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Religion is a range of social-cultural systems, including designated behaviors and practices, morals, beliefs, worldviews, texts, sanctified places, prophecies, ethics, or organizations, that generally relate humanity to supernatural, transcendental, and spiritual elements—although there is no scholarly consensus over what precisely constitutes a religion. Different religions may or may not contain various elements ranging from the divine, sacredness, faith, and a supernatural being or beings. The origin of religious belief is an open question, with possible explanations including awareness of individual death, a sense of community, and dreams. Religions have sacred histories, narratives, and mythologies, preserved in oral traditions, sacred texts, symbols, and holy places, that may attempt to explain the origin of life, the universe, and other phenomena. Religious practices may include rituals, sermons, commemoration or veneration (of deities or saints), sacrifices, festivals, feasts, trances, initiations, matrimonial and funerary services, meditation, prayer, music, art, dance, or public service. There are an estimated 10,000 distinct religions worldwide, though nearly all of them have regionally based, relatively small followings. Four religions—Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism—account for over 77% of the world's population, and 92% of the world either follows one of those four religions or identifies as nonreligious, meaning that the remaining 9,000+ faiths account for only 8% of the population combined. The religiously unaffiliated demographic includes those who do not identify with any particular religion, atheists, and agnostics, although many in the demographic still have various religious beliefs. Many world religions are also organized religions, most definitively including the Abrahamic religions Christianity, Islam, and Judaism, while others are arguably less so, in particular folk religions, indigenous religions, and some Eastern religions. A portion of the world's population are members of new religious movements. Scholars have indicated that global religiosity may be increasing due to religious countries having generally higher birth rates. The study of religion comprises a wide variety of academic disciplines, including theology, philosophy of religion, comparative religion, and social scientific studies. Theories of religion offer various explanations for its origins and workings, including the ontological foundations of religious being and belief. Etymology and history of concept Etymology The term religion comes from both Old French and Anglo-Norman (1200s CE) and means respect for sense of right, moral obligation, sanctity, what is sacred, reverence for the gods. It is ultimately derived from the Latin word religiō. According to Roman philosopher Cicero, religiō comes from relegere: re (meaning "again") + lego (meaning "read"), where lego is in the sense of "go over", "choose", or "consider carefully". Contrarily, some modern scholars such as Tom Harpur and Joseph Campbell have argued that religiō is derived from religare: re (meaning "again") + ligare ("bind" or "connect"), which was made prominent by St. Augustine following the interpretation given by Lactantius in Divinae institutiones, IV, 28. The medieval usage alternates with order in designating bonded communities like those of monastic orders: "we hear of the 'religion' of the Golden Fleece, of a knight 'of the religion of Avys'". Religiō In classic antiquity, religiō broadly meant conscientiousness, sense of right, moral obligation, or duty to anything. In the ancient and medieval world, the etymological Latin root religiō was understood as an individual virtue of worship in mundane contexts; never as doctrine, practice, or actual source of knowledge. In general, religiō referred to broad social obligations towards anything including family, neighbors, rulers, and even towards God. Religiō was most often used by the ancient Romans not in the context of a relation towards gods, but as a range of general emotions which arose from heightened attention in any mundane context such as hesitation, caution, anxiety, or fear, as well as feelings of being bound, restricted, or inhibited. The term was also closely related to other terms like scrupulus (which meant "very precisely"), and some Roman authors related the term superstitio (which meant too much fear or anxiety or shame) to religiō at times. When religiō came into English around the 1200s as religion, it took the meaning of "life bound by monastic vows" or monastic orders. The compartmentalized concept of religion, where religious and worldly things were separated, was not used before the 1500s. The concept of religion was first used in the 1500s to distinguish the domain of the church and the domain of civil authorities; the Peace of Augsburg marks such instance, which has been described by Christian Reus-Smit as "the first step on the road toward a European system of sovereign states." Roman general Julius Caesar used religiō to mean "obligation of an oath" when discussing captured soldiers making an oath to their captors. Roman naturalist Pliny the Elder used the term religiō to describe the apparent respect given by elephants to the night sky. Cicero used religiō as being related to cultum deorum (worship of the gods). Threskeia In Ancient Greece, the Greek term threskeia (θρησκεία) was loosely translated into Latin as religiō in late antiquity. Threskeia was sparsely used in classical Greece but became more frequently used in the writings of Josephus in the 1st century CE. It was used in mundane contexts and could mean multiple things from respectful fear to excessive or harmfully distracting practices of others, to cultic practices. It was often contrasted with the Greek word deisidaimonia, which meant too much fear. History of the concept of the "religion" Religion is a modern concept. The concept was invented recently in the English language and is found in texts from the 17th century due to events such as the splitting of Christendom during the Protestant Reformation and globalization in the Age of Exploration, which involved contact with numerous foreign cultures with non-European languages. Some argue that regardless of its definition, it is not appropriate to apply the term religion to non-Western cultures, while some followers of various faiths rebuke using the word to describe their own belief system. The concept of "ancient religion" stems from modern interpretations of a range of practices that conform to a modern concept of religion, influenced by early modern and 19th century Christian discourse. The concept of religion was formed in the 16th and 17th centuries, despite the fact that ancient sacred texts like the Bible, the Quran, and others did not have a word or even a concept of religion in the original languages and neither did the people or the cultures in which these sacred texts were written.... Discover the Religion Link popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Religion Link books.
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The Missing Link
Roy Abraham VargheseThis book discusses the controversy surrounding evolutionary theory and religious thought. Debates have mostly centered on the origin of species, but this book focuses on the origi...
