Name: _______________________ P: ____
Religion: Key Issue 1
Where Are Religions Distributed?
Due: _______
Rubenstein, pp. 170 - 178
Describe the main difference between a universalizing religion and an ethnic religion.
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UNIVERSALIZING RELIGIONS
CHRISTIANITY
“Christianity has more than ____ _______________ adherents, farm more than any other
___________ religions, and has the most _______________ ___________________________.”
1. Give the percentage of the world’s Christian population belonging to each of Christianity’s
three major branches
Roman Catholic -
Eastern Orthodox -
Protestant -
2. Regarding Eastern Orthodox churches . . .
How many separate churches are there?
Which has by far the largest membership?
3. What percentage of Latin Americans are Roman Catholic?
4. Protestants comprise 40% of North Americans. List the five largest denominations (#5 is a
tie) by percentage.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
5. Complete the chart with names of smaller branches of Christianity and their location of
concentration.
Branch of Christianity
Region of predominance