Types of Religion
World Religions
Branches of Christianity
Religious Conflicts
100
A religion which worships solely one God.
What is a monotheistic religion?
100
This religion has origins in Europe, is monotheistic, and the world's largest religion.
What is Christianity?
100
Focuses on the ten commandments, spread through road systems by the Roman Empire.
What is Roman Catholicism?
100
These types of conflicts are much more likely to occur.
What are intrafaith conflicts?
200
A religion which is confinced mainly to a certain race.
What is an ethnic religion?
200
This religion has its hearth in Mecca, and calligraphy is commonly seen at its temples.
What is Islam?
200
This branch of Christianity focuses more on justiication by faith alone. It started in Central Europe and spread to America where it is very present.
What is Protestantism?
200
A series of generally unsuccessful conflicts led by the Catholic Church in Europe.
What were the Crusades?
300
A religion that operates on a global scale.
What is a universalizing religion?
300
This religion rose in protest against Hinduism and clearly says all humans are equal.
What is Buddhism?
300
This church is the counter-part to Roman Catholicism, and was started in the Mediterranean.
What is Eastern Orthodox?
400
A protestant faith emphasizing the savior Jesus and biblical authority.
What is evangelicism?
400
This religion focuses more on its teachings and ethics than the worship of a god-like figure.
What is Confucianism?
400
This church is connected through history with England and has been been called the Church of England. It was established in the 16th century but did not receive its current name until the 19th century.
What is Anglican?
500
The blending of two or more religions into a new system.
What is a syncretic religion?
500
A very traditional religion that focuses on cleansing impurities and animistic spirits.
What is Shintoism?
500
Began with the start of the protestant reformation, led by a man in Germany who had 95 theories on reformation.
What is Lutheranism?