Five Major Religions

Christianity:

number of adherents- around 2.2 billion (largest in the world)

call them- Christians

geographic locations- Europe, the Americas, Southern Africa

denominations- Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church, Protestants (Lutherans, Methodists, Baptists, Anglicans, Presbyterians, Episcopalians, many more)

founder- Jesus Christ (Christianity is Abrahamic in origin)

holy book- the Bible, especially the New Testament (gospels)

beliefs- Jesus is both human and divine- the son of God in he led a virtuous life; he was crucified, died, buried, and resurrected, he ascended into heaven where he reigns with God the father

clergy- the pope is head of the Catholic Church, priests are local authorities

Islam:

number of adherents- 1.5 billion (second largest)

call them- Muslims

geographic location- Indonesia, Middle East, North Africa

denominations- Sunnis (75-90%) Shiites (10-20%)

founder- Muhammed (570- 632)

holy book- Qur'an (Koran)

beliefs- monotheistic, Abrahamic;
five pillars (testimony, prayer, aims- giving, fasting, pilgrimage)

Muslims see their purpose in life as serving and submitting to Allah (God) and observing Islamic law