, a global effort to map, analyze, and understand the doctrines shaping our world.
Why State of Doctrine
Understanding belief in an age of information.
Every year the world receives reports on economics, technology, climate, politics, and demographics. Yet no comprehensive report exists to help society understand doctrine.
State of Doctrine seeks to fill that gap. Created by DoctrineLab, this annual publication analyzes the theological ideas, trends, debates, and developments influencing billions of people worldwide.
The Reporting Gap
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- DoctrineState of Doctrine
Inside the Report
What you will discover.
Four research pillars frame the inaugural edition — each grounded in primary sources, structured comparison, and transparent methodology.
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Doctrinal Analysis
Compare teachings across traditions and denominations with structured, side-by-side evidence.
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AI & Theology
Understand how artificial intelligence is reshaping religious thought, study, and practice.
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Future Outlook
Explore the ideas and debates likely to influence the next decade of belief.
The 2027 Edition by the Numbers
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Doctrinal topics compared
Global
Coverage across six continents
Featured Insights
Excerpts from the 2027 edition.
Chapter I · Technology
The Rise of AI Ethics in Theology
How magisterial bodies, seminaries, and lay theologians are responding to machine reasoning and synthetic moral agency.
12 min readRead Insight
Chapter III · Geography
The Shifting Geography of Christianity
The center of gravity continues its southward migration. We map the new corridors of growth across Africa and Southeast Asia.
9 min readRead Insight
Chapter V · Convergence
Areas of Growing Interfaith Consensus
Where Christian, Jewish, Muslim, and dharmic traditions are converging on shared positions — and where the gaps are widening.
15 min readRead Insight
Flagship Visualization
The Doctrine Similarity Index™
A structured comparison of traditions across the doctrines that define them. Hover or select a pair to read the axis-by-axis convergence.
DSI · 2027.Q2
Last revision · Jun 22, 2026
●Catholic ↔ Orthodox87%●Lutheran ↔ Reformed79%●Evangelical ↔ Pentecostal83%●Anglican ↔ Methodist81%●Sunni ↔ Shia74%●Catholic ↔ Orthodox87%●Lutheran ↔ Reformed79%●Evangelical ↔ Pentecostal83%●Anglican ↔ Methodist81%●Sunni ↔ Shia74%
Apostolic family
Catholic ↔ Orthodox
Overall similarity
87%
Christology
94%
Sacramental Theology
91%
Ecclesiology
72%
Mariology
88%
Eschatology
86%
Indicative figures from the 2027 dataset · methodology available in the full report.
Doctrinal Intelligence · Est. MMXXVI
About DoctrineLab
A doctrinal intelligence platform.
DoctrineLab is dedicated to helping individuals, institutions, researchers, journalists, and religious communities better understand theology, belief, and religious thought.
Through technology, research, and analysis, DoctrineLab seeks to make complex doctrinal information accessible, transparent, and understandable — without advocacy, and without simplification.
Introduction from the Founder
We believe understanding doctrine is essential to understanding civilization itself.
Markus Sagolik
Founder · DoctrineLab
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