Religious studies

Religious studies (or religious education) is the academic study of religious beliefs, behaviors, and institutions from a secular viewpoint. The main religions studied are Christianity, Buddhism, Islam, Sikhism, Judaism and Hinduism.

Religious Studies Media

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  Various religious symbols representing the world's largest religions (from left to right):

  • 1st row: Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism
  • 2nd row: Islam, Buddhism, Shinto
  • 3rd row: Sikhism, the Baháʼí Faith, Jainism
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  Totem poles reflect the beliefs of the Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast; some scholars of religious studies argue that the term "religion" is too Western-centric to encompass the beliefs and practices of non-Western civilizations.

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  Max Müller; the first professor of comparative philology at Oxford University and author of Introduction to the Science of Religion.