Encyclopedia - Religious: Encyclopedia - Religious
There is also a general article on Religion In the lexicon of the Church, especially the Roman Catholic, Anglican, and Orthodox, religiou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religious Humanism: Encyclopedia - Religious Humanism
Religious humanism, is an integration of religious rituals with humanistic philosophy that centers on human needs, interests, and abiliti...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religious Pluralism: Encyclopedia - Religious Pluralism
Religious pluralism is loosely defined term concerning peaceful relations between different religions, and is used in a number of related...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religious Science: Encyclopedia - Religious Science
Religious Science, also known as Science of Mind, was founded in 1926 by Ernest Holmes (1887-1960) and is a religious movement within the...   » Read the article

Article - Buddhist Religious Philosophy
The religious philosophies and schools of thought in Buddhism have evolved since Buddha's death into diverse, and complex traditions. Bu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Damnation: Encyclopedia Ii - Damnation - Religious
In some forms of Western Christian belief, damnation to hell is the punishment of God for persons with unredeemed sin. Damnation can be a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religious Conversion: Encyclopedia - Religious Conversion
Religious conversion is the adoption of new religious beliefs that differ from the convert's previous beliefs; in some cultures (e.g. Jud...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religious Persecution: Encyclopedia - Religious Persecution
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Encyclopedia - Religious Intolerance: Encyclopedia - Religious Intolerance
edit Religious intolerance is either intolerance motivated by one's own religious beliefs or intolerance against another's religious beli...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Congregation Religious: Encyclopedia - Congregation Religious
A congregation is a religious institute of Roman Catholics in which only simple vows, not solemn vows, are taken. See also. Catholic o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religious Ecstasy: Encyclopedia - Religious Ecstasy
Religious ecstasy is a trance-like state characterized by expanded mental and spiritual awareness and is frequently accompanied by vision...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religious Society Of Friends: Encyclopedia - Religious Society Of Friends
History of Christianity Jesus of Nazareth The Apostles Ecumenical councils Great Schism The Crusades Reformation The Trinity God the Fath...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ayyavazhi Religious Practices: Encyclopedia - Ayyavazhi Religious Practices
Ekam-The Ultimate Oneness Vethan-The Creator Thirumal-The Maintainer Sivan-The Destroyer Vaikundar-The Incarnation The Trinity Akilattira...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ramadan Religious Observances: Encyclopedia - Ramadan Religious Observances
This article is about the religious observances and holiday by the name of Ramadan. For information about the ninth month of the Islamic ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religious Denomination: Encyclopedia - Religious Denomination
A religious denomination, (also simply denomination) is a large, long-established subgroup within a religion that has existed for many ye...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhist Religious Philosophy: Encyclopedia - Buddhist Religious Philosophy
The religious philosophies and schools of thought in Buddhism have evolved since Buddha's death into diverse, and complex traditions. Bu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religious Aspects Of Marriage: Encyclopedia - Religious Aspects Of Marriage
In virtually all religions, marriage is a long-term union between two people and is established with ceremonies and rituals. The two peop...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religious History Of The United States: Encyclopedia - Religious History Of The United States
See also Religion in the United States The religious history of the United States is a complex narrative that begins more than a centu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jewish Views Of Religious Pluralism: Encyclopedia - Jewish Views Of Religious Pluralism
This article deals with Jewish views of religious pluralism. Religious pluralism is a set of religious worldviews that hold that one's re...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Unusual Depiction Of A Religious Figure: Encyclopedia - Unusual Depiction Of A Religious Figure
An unusual depiction of a religious figure is when a well-known religious figure is shown on something on which you would not normally ex...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religious Festival: Encyclopedia Ii - Religious Festival - Islamic Religious Festivals
See Category:Islamic festivals, Islamic calendar Islamic religious festivals include: Eid festival Aashurah Arba'een Eid ul-Adha Eid ul-...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religious Festival: Encyclopedia Ii - Religious Festival - Hindu Religious Festivals
See Category:Hindu festivals Hindu festivals include: Diwali Holi Navratri Ganesh Chaturthi Rakhi Krishna Janmaashtami Dussehra Dasara O...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religious Studies: Encyclopedia Ii - Religious Studies - Components Of Religious Studies
