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Regional differentiation of religions

Publication at Faculty of Science |
2018

Abstract

This article focuses on the religious trends prevailing in Czechia after 1989 and illustrates them with changes in regional differentiation of believers in selected religious denominations. The main observed shift is a decrease in the total number of believers, especially believers institutionalized in traditional churches.

On the contrary the rise of believers occurs in evangelical churches, which has manifested itself in all regions, especially in the southern part of Czechia. After 1989, the number of Orthodox believers also grew because of immigration, which is seen mainly in large cities and their suburbs.

Regional differentiation thus confirms the continuation trends of deinstitutionalization and pluralisation of the religious scene of Czechia after 1989, which are the last decades have also been described as post-secular trends.