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1 day ago · Christianity is the largest Abrahamic religion with about 2.3 billion adherents, called Christians, constituting about 31.1% of the world's population. Islam is the second largest Abrahamic religion, as well as the fastest-growing Abrahamic religion in recent decades.
- History of Islam
The history of Islam concerns the political, social,...
- Christianity
Christianity began in the 1st century after the birth of...
- History of Islam
2 days ago · The history of Islam concerns the political, social, economic, military, and cultural developments of the Islamic civilization.
2 days ago · Although many sectarian movements have arisen within Islam, all Muslims are bound by a common faith and a sense of belonging to a single community. This article deals with the fundamental beliefs and practices of Islam and with the connection of religion and society in the Islamic world.
2 days ago · Christianity began in the 1st century after the birth of Jesus as a Judaic sect with Hellenistic influence, in the Roman province of Judaea. The disciples of Jesus spread their faith around the Eastern Mediterranean area, despite significant persecution. The inclusion of Gentiles led Christianity to slowly separate from Judaism (2nd century).
3 days ago · William Richey Hogg, Lawrence E. Sullivan. Professor of the History of Religions; Director, Center for the Study of World Religions, Harvard University. Author of Icanchu's Drum: South American Religions, an Orientation to Meaning. Lawrence E. Sullivan. Fact-checked by. The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica.
3 days ago · Christianity began as a movement within Judaism at a period when the Jews had long been dominated culturally and politically by foreign powers and had found in their religion (rather than in their politics or cultural achievements) the linchpin of their community.
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1 day ago · In Judaism, he is the founding father of the special relationship between the Jews and God; in Christianity, he is the spiritual progenitor of all believers, whether Jewish or non-Jewish; and in Islam, he is a link in the chain of Islamic prophets that begins with Adam and culminates in Muhammad.
