1. Main Religions of Europe

2. Religions of Europe

3. Christianity

4. Christianity Founder: Jesus Christ Patriarch: Abraham Holy Book: Bible
Followers Called: Christians
Number of followers: 2.1 billion
Additional facts:
Monotheistic: Belief in ONE God
Place of Worship: Church, chapel, cathedral
Information from the Torah is found in the bible
3 main groups: Eastern Orthodox, Roman Catholic, and Protestant
Christianity is in most parts of the world today

5. Judaism

6. Judaism Founder: Abraham
Patriarch: (Trace the beginning of religion) Abraham
Holy Book: Torah
Followers called: Jews
Number of followers: 15 million
Additional facts:
Monotheistic: belief in ONE God
Place of worship: Synagogue
Torah is the 1st 5 books of the Christian bible
3 main groups of Jews: Orthodox, Conservative, and Reform
Jews in Europe were nearly wiped out by Hitler and Nazi Germany during WWII

7. Islam

8. Islam Founder: Muhammad Patriarch: Abraham Holy Book: Koran / Qu’ran
Followers called: Muslims
Number of followers: 1.3 billion
Additional Facts:
Monotheistic : Belief in ONE God
Place of Worship: Mosque
They believe Abraham and Jesus were prophets, but they say Muhammad was the last prophets

9. Islam continued Have certain duties: Called Five Pillars
Prayer
Giving to charity
Believe in One God
Fasting during Ramadan
Take a trip to Mecca at least once in your lifetime
Two Largest groups: Sunnis and Shiites
90% of all Muslims are Sunnis
It is the main religion of the Middle East, N. Africa, and Asia