// BigCat's Learning Hub

World ReligionsWORLD RELIGIONS

A neutral, comparative tour of humanity's major faith traditions. Each issue profiles one tradition — its history, distribution today, belief system, and what its adherents actually practice — no preaching, no ranking, no verdicts.

Four-dimension card: one card per tradition covering [Origins & History], [Distribution Today · real numbers], [Core Beliefs], and [Principles & Practice], plus common misconceptions and cross-tradition bridges. Divides labor with Philosophy (systems of thought); complements Buddhism (deep sutra study — not covered here).

🕸The Relationship Map — descent · influence · absorption between traditions, in one picturespecial

// The Traditions

Grouped by tradition family; one Day per issue, read in order.

A · AbrahamicAbrahamic Day 1–8

D1Judaism — covenant, Torah, Shabbat, three movementslive D2The Birth of Christianity — Jesus, Paul, Nicene Creedlive D3Catholicism — hierarchy, seven sacraments, Marylive D4Eastern Orthodoxy — icons, theosis, patriarchateslive D5Protestantism — Reformation, sola scriptura, denominationslive D6The Birth of Islam — tawhid, Qur'an, five pillarslive D7Sunni & Shia — the succession dispute, schools of lawlive D8Sufism — mysticism, orders, dhikrlive

B · DharmicDharmic Day 9–12

D9Hinduism · Overview — Brahman/Atman, karma, the great deitieslive D10The Hindu Life — caste, the four ashramas, dharmalive D11Jainism — radical nonviolence, asceticismlive D12Sikhism — ten Gurus, one God against caste, the Five Kslive

C · East AsianEast Asian Day 13–16

D13Daoism — immortals, inner alchemy, rituallive D14Confucianism as a Religious Tradition — Heaven, ancestors, riteslive D15Shinto — kami, shrines, syncretism with Buddhismlive D16East Asian Folk Religion — the three teachings, ancestors, fengshuilive

D · Ancient & MinorityAncient & Minority Day 17–20

D17Zoroastrianism — cosmic dualism, the Parsislive D18The Bahá'í Faith — progressive revelation, the unity of religions, no clergylive D19Indigenous & Shamanic Traditions — animism, oral transmission, land as scripturelive D20African Religions & the Diaspora — Yoruba, Vodou, Candomblélive

E · Comparative & ContemporaryComparative & Contemporary Day 21–28

D21The Spectrum of the Divine — mono/poly/pan/non-theismlive D22Mysticism, Shared and Not — shared road, forking destinationslive D23Scripture & Interpretation — oral, canon, literal vs figurativelive D24Religion, Violence & Peace — just war, toleration, mediationlive D25Secularization & the Future of Faith — three claims, the numbers, the noneslive D26New Religious Movements — four waves, counting frames, conduct standardslive D27Science & Religion — conflict/independence/dialogue/integrationlive D28The Worldview of the Nonreligious — secular humanism, meaning, secular ethicslive

This site introduces the world's religions from a neutral, comparative standpoint, presenting each tradition's internal logic and diversity without praise, blame, or ranking.