Christianity
Also known as Christian faith
Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion, which states that Jesus is the Son of God and rose from the dead after his crucifixion, whose coming as the messiah (Christ) was prophesied in the Old Testament and chronicled in the New Testament. It is the world's largest and most widespread religion with over 2.3 billion followers, comprising around 28.8% of the world population. Its adherents, known as Christians, are estimated to make up a majority of the population in 120 countries and territories.
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Christianity is a major world religion centered on the belief that Jesus is the Son of God who rose from the dead after being crucified, fulfilling Old Testament prophecies about the messiah. With over 2.3 billion followers across 120 countries and territories, it is the world's largest religion, shaping the beliefs and practices of nearly 29% of the global population.
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Key facts
- Religion.name
- Christianity
- Religion.image
- Church of the Holy Sepulchre by Gerd Eichmann (cropped).jpg
- Religion.imagewidth
- 275px
- Religion.caption
- The Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the Christian Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem, a holy place of Christianity
- Religion.main_classification
- Abrahamic
- Religion.scripture
- Bible (Old and New Testament)
- Religion.theology
- Monotheistic
- Religion.area
- Worldwide
- Religion.territory
- Christendom
- Religion.founder
- Jesus
- Religion.founded_date
- 1st century AD
- Religion.founded_place
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57 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Early Christianity
- Apostolic Age
- Ante-Nicene period
- Spread and acceptance in the Roman Empire
- Middle Ages
- Early Middle Ages
- High and Late Middle Ages
- Modern era
- Protestant Reformation and Counter-Reformation
- Post-Enlightenment
- Beliefs
- Creeds
- Jesus
- Death and resurrection
- Salvation
- Trinity
- Trinitarianism
- Nontrinitarianism
- Eschatology
- Death and afterlife
- Practices
- Communal worship
- Sacraments or ordinances
- Liturgical calendar
- Symbols
- Baptism
- Prayer
- Marriage
- Scriptures
- Catholic interpretation
- Protestant interpretation
- Qualities of Scripture
- Original intended meaning of Scripture
- Demographics
- Churches and denominations
- Catholic Church
- Eastern Orthodox Church
- Oriental Orthodox Churches
- Church of the East
- Protestantism
- Restorationism
- Other
- Cultural influence
- Influence on Western culture
- Ecumenism
- Criticism, persecution, and apologetics
- Criticism
- Persecution
- Apologetics
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Bibliography
- Further reading
- External links
Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion, which states that Jesus is the Son of God and rose from the dead after his crucifixion, whose coming as the messiah (Christ) was prophesied in the Old Testament and chronicled in the New Testament. It is the world's largest and most widespread religion with over 2.3 billion followers, comprising around 28.8% of the world population. Its adherents, known as Christians, are estimated to make up a majority of the population in 120 countries and territories.
Christianity remains culturally diverse in its Western and Eastern branches, and doctrinally diverse concerning justification and the nature of salvation, ecclesiology, ordination, and Christology. Most Christian denominations, however, generally hold in common the belief that Jesus is God the Son—the Logos incarnated—who ministered, suffered, and died on a cross, but rose from the dead for the salvation of humankind; this message is called the gospel, meaning the "good news". The four canonical gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John describe Jesus' life and teachings as preserved in the early Christian tradition, with the Old Testament as the gospels' respected background.