World Religions Animism BELIEF THAT SPIRITS INHABIT NATURAL
World Religions
Animism BELIEF THAT SPIRITS INHABIT NATURAL OBJECTS AND FORCES OF NATURE
Atheism DISBELIEF IN THE EXISTENCE OF ANY GOD.
Monotheism BELIEF IN ONE GOD.
Polytheism BELIEF IN MORE THAN ONE GOD.
Secularism BELIEF THAT LIFE’S QUESTIONS CAN BE ANSWERED APART FROM RELIGIOUS BELIEF.
Sect A SUBDIVISION WITHIN A RELIGION THAT HAS ITS OWN DISTINCTIVE BELIEFS AND/OR PRACTICES.
Buddhism All Buddhist traditions share the goal of overcoming suffering and the cycle of death & rebirth, either by the attainment of Nirvana or through the path of Buddhahood.
Christianity An Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth, known by Christians as the “Christ”, or “Messiah”, who is the focal point of the Christian faiths.
Confucianism Described as tradition, a philosophy, a religion, a humanistic or rationalistic religion, a way of governing, or simply a way of life. Confucianism developed from the teachings of the Chinese philosopher Confucius.
Hinduism is an Indian religion and dharma, or a way of life, widely practiced in the Indian subcontinent.
Islam is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion teaching that there is only one God and that Muhammad is the messenger of God.
Judaism is the religion of the Jewish people. It is an ancient, monotheistic, Abrahamic religion with the Torah as its foundational text. It encompasses the religion, philosophy, and culture of the Jewish people.
Sikhism Sikhism, meaning a "disciple", or a "learner", is a monotheistic religion that originated in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent about the end of the 15 th century.
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