Religious studies scholars approach the subject across many contexts and disciplines. Depending on what aspect of religion is to be studi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religious Studies: Encyclopedia Ii - Religious Studies - History Of Religious Studies
Interest in the general study of religion dates back to at least Hecataeus of Miletus (ca. 550 BCE – ca. 476 BCE) and Herodotus (ca. 48...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religious Pluralism: Encyclopedia Ii - Religious Pluralism - History Of Religious Pluralism
Some forms of religious pluralism have existed in the Indian Subcontinent since the rise of Buddhism around 500 BC and has widened in the...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Religious Taoism: Eastern Philosophy Dictionary On Religious Taoism
Religious Taoism (Tao-chiao): Later development within the Taoist tradition which emphasized techniques of attaining physical immortal...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Religious Healing: Alternative Health Dictionary On Religious Healing
religious healing: Form or variation of psychic healing exemplified by faith healing. Its theory ascribes healing to divine power, esp...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religious Humanism: Encyclopedia Ii - Religious Humanism - Revealed Religious Traditions
In the past, humanist versions of major religions, such as Christian humanism, Humanistic Judaism and Islamic humanism played an importan...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religious Science: Encyclopedia Ii - Religious Science - History
Upon publication of his seminal book in 1927, The Science of Mind, Holmes established the Institute for Religious Science in Los Angeles....   » Read the article

Dictionary - Religious Science: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Religious Science
Religious Science One of the New Thought religions, founded by Ernest Holmes.   (See also: Religious Science , New Age Spirit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religious Experience: Encyclopedia Ii - Religious Experience - Discussion
Habel's differentiation between mediate and immediate religious experiences is based on the assumption that it is possible to have a dire...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religious Festival: Encyclopedia Ii - Religious Festival - Messianic Jewish Religious Festivals
See articles at Messianic Judaism 'Messianic Judaism derives most of its liturgical influences directly from Judaism, though it adds addi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religious Experience: Encyclopedia Ii - Religious Experience - The Numinous
The German thinker Rudolf Otto (1869-1937) argues that there is one common factor to all religious experience, independent of the cultura...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religious Conversion: Encyclopedia Ii - Religious Conversion - Proselytism
The English language word proselytism is derived ultimately from the Greek language verb προσέρχομαι 'to approach, to come tow...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religious Communism: Encyclopedia Ii - Religious Communism - Examples Of Religious Communism
The term religious communism has been ascribed to the social arrangement practiced by many orders of monks and nuns of such religions as ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religious Conversion: Encyclopedia Ii - Religious Conversion - Proselytism
The English language word proselytism is derived ultimately from the Greek language verb προσέρχομαι 'to approach, to come tow...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Status Of Religious Freedom In Iran: Encyclopedia Ii - Status Of Religious Freedom In Iran - Restrictions On Religious Freedom
Religious minorities, by law and practice, are barred from being elected to a representative body (except to the seats in the Majles rese...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Elder Religious: Encyclopedia Ii - Elder Religious - Brethren
In early 19th century Great Britain groups of believers began to gather in what they referred to as Biblical simplicity. Under the leader...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Elder Religious: Encyclopedia Ii - Elder Religious - Congregationalism
In some Protestant churches, an elder is a senior member of an individual church who is a lay and non-salaried minister. This is a defini...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religious Pluralism: Encyclopedia Ii - Religious Pluralism - Conditions For The Existence Of Religious Pluralism
Freedom of religion encompasses all religions acting within the law in a particular region, whether or not an individual religion accepts...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religious Experience: Encyclopedia Ii - Religious Experience - Enthusiasm
In enthusiasm - or possession - god is understood to be outside, other than or beyond the believer. A sacred power, being or will enters ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religious Zionist Movement: Encyclopedia Ii - Religious Zionist Movement - Religious Zionism Today
Religious Zionists are often called "Kippot Sruggot" because of the knitted skull caps that they wear. In Israel, different factions of O...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Status Of Religious Freedom In Sudan: Encyclopedia Ii - Status Of Religious Freedom In Sudan - Religious Demography
