RELIGIOUS

INSTITUTIONS
RELIGIOUS
PLACES
MOST RELIGIOUS PLACES INCLUDE
CHURCHES, TEMPLES AND
MOSQUES
WHAT IS
RELIGIOUS
INSTITUTION
• In particular social and
historical situations, religious
institutions are the visible and
organized manifestations of
practices and beliefs.
Religious ideas and practices,
like human emotions and
attitudes, project outward onto
the social and historical plan.
CHRISTIANITY
CHRISTIANITY IS AN ABRAHAMIC
MONOTHEISTIC RELIGION BASED
ON JESUS OF NAZARETH'S LIFE
AND TEACHINGS. WITH AROUND
2.5 BILLION FOLLOWERS, IT IS
THE WORLD'S LARGEST
RELIGION. CHRISTIANS BELIEVE
T H AT J E S U S I S T H E S O N O F G O D ,
WHO'S COMING AS THE MESSIAH
WA S P R O M I S E D I N T H E H E B R E W
BIBLE (CALLED THE OLD
T E S TA M E N T I N C H R I S T I A N I T Y )
AND RECOUNTED IN THE NEW
T E S TA M E N T. T H E Y M A K E U P T H E
M A J O R I T Y O F T H E P O P U L AT I O N
I N 1 5 7 N AT I O N S A N D
TERRITORIES.
 ISLAMIC

F O L L O W E R S O F I S L A M  A R E
CALLED MUSLIMS. MUSLIMS
ARE MONOTHEISTIC AND
WORSHIP ONE, ALL-KNOWING
GOD, WHO IN ARABIC IS KNOWN
AS ALLAH. FOLLOWERS OF
ISLAM AIM TO LIVE A LIFE OF
COMPLETE SUBMISSION TO
A L L A H . T H E Y B E L I E V E T H AT
NOTHING CAN HAPPEN
WITHOUT ALLAH'S PERMISSION,
B U T H U M A N S H AV E F R E E W I L L .
 BUDDHISM
• Buddhism is one of the world's largest
religions, with roots in India dating back
2,500 years. Buddhists believe that human
existence is filled with sorrow, and that the
only way to obtain enlightenment, or
nirvana, is via meditation, spiritual and
physical effort, and good behavior.
HINDUISM

• According to many experts, Hinduism is

the world's oldest religion, with origins
and rituals stretching back over 4,000
years. Hinduism is the third-largest
religion in the world, after Christianity
and Islam, with around 900 million
adherents. India is home to over 95
percent of the world's Hindus.
ATHEIST

• Atheism is defined as a lack of belief

in the presence of gods in its
broadest sense. Atheism, in a
broader sense, is the denial of the
existence of any gods. In a more
limited sense, atheism refers to the
belief that there are no gods.
Atheism is opposed to theism, which
is the belief in the existence of at
least one deity in its broadest sense.
 Approximate number of
Faith Approximate start date Place of origin
followers (2014)

Hinduism c. 2000 BCE Northern India 979 million

Buddhism c. 500 BCE Northern India 480 million

Christianity c. 100 CE Middle East 2.3 billion

Islam c. 622 CE Middle East 1.6 billion

Atheism 16th century France 500 to 750 million people

worldwide
PERCENTAGE OF PEOPLE WITH THESE
RELIGIOUS
Religions

Christianity Islam Buddhism Hinduism Atheist