The Bertelsmann Stiftung's RELIGION MONITOR is an instrument which
looks at the issues of religion and faith to an unprecedented degree.
It was developed by religious scientists, sociologists, psychologists
and theologians and was first employed in 2007.
In a
representative survey, 21,000 people from all continents and world
religions were asked about their views on the world and the meaning of
life, their religious practices and notions of God. The project will be
repeated and expanded at regular intervals in order to carry out and
produce an empirical study of the development of religiousness. For more information about the Bertelsmann Religion Monitor click here (pdf).
Participation I: The International Survey
Everyone may participate anonymously in the international Religiousness Survey by Internet. It takes about 20 minutes. At the end of the survey your own personal profile of religiousness is generated and compared to the representative results of your country.
Participation II: Scientific Data
The Religion Monitor offers loads of internationally comparable, empirical data for scientific research. For example, I participated in a study on the religiosity of Muslims in Germany, which is available for free download (pdf) - in English, German and Turkish.
For my part, I am glad that foundations as the Bertelsmann Stiftung are conducting and financing studies on religion worldwide. And I hope that many people may participate, thereby contributing to a better understanding of Homo sapiens religiosus.
The German Chronologs-Post on the "Religionsmonitor".