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Global Christianity
Gina ZurloExplore Christian life in every corner of the world.Christianity is now a majorityglobal South religion, with more believers living in Africa, Asia, and Latin America than in Europ...
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The Hidden Link, An Awesome Secret
Coleen McAvoyA long time ago, God unveiled some things to Job that were far beyond the capacity of a person to understand. He said to Job “Where were you when I laid the foundations of the eart...
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The Link between Religion and Health
Harold G. Koenig & Harvey J. CohenThis book is the first to present new medical research establishing a connection between religion and health and to examine the implications for Eastern and Western religious tradi...
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Occult Techniques for Creating and Using Energy Links
Magus SefiroOccult Techniques for Creating and Using Energy Links is an occult manual that will teach you the powerful secrets of creating and using the socalled "energy links." Indeed, a pers...
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The Templars and the Shroud of Christ
Barbara FraleThe most powerful military religious order of the Middle Ages and their sacred treasure.For a certain period in history, the Knights Templarthe most powerful military religious ord...
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The Missing Link Between the Genesis Creation and Scientific Findings
B. R. HicksSince Charles Darwin formulated his widely accepted theory of the origin of the species, many books have addressed the subject of evolution and the evolution/creation controversy. ...
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Zondervan Dictionary of Biblical Imagery
John A. BeckLearning the meaning and significance of biblical images will revolutionize your grasp of the Bible as a whole. Scripture is packed with symbolic imagery and metaphors: looms, donk...
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The Faith Link
Max FleuryThe global fitness and health industry generates more than seventyfive billion U.S. dollars in revenue annually. Americans are spending their income on diet fads, expensive medicat...
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Fathers - The Missing Link
Gary J FreemanIn the fight to make abortion unthinkable, let's look at God's design and where men fit in the discussion of abortion.The aim of this book is for every reader to gain an under...
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Understanding the Link Between Money and Spirituality
Dr. Cryford Mumba PhDThis is a religious book prepared specially for Christians so as to appreciate the relationship between money and spirituality. It is a personal finance book covering all the tenet...
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The Missing Link of Meditation
Bill WinstonApart from hearing and studying God's Word, meditating God's Word is one of the most important ingredients for success in life. This is why God told Joshua to meditate in His Word ...
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The Missing Link to a Prosperous Life
Diane MillerGOD’S DESIRE IS FOR EVERY CHRISTIAN TO PROSPER AND BE IN HEALTHIN ORDER FOR BELIEVERS TO PROSPER AS GOD GAS PREDESTINED US TO, WE MUST SUBMIT OURSELVES TO GOD’S PLAN AND TO HIS ORD...
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Passwords - Finding the Missing Link to the Desired Place
Favor E AlanwokoHave you ever felt like you are missing it? Like something is missing as you pursue a beautiful and fulfilling life for yourself. Imagine you knew the exact pieces to put into your...
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The Hidden Link
Coleen McAvoyLittle children often ask questions regarding "the beginning". The little boy standing in front of the easel is curious. He is wondering what "the beginning" looks like. Our hope f...
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SUMMA THEOLOGICA
Thomas AquinasThis ebook is the bestknown work of Thomas Aquinas (c.1225–1274). Although unfinished, the Summa is "one of the classics of the history of philosophy and one of the most influe...
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Warrior Origins
Hutan AshrafianWARRIOR ORIGINS is an account of the history and legends of the world’s prominent martial arts and how they share a common heritage. It chronicles the origins of the Shaolin warrio...
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Finding Yourself in Error and Riding the Wave Link of Grace
Reverend James E. Harrell JrThis book will bring perspective to the reader in helping to take on spiritual responsibility through life applications. Its intent is to guide you by examples of both biblical and...
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The Alexandria Link
Steve BerryCotton Malone retired from the highrisk world of elite operatives for the U.S. Justice Department to lead the lowkey life of a rarebook dealer. But his quiet existence is shatter...
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A Journey to the Roots of Rastafari
Abba YahudahEthiopia accepted Christianity as her sovereign faith after being a Judaic nation for centuries before Christ. Her political seat being the Throne of David makes this event uniquel...
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Seven Days in Utopia
David L. CookGolfers and nongolfers alike will be moved by this powerful story of transformation revealing the secrets to success in life beyond success in our game or work.Luke Chisolm is a ta...
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A Time of Changes
Robert SilverbergWith a new introduction by author Robert Silverberg, and the firstever map of Borthan, this Nebula Awardwinning classic scifi novel A Time of Changes, out of print since 1992, wil...
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The Wheel of Life
Dalai Lama, Jeffrey Hopkins & Richard GereUsing the traditional Buddhist allegorical image of the Wheel of Life and the teaching of the twelve links of dependent origination, the Dalai Lama deftly illustrates how our exist...
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The Lord, the Link, and the Lost
The Link Baptist ChurchThis book is designed to reach this generation for our Lord Jesus Christ. It is our desire to reach the lost at all cost. The Lord has blessed us abundantly in our spiritual and pe...
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The Missing Link
Jon CoatsYou know how frustrating it is to get a call on your cell phone and you can’t hear because of a bad reception? So many people are trying to do the same thing with their lives. They...
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Dogwinks
Squire RushnellIncludes the story Rescued by Rubynow on Netflix!The bestselling and beloved Godwink series returns with a charming, dogfocused collection of “joyful” (The Washington Post) stories...
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The Hidden Link, An Awesome Desire
Coleen McAvoyAs our grandparents tell us stories about when they were young, we think that was a long time ago. If we know a little history, we might even have some realization of what life was...
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When God Winks
Squire RushnellSQuire Rushnell teaches you how to use the power of “Godwinks”divine coincidencesto seize certainty in uncertain times, and enrich your career and relationships.Whether you call it...