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"Come, come
again, whoever you are, come!
Heathen, fire worshipper or idolatrous, come!
Come even if you broke your penitence a hundred times,
Ours is the portal of hope, come as you are."
Mevlana Celaleddin Rumi
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Religion
is belief in the
divine,
supernatural, or
sacred that results in
worship; that worship itself; the institutional or
culturally-bound expression of that worship; or some
combination of these.
Religions: The world has many religions and
cults and below is a
list of all important religions of the world. Most of
these religions have over 10 million followers. Also find
links to all the major sites for these
faiths.
Buddhism founded in
483 BC
Christianity founded in year
0000- Also see
Jesus Christ,
Catholicism,
Protestants,
Orthodox,
Bible,
New Testament
Hinduism founded in
6000 BC- Also see Hindu,
Vedas,
Vishnu,
Upanishad
Islam founded in 643-
See Also Muhammed,
Quran,
Allah,
Judaism founded in
350 BC
Jainism found in
1500 BC
Sikhism founded in 1469 -
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monotheism (there is only one god)
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henotheism (there are several gods, but only one of them is adored)
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kathenotheism (worship of one god at a time, seeing each as supreme
in turn)
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polytheism (there are several gods)
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Philosophy of Religion
seeks to assess the grounds people have
offered to justify believing in God; the relation between
faith and reason, the nature of religious language, the
relation of religion and morality, existence of evil.
Psychology of Religion
seeks to understand the psychological origins of
religion and the way it functions in the personality;
religious experience, conversion, faith, prayer, and
worship.
Sociology of Religion
social origins of religion, how religion functions
in society |
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University Religion Department
Virtual Religion
Index |
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Never in this world
is hate appeased by hatred; it is only appeased by love -
This is an eternal law.
Buddhism
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