Religion Category
Jediism
By 2001 there had been four ‘Star Wars’ films made in the USA and a worldwide fanbase…
Congregationalism
The idea of Congregationalism is that Protestants do not need a hierarchy of clergy standing between them…
Humanism
Humanism in the UK is a collection of atheistic ideas promoted by an organisation which began as…
Calvinistic Methodists
In 1735, two young men from mid-Wales, Howell Harris (1714-73) and Daniel Rowland (1713-90) joined the Church…
The Church of Ireland
The Church of Ireland covers both Ireland and Northern Ireland, since it was established long before the…
Rastafari
Marcus Garvey (1887-1940) was a political activist who gave Afro-Jamaicans a prediction in 1920 ~ that a…
Buddhism
The 2,500-year-old practice of Buddhism first came to Britain from Asia in the late nineteenth century. The…
Wicca
Wicca, also known as ‘The Craft (of the Wise)’, owes its modern surge in popularity to Lancashire-born…
Unitarianism
More of a theological movement than a religion, Unitarianism began in eastern Europe after the Reformation. Its…
The Archbishops of Canterbury and York
The two Archbishops are the most senior members of the Church of England. Of the two, the…
St. Columba
St. Columba (521-97) was born into the Irish aristocracy and was educated at a Christian monastery, after…
Hinduism
The term ‘Hinduism‘ covers a rich diversity of beliefs and practices. There are few rules and the…