Religions

THE MERCHANT OF VENICECOMENIUS PROJECT

I.E.S. ALMINAR BOLLULLOS DE LA MITACIÓN SEVILLA SPAIN

R E L I G I O N S

MONOTHEISM POLITHEISM

NO THEISM

MONOTHEISM

ZOROASTRIANISMABRAHAMICS

JUDAISM CHRISTIANITY ISLAM

TRINITY

ONENESS PENTESCOSTALISM

UNITARIANISM

POLITHEISM OTHER RELIGIONS

HENOTHEIST

CLASICAL ANTIQUITYPRESENT

HINDUISM GREEK ROMAN EGIPTIAN

NO THEIST

JAINISM

TAOISM

BUDHISM

CONFUCIANISM

FIVE LARGEST RELIGIONSCHRISTIANITY(1)2100 MILLIONS

ISLAM (2)1300 MILLIONS

HINDUISM (3)870 MILLIONS

BUDHISM (5)378 MILLIONS JUDAISM (7)

15 MILLIONS

Christianity (from the Ancient

Greek word Χριστός, Khristos,

"Christ", literally "anointed

one") is a monotheistic religion

based on the life and teachings of

Jesus as presented in canonical

gospels and other New Testament

writings. Adherents of the Christian

faith are known as Christians.

CHRISTIANITY

Islam (Arabic: اإلسالم al-’islām, pronounced [ʔɪsˈlæːm] ) is the

monotheistic religion

articulated by the Qur’an, a text

considered

by its adherents to be the

verbatim word oF God (Arabic: الله,

Allah), and by the teachings and

normative example (called the

Sunnah and composed of Hadith)

of Muhammad, often considered

by them to be the last prophet of

God. In addition to referring to the

religion itself, the word Islam

means 'submission to God',

'peace', and 'way to peace'. An

adherent of Islam is called a

Muslim.

I S L A M

Hinduism refers to a religious

mainstream which evolved organically

and spread over a large territory marked

by significant ethnic and cultural

diversity. This mainstream evolved both

by innovation from within, and by

assimilation of external traditions or

cults into the Hindu fold. The result is an

enormous variety of religious traditions,

ranging from innumerable small,

HINDUISM

unsophisticated cults to

major religious movements

with millions of adherents

spread over the entire

subcontinent.

BUDHISMBuddhism (Pali/Sanskrit: बौ�द्ध धर्म� Buddha

Dharma) is a religion and philosophy

encompassing a variety of traditions, beliefs

and practices, largely based on teachings

attributed to Siddhartha Gautama, commonly

known as the Buddha (Pāli/Sanskrit "the

awakened one"). The Buddha lived and taught

in the northeastern Indian subcontinent some

time between the 6th and 4th centuries BCE.

He is recognized by Buddhists as an awakened

or enlightened teacher who shared his insights

to help sentient beings end suffering (or

dukkha), achieve nirvana, and escape what

is seen as a cycle of suffering and rebirth.

Judaism is the "religion, philosophy,

and way of life" of the Jewish

people. Originating in the Hebrew

Bible (also known as the Tanakh)

and explored in later texts such as

the Talmud, it is considered by

Jews to be the expression of the

covenantal relationship God

developed with the Children of I

Israel. According to traditional

Rabbinic Judaism, God revealed his

laws and commandments to Moses

This was historically challenged by the Karaites,

a movement that flourished in the medieval

period, retains several thousand followers today

and maintains that only the Written Torah was

revealed. In modern times, liberal movements

JUDAISM

on Mount Sinai in the form of both the Written and

Oral Torah.

such as Humanistic Judaism may

be nontheistic.