As of 2002, Sudan has a total area of 1,556,108 square miles (4,030,301 km²), and its population is an estimated 35 million. The co...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Status Of Religious Freedom In Mauritania: Encyclopedia Ii - Status Of Religious Freedom In Mauritania - Restrictions On Religious Freedom
There is no religious oath required of government employees or members of the ruling political party, except for the President and the me...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religiousness And Intelligence: Encyclopedia Ii - Religiousness And Intelligence - Criticism
Some question the validity of IQ or standardized testing as a measure of intelligence. See IQ for further discussion. Because studies are...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Status Of Religious Freedom In Sudan: Encyclopedia Ii - Status Of Religious Freedom In Sudan - Status Of Religious Freedom
The Constitution provides for freedom of religion; however, the Government severely restricted this right in practice. The Government tre...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Status Of Religious Freedom In Iran: Encyclopedia Ii - Status Of Religious Freedom In Iran - Status Of Religious Freedom
Iran restricts freedom of religion. The Constitution declares that the "official religion of Iran is Islam and the doctrine followed is t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Status Of Religious Freedom In Sudan: Encyclopedia Ii - Status Of Religious Freedom In Sudan - Abuses Of Religious Freedom
There were a few reports that security forces regularly harassed and at times used threats and violence against persons because of their ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religious Music: Encyclopedia Ii - Religious Music - Religions
Religious music - Christian music. There is virtually no record of the earliest music of the Christian church except a few New Testamen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religious Conversion: Encyclopedia Ii - Religious Conversion - Conversion To New Religious Movements And Cults
Conversion to new religious movements (NRM's) is riddled with controversies. The anti-cult movement sometimes uses the term thought refor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religious Conversion: Encyclopedia Ii - Religious Conversion - Religious Conversion In International Law
The United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights defines religious conversion as a human right: "Everyone has the right to freedo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Status Of Religious Freedom In Sudan: Encyclopedia Ii - Status Of Religious Freedom In Sudan - Forced Religious Conversion
Some children from Christian and other non-Muslim families, captured and sold into slavery, were converted forcibly to Islam. Popular Def...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Status Of Religious Freedom In Mauritania: Encyclopedia Ii - Status Of Religious Freedom In Mauritania - Status Of Religious Freedom
Islam is generally considered to be the essential cohesive element unifying the country's various ethnic groups and castes. There is a ca...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Status Of Religious Freedom In Iran: Encyclopedia Ii - Status Of Religious Freedom In Iran - Abuses Of Religious Freedom
Status of religious freedom in Iran - Baha'is. According to the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States, sinc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religious Conversion: Encyclopedia Ii - Religious Conversion - Conversion To New Religious Movements And Cults
Conversion to new religious movements (NRM's) is riddled with controversies. The anti-cult movement sometimes uses the term thought refor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Status Of Religious Freedom In Malaysia: Encyclopedia Ii - Status Of Religious Freedom In Malaysia - Status Of Religious Freedom
Government in general supports Islamic religious establishment and it is the official policy to "infuse Islamic values" into the administ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religious Conversion: Encyclopedia Ii - Religious Conversion - Religious Conversion In International Law
The United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights defines religious conversion as a human right: "Everyone has the right to freedo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New Religious Movement: Encyclopedia Ii - New Religious Movement - New Religious Movements And Their Critics
Advocates who regard certain fringe religious organizations, new religious movements or (controversially) "cults" as spurious and condemn...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Status Of Religious Freedom In Malaysia: Encyclopedia Ii - Status Of Religious Freedom In Malaysia - Religious Demography
Malaysia has a population of just over 23 million. According to government census figures, in 2000 approximately 60.4 percent of the popu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Status Of Religious Freedom In Iran: Encyclopedia Ii - Status Of Religious Freedom In Iran - Religious Demography
The country has a total area of approximately 1,636,000 km² (632,000 mi²), and its population is approximately 66 million. The populati...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Status Of Religious Freedom In Mauritania: Encyclopedia Ii - Status Of Religious Freedom In Mauritania - Religious Demography
