In this article, we will be taking a look at the 20 Most Popular Religions in the World. You can also take a detailed look at the 5 Most Popular Religions in the World. Religion is an important part ...

Learn why “world religions” is a category constructed by human choice When we think of world religions, we often think of the Big Five: Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism. But why do ...

The world is home to many religions, yet there is common ground in the belief that the Earth, itself a common home, must be respected and protected in the face of growing environmental threats. That ...

A conversation with Jack Miles. Thank you, Jack, for participating in this interview. While I hope this conversation will result in greater interest in each of the beautifully designed and ...

Apart from Muslims, the only other group that grew as a percentage of the global population were those who identify as having no religion, known as 'nones.' The report covered 201 countries, focusing ...

There are many religious groups around the world that are not presented separately in this report due to their relatively small size and the limitations of national censuses and other data sources.

Since 2015 I have been traveling America and speaking globally in an attempt to bring people of different faiths closer together. My particular area of focus is explaining the common stereotypes that ...

From August 14 to 18, 2023, I attended a Parliament of the World Religions in Chicago. The gathering drew together more than 7,000 people representing about 100 countries and more than 200 different ...

Religion seems to be a complicated and many-sided issue. On one hand, religion reportedly motivates charity, compassion, ethics, goodwill, kindness, morality, righteousness, selflessness, unity, etc.

Religion is good at cultivating beliefs. For thousands of years, religions have used music, ritual, oratory, and missionaries to bolster and spread religious beliefs. Do these beliefs impact ...

Eric Hanson, professor of political science, Santa Clara University, gave this presentation at a panel on Global Ethical Leadership, May 6, 2004. He is the author of The Catholic Church in World ...