List of world religions and founders, religious books, place. Which is the worlds fastest growing major religion. World religion fact sheet religion originfounder history symbols afterlife deity scriptures tenets. Religion, or at least religious inquiry, is something that nearly all humans share in common. This big religion chart is our attempt to summarize the major religions and belief systems of the world buddhism, christianity, hinduism, islam, judaism, and dozens more into a quickreference comparison chart.
The world factbook, also known as the cia world factbook, is a reference resource produced by the central intelligence agency cia with almanacstyle information about the countries of the world. The worlds religions by huston smith, paperback barnes. Observing that the death of religion is an established fact and is a historic liberating force for the world bonhoeffer can accept a world built upon and daily guided by secular hopes. Islam is the 2nd largest religion in the world, with 1. Amongst its outstanding attributes is 1 its intensely visual and easily accessible introduction to world religion, 2 the diversity of cultural elements that it describes in each religion, and finally 3 its academic depth, uncovering some terms and ideas not found in all introductory texts. The 11 facts you want are below, and the sources for the facts are at the very bottom of the page. The larger of two merlions half fishhalf lion creatures may be seen spouting along the pier. After christianity, islam is the largest religion with a total of 1.
It is based on the teachings of jesus christ who lived on the holy land 2000 years ago. Christianity is the worlds most widespread religion 2. Germany claims some of the world s most renowned classical music composers, including ludwig van beethoven, johann sebastian bach, johannes brahms and richard wagner. He finds the religionless condition of the twentieth century person to be the foundation for the new from christianity.
Smith attempts to show each religion at its best and is more concerned with the founding principals of the religions than any mistakes their believers may have made. Starting with the 1993 factbook, demographic estimates for some countries mostly african have explicitly taken into account t. It is are a scriptural alternative to the many theories concerning the lords second coming and is in 3 parts. East asiasoutheast asia thailand the world factbook. Cia names vhp, bajrang dal as religious militant organisations in. Hinduism, buddhism, confucianism, taoism, islam, judaism, and christianity. We encourage students at home participating in online learning to use travel facts, as well as the world factbook, for their studies of geography and national customs. Sort out the facts in this quiz about world religions. Stay up to speed on all we have to offerplus activities, crafts, and blogs for parents and educators in our newsletter. World book online is an engaging, verified, and trustworthy digital resource for grades prek through high school. Bahai originated in iran, although its current center is in haifa, israel. The cia world factbook is an annual publication available on their website which contains information collected by the agency on different. Christianity is the worlds biggest religion, with about 2. This is a good book, but not the best introduction to world religion.
The little book is the culmination of a good 40 year study, listening, speaking, writing and rewriting. The world factbook, also known as the cia world factbook, is a reference resource produced by the central intelligence agency cia with almanacstyle. Includes atheism, christianity, islam, paganism, jainism, zoroastrian and many more. World religions fact sheet formatted teaching tolerance. Data is based off the pew forum on religion and public life. The information regarding thailand on this page is republished from the 2020 world fact book of the united states central intelligence agency and other sources.
Worldwide percentage of adherents by religion, 2015 christianity 31. Religion, human beings relation to that which they regard as holy, sacred, absolute, spiritual, divine, or worthy of especial reverence. Germany claims some of the worlds most renowned classical music composers, including ludwig van beethoven, johann sebastian bach, johannes brahms and richard wagner. The belief systems are listed by number of world adherents. Toucan valley publications firm explains the origins, development, beliefs, festivals, and ceremonies of various world faiths. Are the first five books of the hebrew bible called the torah. Smith attempts to show each religion at its best and is more concerned with the founding principals of the. Christians were the largest religious group in the world in 2015, making up nearly a third 31 percent of earths 7. Christian overwhelmingly roman catholic 6366%, muslim 79%, buddhist 0.
Statistics about religious beliefs around the world. As i said before this book tells about the different religions over the world, as i read i saw that smith not only talked about the meaning of the religions, but he also talked about some cases huston smith was the one that wrote this book. There are about 34,000 christian denominations in the world. The obscure religion that shaped the west bbc culture. Details about religions all across the world are discussed in a nonbiased way. Our great wisdom traditions was originally published in 1958. Bahai grew out of the earlier religion of babism, whose founder the bab presaged the coming of another great prophet like the coming of muhammad. Christianity is the main religion of america, europe and australia. Middle east yemen the world factbook central intelligence. Cias world factbook calls bajrang dal, vhp religious militant.
The world factbook provides information on the history, people and society, government, economy, energy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities. This is a list of religious populations by number of adherents and countries. Hinduism the oldest religion, it may date to prehistoric times. The cia, in its recent edition of the world factbook, categorised vhp and bajrang dal under political pressure groups, defined as. Bible is the holy book which consists of old and new testaments. The world factbook central intelligence agency 2162017 s.
