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Anglicanism

Church of England and Anglican Communion: Catholic liturgical tradition with Protestant theology.

Baha'i Faith

19th-century religion (Baha'u'llah): unity of God, religions, and humanity.

Baptists

17th-century Protestant branch: baptism of conscious believers, independence of local communities.

Buddhism

The teaching of Buddha Shakyamuni on the Four Noble Truths and the path to liberation from suffering.

Catholicism

The largest Christian church: recognizes the supremacy of the Pope, seven sacraments, reliance on Scripture and Tradition.

Chinese folk religion

Veneration of ancestors, deities, and spirits, syncretism with Buddhism and Taoism (a separate category in Pew surveys).

Christianity

A monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ; the largest in the world by number of followers.

Conservative Judaism

A movement that maintains adherence to Halakha, taking into account historical changes.

Eastern Orthodoxy

Churches of the Byzantine tradition (Constantinople, Russian, etc.): liturgy, Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed, rejection of papal supremacy.

Hinduism

A collection of Indian traditions: Vedas, dharma, karma, rebirth (samsara), liberation (moksha).

Ibadism

A moderate branch of Islam, tracing its origins to the Kharijites; prevalent mainly in Oman.

Islam

Monotheistic religion: Quran and the example of the Prophet Muhammad, five pillars of faith.

Jainism

Indian religion: ahimsa (non-violence), asceticism, liberation of the soul from karma.

Judaism

Monotheistic religion of the Jewish people: Torah, Talmud, God's covenant with Israel.

Lutheranism

A branch of the Reformation according to the teachings of Martin Luther: justification by faith, Augsburg Confession (1530).

Mahayana

"Great Vehicle": bodhisattva ideal; China, Korea, Japan, Vietnam.

Oriental Orthodoxy

Armenian, Coptic, Ethiopian, Syriac and other churches that did not accept the Council of Chalcedon (451).

Orthodox Judaism

A movement that considers the Torah to be divinely given and requires strict observance of Halakha.

Pentecostalism

20th-century Protestant movement: baptism in the Holy Spirit and its gifts; one of the fastest-growing.

Protestantism

Movements that emerged from the Reformation of the 16th century: “Scripture alone, faith alone, grace alone”, the universal priesthood of believers.

Reform Judaism

19th-century movement: adaptation of ritual to modernity, emphasis on the ethics of the prophets.

Reformed Christianity (Calvinism)

A branch of the Reformation according to the teachings of John Calvin: God's sovereignty, predestination; Presbyterian and Reformed churches.

Religious Daoism

A Chinese religion with temples, clergy, and longevity practices, based on the Tao and the works of Laozi.

Shaivism

A branch of Hinduism that reveres Shiva as the supreme deity.

Shaktism

A branch of Hinduism that reveres the Great Goddess (Shakti) as the supreme principle.

Shia Islam

A branch of Islam that recognizes the right to lead the community for the descendants of Ali; Imamate, schools: Twelvers, Ismailis, Zaidis.

Shinto

Japanese tradition of venerating kami (deities and spirits), ritual purity.

Sikhism

Religion of Punjab, founded by Guru Nanak (15th century): one God, holy book Guru Granth Sahib.

Smartism

A branch of Hinduism: equal reverence for several deities, Shankara's Vedantic philosophy.

Sufism

Mystical branch of Islam: the path of spiritual purification, brotherhoods-tariqats; exists within Sunnism and Shiism.

Sunni Islam

The majority of Muslims: reliance on the Quran and Sunnah, four legal schools (madhhabs).

Theravada

"The Way of the Elders": Pali Canon, ideal of the arhat; Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia.

Vaishnavism

A branch of Hinduism that worships Vishnu and his incarnations — Rama and Krishna — as the supreme deity.

Vajrayana (Tibetan Buddhism)

Tantric Buddhism: Tibet, Mongolia, Bhutan, Buryatia, Tuva, Kalmykia.

Zoroastrianism

Ancient religion of Iran (Zarathushtra): Ahura Mazda, struggle between good and evil, veneration of fire.