A community of faith is where a group of people share a common set of beliefs about the meaning of life.
Many people say that being a member of a community of faith gives them the hope and strength they need to cope with the many stresses and strains of life. Further, knowing more about the meaning and purpose of your life can help you find inner peace.
The Different Communities of Faith In this book, we will focus on those communities of faith we call religions.
REMEMBER! A religion is a way of life that is centred on belief in and worship of God.
There are members of many different religions living in Ireland today.
These religions are listed here in the order in which they emerged in history. The name of the religion
When it was founded
Hinduism Judaism Buddhism Christianity Islam Sikhism c. 2000 BCE c. 1850 BCE c. 563 BCE c. 33 CE 622 CE
Where it was founded
India Israel Nepal Israel Saudi Arabia 1499 CE Pakistan
What its followers are called
Hindus Jews Buddhists Christians Muslims Sikhs
The number of followers it has today
1 billion 14.5 million 500 million 2.25 billion 1.6 billion 24 million