The country has a total area of 397,840 square miles (1,030,400 km²), and its population is approximately 2.5 million. Almost all of the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New Religious Movement: Encyclopedia Ii - New Religious Movement - Examples Of New Religious Movements
NRMs are very diverse both in its beliefs, practices, the way they are organized, and the degree of acceptance by society. Irving Hexham ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Status Of Religious Freedom In Afghanistan: Encyclopedia Ii - Status Of Religious Freedom In Afghanistan - Religious Demography
Afghanistan is a landlocked nation covering an area of 251,738 square miles (647,500 km²). In July of 2004 it was estimated to have a po...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religion And Religious Freedom In Georgia: Encyclopedia Ii - Religion And Religious Freedom In Georgia - Religious Demography
The country has a total area of approximately 25,900 square miles (67,100 km²), and its population is 5.5 million. According to a 1993 c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Status Of Religious Freedom In Saudi Arabia: Encyclopedia Ii - Status Of Religious Freedom In Saudi Arabia - Religious Demography
The country’s total land area is 756,981 square miles (1,960,572 km² and before the recent land transfer to Yemen), and its popul...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religious Pluralism: Encyclopedia Ii - Religious Pluralism - Inter-religious Pluralism Between Different Religions
Religious pluralism - Jewish views. There is a separate entry on Jewish views of religious pluralism, which discusses both classical an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religious Society Of Friends: Encyclopedia Ii - Religious Society Of Friends - Names
Various names have been used for the Friends movement and its adherents. These include: Children of the light Friends Friends of the Tru...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - National Religious Party: Encyclopedia Ii - National Religious Party - History
The Mafdal was created after Hapoel Ha-Mizrachi ("The Workers Religious Centre") and Ha-Mizrachi ("The Religious Centre") merged in 1956....   » Read the article

Dictionary - Act For Religious Toleration: American History Dictionary - Act For Religious Toleration
Definition and meaning of Act for Religious Toleration:   Act for Religious Toleration The Act for Religious Toleration was t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religious Society Of Friends: Encyclopedia Ii - Religious Society Of Friends - Testimonies
Quaker testimonies are the traditional statements of Quaker belief. Testimonies are not formal static documents, but rather a shared coll...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religious Conversion: Encyclopedia Ii - Religious Conversion - Conversion To Judaism
Religious conversion - Procedure. Jewish law guidelines for accepting new converts to Judaism are called "giur". Potential converts sho...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religious Society Of Friends: Encyclopedia Ii - Religious Society Of Friends - History
The Quakers began in England in the early 1650s as a Nonconformist breakaway movement from Anglicanism. As the movement expanded, it face...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religious Society Of Friends: Encyclopedia Ii - Religious Society Of Friends - History
The Quakers began in England in the early 1650s as a Nonconformist breakaway movement from Anglicanism. As the movement expanded, it face...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religious Society Of Friends: Encyclopedia Ii - Religious Society Of Friends - History
The Quakers began in England in the early 1650s as a Nonconformist breakaway movement from Anglicanism. As the movement expanded, it face...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religious Conversion: Encyclopedia Ii - Religious Conversion - Conversion To Christianity
Telling non-Christians about Christianity has been seen as a duty of Christians since the time of Jesus. According to the New Testament, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religious Views Of Suicide: Encyclopedia Ii - Religious Views Of Suicide - Christianity
Religious views of suicide - Early Christianity. Early Christianity was attracted to death as martyrdom was something they felt called ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religious Conversion: Encyclopedia Ii - Religious Conversion - The Convert/proselyte
See also the main article proselyte A person who has undergone conversion is called a convert or proselyte. A proselyte (from the Latin w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religious Conversion: Encyclopedia Ii - Religious Conversion - Conversion To Islam
One becomes a Muslim by believing Allah (Allah is the unique name of God in Islam) is the only God and Muhammad is Allah 's messenger. A ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religious Experience: Encyclopedia Ii - Religious Experience - Mystical Experiences
Mystical experiences are in many ways the opposite of numinous experiences. In the mystical experience, all 'otherness' disappear and the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religious Conversion: Encyclopedia Ii - Religious Conversion - Conversion To Judaism
Religious conversion - Procedure. Jewish law guidelines for accepting new converts to Judaism are called "giur". Potential converts sho...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Elder Religious: Encyclopedia Ii - Elder Religious - Jehovah's Witnesses
