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Universalizing religion (view source)
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In morphological classification of religions<ref>https://www.britannica.com/topic/classification-of-religions</ref>, a '''universalizing religion''' is a religion that attempts to operate on a global scale and to appeal to all people wherever they reside, compared to an [[ethnic religion]] which primarily attracts one group of people living in one place. Most universalizing religions are divided into ''branches'', ''denominations'', and ''sects''. Differences between ''branches'', ''denominations'', and ''sects'' tend to be minor since they can't drift away too much from the Book or the Cannons without being challenged. By far the most practiced universalizing religion is [[Christianity]]. [[Islam]] and [[Buddhism]] are other large universalizing religions.<ref>{{cite book |last= Rubenstein |first= James M. |coauthors= |title= The Cultural Landscape: An Introduction to Human Geography |publisher= Pearson Prentice Hall |year= 2008 |month= |isbn= 0-13-134681-4}}</ref> About 62% of the world's population identify with a universalizing religion, with about 24% adhering to an ethnic religion and 14% to no religion in particular.
In morphological classification of religions<ref>https://www.britannica.com/topic/classification-of-religions</ref>, a '''universalizing religion''' is a religion that attempts to operate on a global scale and to appeal to all people wherever they reside, compared to an [[ethnic religion]] which primarily attracts one group of people living in one place. Most universalizing religions are divided into ''branches'', ''denominations'', and ''sects''. Differences between ''branches'', ''denominations'', and ''sects'' tend to be minor since they can't drift away too much from the Book or the Cannons without being challenged. By far the most practiced universalizing religion is [[Christianity]]. [[Islam]] and [[Buddhism]] are other large universalizing religions.<ref>{{cite book |last= Rubenstein |first= James M. |coauthors= |title= The Cultural Landscape: An Introduction to Human Geography |publisher= Pearson Prentice Hall |year= 2008 |month= |isbn= 0-13-134681-4}}</ref> About 62% of the world's population identify with a universalizing religion, with about 24% adhering to an ethnic religion and 14% to no religion in particular.
"Universalizing religion" is different from but related to the term "universalism", which is one strategy of being "universalizing" (i.e. absorb any possible pre-existing religion into your framework as a matter of principle, or phrased more negatively, water everything down to the point where all religions are the same anyway). It is not synonymous with "universalism".
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