The British Library, the largest national library in the world by number of items cataloged, has for the first time ever put some of its rarest and most ancient religious texts online for the general ...

For many Jews, the sacred texts are very special, so a great deal of respect is shown towards them. The Torah refers to the first five books of Moses. Judaism teaches that God dictated the Torah to ...

Muslims consider the Qur’an to be different to any other book as they believe it to be the direct word of Allah. The Prophet Muhammad became the messenger of Allah after his first experience of ...

This page provides information about important Jain texts. The texts containing the teachings of Mahavira are called the Agamas, and are the canonical literature - the scriptures - of Svetambara ...

The Bahá'í writings and sacred scripture. The writings of the Báb and Bahá'u'lláh are regarded as Divine Revelation. The writings of Abdu'l-Bahá are recognised as sacred. The scriptures of other ...

Jewish leaders are calling for new editions of the Bible and Koran to carry warning messages which highlight anti-Semitic passages in the holy texts. The recommendations have been made in a new ...

“Nones” are adults who describe themselves religiously as atheist, agnostic or “nothing in particular.” This report uses the terms “nones” and “religiously unaffiliated” interchangeably. Negative ...

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On International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief, Mariz Tadros, Director of the Coalition for Religious Equality and Inclusive Development reflects on why ...