The jesuit missionaries had offended the orthodox faith of the local ethiopians, and on june 25, 1632 susenyos son, emperor fasilides, declared the state religion to again be ethiopian orthodox christianity, and expelled the jesuit missionaries and other europeans. Germany cia world factbook the best country factbook. Sikhism founded by the guru nanak born 1469, sikhism believes in a nonanthropomorphic, supreme, eternal, creator god. Field listing religions the world factbook central. This book was intended to be a brief survey without an indepth analysis. The total population presents one overall measure of the potential impact of the country on the world and within its region. The information regarding china on this page is republished from the 2020 world fact book of the united states central intelligence. But this book does more than present the history and spirit of the major religions as you. The book, cdrom, book cdrom combo pack, dvdrom, and wall map. References definitions and notes the world factbook central intelligence. The association of religion data archives most bahai nations 2010 which used the world christian database for adherents estimates based on information provided by the world christian encyclopedia and world christian trends. The cia world factbook website has the following estimated figures for religions in the. Bahai is the youngest major world religion, founded in 1863 by the prophet bahaullah. The holy book of christians, the bible, is worlds bestselling book with about 50 copies sold every minute and.
Jason mandryk and patrick johnstone talk about the origin and development of operation world. The book, cdrom, bookcdrom combo pack, dvdrom, and wall map. Toucan valley publications firm explains the origins, development, beliefs. The worlds religions huston smith excellent book discussing the origins and philosophies of the major world religions with one chapter devoted to each religion. Muslim 70%, orthodox 20%, roman catholic 10%armeniaregion. Islam is growing faster than any other religion, according to a study by the pew research center. It is the most followed religion in the world with about 2. Singapore is one of the world s leading financial centers. As of 2006, germany is the fifth largest music market in the world and has influenced pop and rock music through artists such as kraftwerk, scorpions and rammstein. There are a range of ways to categorize religious beliefs and. These facts about religion touch on religions involvement in the fight against global poverty. Its such a respected book that its often used as a university textbook in world religion classes. Worship, moral conduct, right belief, and participation in religious institutions are among the constituent elements of the religious life.
Muslim 70%, albanian orthodox 20%, roman catholic 10%. The language and religion entries in the world factbook s travel facts have all been recently updated. The official print version is available from the government printing office. This impressive volume on the world s religions attempts to be simple, interesting, and not partial to the point of view of one religious tradition or another. The world factbook, produced annually by the cia, has become the ultimate. Bahai revelation contends the prophets of major world religions reflect some truth or element of the divine, believes all were manifestations of god given to specific communities in specific times, and that bahaullah is an additional prophet meant to call all humankind. The holy book of christians, the bible, is world s bestselling book with about 50 copies sold every minute and. Approximately 1 billion adherents 15% of the world population u. This impressive volume on the worlds religions attempts to be simple, interesting, and not partial to the point of view of one religious tradition or another.
In fact, most of the worlds major religious groups are expected to rise in absolute numbers by 2050, the research finds, with islam set to overtake christianity and become the worlds dominant religion by. Learn not only why gifts are given at christmas, but about the mormons, jedi knights, and even john the baptist. The cia world factbook with global information on geography, people, governments, economies, communications, transportation, the military, and international issues. He asserts that science and religion are incompatible, and you must choose between them. Christians worship in churches and their spiritual leaders are called priests. Its our mission here at the fact site to bring you a myriad of interesting details about religious all across the world. Other includes judaism, bahai, sikhism, and jainism pew research center, 2012. Yet, a brief glance at an ancient religion still being practised today suggests that what many take for granted as wholesome western ideals, beliefs and culture may in fact have iranian roots. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of thailand 2020 information contained here. With todays birth rates and conversions to the religion, islam is the fastestgrowing religion in world.
Prior to the end of world war ii, shinto was the state religion of japan, and bolstered the cult of the japanese emperor. East asiasoutheast asia singapore the world factbook. This book provides young adults with reliable, unbiased, and easytouse information on the worlds religions, from ancient times to the present day. Christians believe in one god and in teachings of jesus christ. The worlds religions by huston smith is considered a classic in the genre by many. The information regarding gambia, the on this page is republished from the 2020 world fact book of the united states central. World religions books meet your next favorite book. The language and religion entries in the world factbooks travel facts have all been recently updated. With that in mind, lets take a look at twenty more interesting facts about islam. Judaism is the oldest of the monotheistic faiths religions with one god. Christians were the largest religious group in the world in 2015, making. As i said before this book tells about the different religions over the world, as i read i saw that smith not only talked about the meaning of the religions, but he also talked about some cases huston smith was. The project gutenberg ebook of the 2007 cia world factbook, by united states.
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