Among Jehovah's Witnesses, an elder is an "older man" appointed to teach the congregation, according to Witness interpretation of Bible r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religiousness And Intelligence: Encyclopedia Ii - Religiousness And Intelligence - Older Studies
In 1986, the magazine Sceptic summarized studies on religiousness and intelligence[3]: All but four of the forty-three polls listed suppo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religious Conversion: Encyclopedia Ii - Religious Conversion - Conversion To Christianity
Telling non-Christians about Christianity has been seen as a duty of Christians since the time of Jesus. According to the New Testament, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religious Conversion: Encyclopedia Ii - Religious Conversion - Conversion To Islam
One becomes a Muslim by believing Allah (Allah is the unique name of God in Islam) is the only God and Muhammad is Allah 's messenger. A ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religious Conversion: Encyclopedia Ii - Religious Conversion - The Convert/proselyte
See also the main article proselyte A person who has undergone conversion is called a convert or proselyte. A proselyte (from the Latin w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religious Perspectives On Jesus: Encyclopedia Ii - Religious Perspectives On Jesus - Islam
In Islam, Jesus is known as Isa and is one of God's highest-ranked and most-beloved prophets, specifically sent to guide the Children of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religious Perspectives On Jesus: Encyclopedia Ii - Religious Perspectives On Jesus - Judaism
Main articles: Jewish view of Jesus, Comparing and contrasting Judaism and Christianity, Judaism and Christianity, and Jewish Messiah Adh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religious Zionist Movement: Encyclopedia Ii - Religious Zionist Movement - Ideology
Land of Israel Districts · Cities · Transportation Dead Sea · Red Sea · Sea of Galilee Mediterranean · Negev · Judea · Samaria Jer...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religious Perspectives On Jesus: Encyclopedia Ii - Religious Perspectives On Jesus - Christianity
Most groups identifying themselves as Christians believe Jesus was God Incarnate (God who took on human nature and human flesh, the secon...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religious Perspectives On Jesus: Encyclopedia Ii - Religious Perspectives On Jesus - Islam
In Islam, Jesus is known as Isa and is one of God's highest-ranked and most-beloved prophets, specifically sent to guide the Children of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religious Perspectives On Jesus: Encyclopedia Ii - Religious Perspectives On Jesus - Judaism
Adherents of Judaism do not believe that Jesus was the Messiah, and reject all claimed Messiahs, holding that the world is not redeemed y...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religious Humanism: Encyclopedia Ii - Religious Humanism - Humanist Traditions
As originally conceived in the early 20th century, humanism rejected revealed knowledge, theism-based morality and the supernatural. Yet ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religious Cosmology: Encyclopedia Ii - Religious Cosmology - Christian Cosmology
Please remove this notice after the article has been expanded. Details are on this talk page or at Wikipedia:Requests for expansion. ....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religious Perspectives On Jesus: Encyclopedia Ii - Religious Perspectives On Jesus - Christianity
Most groups identifying themselves as Christians believe Jesus was God Incarnate (God who took on human nature and human flesh, the secon...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religious Views Of Suicide: Encyclopedia Ii - Religious Views Of Suicide - Buddhism
According to Buddhism, individuals' past acts bear a heavy influence on what they experience in the present; present acts, in turn, becom...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ayyavazhi Religious Practices: Encyclopedia Ii - Ayyavazhi Religious Practices - Thirunamam
Thiru (word representing sacredness) + Namam (name) represents (The Sacred name). The people of Ayyavazhi wore a vertical white mark on t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ayyavazhi Religious Practices: Encyclopedia Ii - Ayyavazhi Religious Practices - Panividai
Panividai means service. It originally seems to have denoted the service rendered by the disciples to Ayya Vaikundar while he performed t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religious Views Of Suicide: Encyclopedia Ii - Religious Views Of Suicide - Islam
Islam, like other Abrahamic religions, views suicide strictly as sinful and highly detrimental to one's spiritual journey. However, human...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dream Dictionary Religious Icon: Dream Interpretation Dictionary - Religious Icon
  Religious Icon: 1. If the icon featured a portrait of a saint or other religious figure, find out what tradition is associated ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Religious Symbols Dream Symbol: Dreams Interpretation Dictionary - Religious Symbols
Religious symbols Religious symbols may appear in your dreams even though you may not consider yourself as being religious. There are ...   » Read the article