Religion
Lorisha Peters
Religion
Religion is the existence of a supernatural ruling power, the creator and controller of the universe, who has given to man a spiritual nature which continues to exist after the death of the top. Religion appears to be a simple idea on the surface, but in reality it is a very complex system of ideas that many base their lives upon.
Types of Religion
Religion has had obsure orgins and there are a lot of debates on how the religious practices and beliefs may have evolved over the ages. However studies in cultural anthropology give us an idea about the possible origins of religious worship and practices. Three possible origins have been put forth viz 1. The worship of superhuman powers of the natural forces such as thunder, lighting, flowing of water, growing trees etc. 2. The veneration of ancestral spirits 3. The propitiation and invocation of a singular, ultimate reality, which cannot be defined.
Major world religion * Christianity * Islam * Zoroastrianism * Hinduism * Buddhism * Judaism * Baha’i faith * Jainism
Other faiths * Shintoism * Cao Dai * Confucianism * Taoism * Druze * Wicca * Tokenism
Popular faiths * Church of God in Christ * Assemblies of God * Jehovah Witness * Seven Day Advist * Catholic * Baptist * The church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
There are no exact statistics regarding the number of religions existing in the world, but recent estimates suggest that there may be about 4,200 different religions currently in practice. There are five major religions, they are as follows: * Christianity * Islam * Hinduism * Buddhism * Judaism
Christianity:
This is the monotheistic (belief in one God) and Abraham, a biblical patriarch found in Christianity, Judaism as well as Islam. Christianity is based on the life experiences and teachings of Jesus Christ. It considers
Religion
Religion is the existence of a supernatural ruling power, the creator and controller of the universe, who has given to man a spiritual nature which continues to exist after the death of the top. Religion appears to be a simple idea on the surface, but in reality it is a very complex system of ideas that many base their lives upon.
Types of Religion
Religion has had obsure orgins and there are a lot of debates on how the religious practices and beliefs may have evolved over the ages. However studies in cultural anthropology give us an idea about the possible origins of religious worship and practices. Three possible origins have been put forth viz 1. The worship of superhuman powers of the natural forces such as thunder, lighting, flowing of water, growing trees etc. 2. The veneration of ancestral spirits 3. The propitiation and invocation of a singular, ultimate reality, which cannot be defined.
Major world religion * Christianity * Islam * Zoroastrianism * Hinduism * Buddhism * Judaism * Baha’i faith * Jainism
Other faiths * Shintoism * Cao Dai * Confucianism * Taoism * Druze * Wicca * Tokenism
Popular faiths * Church of God in Christ * Assemblies of God * Jehovah Witness * Seven Day Advist * Catholic * Baptist * The church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
There are no exact statistics regarding the number of religions existing in the world, but recent estimates suggest that there may be about 4,200 different religions currently in practice. There are five major religions, they are as follows: * Christianity * Islam * Hinduism * Buddhism * Judaism
Christianity:
This is the monotheistic (belief in one God) and Abraham, a biblical patriarch found in Christianity, Judaism as well as Islam. Christianity is based on the life experiences and teachings of Jesus Christ. It considers