Religion as a World-Wide Phenomenon (Leaving Cert Religious Education): Flashcards
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Five major world religions
Five major world religions
Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism
World's largest religion & follower count
World's largest religion & follower count
Christianity, 2.2 billion followers
Christianity's unique geographic characteristic
Christianity's unique geographic characteristic
Only religion with truly global distribution
Countries where Catholic Christianity is predominant
Countries where Catholic Christianity is predominant
Portugal, Spain, Italy, Ireland
Where Orthodox Christianity is concentrated
Where Orthodox Christianity is concentrated
Romania, Russia, Ukraine (Eastern Europe)
World's second-largest religion
World's second-largest religion
Islam
Fastest-growing religious faith globally
Fastest-growing religious faith globally
Islam
World's largest Islamic country & Muslim population
World's largest Islamic country & Muslim population
Indonesia, approximately 200 million Muslims
Where Hinduism is primarily concentrated
Where Hinduism is primarily concentrated
India and surrounding subcontinent
Predominantly Buddhist countries
Predominantly Buddhist countries
Nepal, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia
Judaism's global population
Judaism's global population
15-20 million followers
Why Judaism is influential despite small population
Why Judaism is influential despite small population
Christianity & Islam developed from Jewish foundations
Modern Europe's religious change
Modern Europe's religious change
Increasing secularisation, declining religious observance
Growing religious communities in Europe via immigration
Growing religious communities in Europe via immigration
Islamic communities