A sample from Patrick Johnstone's book, The Future of the Global Church. This sample is from Chapter 3, Religion: The Major Streams. It discusses The Six Major Streams of Religion. [Eleven Slides]

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Ch 3) The Six Major Streams of Religion
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2. Religious Streams in 2001
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The five main
global missionary
religious systems
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These religions are
grouped together
in a single category
“Ethnic/Other”.

3. The Six Major Streams of Religion
2010
Non-
Religious
14.8%
Christian
32.5%
Muslim
22.6%
10%
Hindu
Ethnic/
13.7% Other

4. The Six Major Streams of Religion
2010
The Six Christian Megablocs
Protestant
Independent/Indigenous
Anglican
Non- Catholic
Religious Orthodox
Christian Marginal
14.8%
32.5% Unaffiliated
Muslim
22.6%
Christian Megablocs
10%
13.7% Protestant
Ethnic/
Hindu
Other
Independent / Indigenous
Anglican
Catholic
Orthodox
Marginal

5. The Six Major Streams of Religion
2010
The Main Divisions of Islam
Non-
Shi’a
Sunni Other Religious
Christian
14.8%
32.5%
Muslim
22.6%
Islam 10%
13.7%
Sunni Ethnic/
Hindu
Shi’a Other
Other

6. The Six Major Streams of Religion
2010
The Hindu Caste System
Forward
Non- Brahmin
Religious
Christian
Kshatriya
14.8%
32.5% Vaishiya
Muslim
The Hindu Caste System Backward
Forward 22.6%
15% Brahmin Sudra
Kshatriya
Vaishiya 10%
13.7% Scheduled
Backward Hindu Ethnic/
57%
Sudra Other Dalit
Tribal
Scheduled
18% Dalit
10% Tribal

7. The Six Major Streams of Religion
2010
Non-
Religious
Christian
14.8%
32.5%
Muslim
22.6%
The Main Branches of Buddhism
10% Mahayana
Buddhism 13.7%
Ethnic/ Theravada
Hindu
Other
Theravada Lamaism
% of all Buddhists
Lamaism Lamaism, Vajrayana or Tantric Buddhism

8. The Six Major Streams of Religion
2010
Ethnic / Other
Traditional
Non-
Religious
Christian Literate
14.8%
32.5% Taoist
Muslim
Confucian
22.6%
Shinto
13.7%
10% Sikh
Hindu Ethnic/
Other
Ethnic / Other
Traditional Ethnic: Animist, Shamanist, Spiritist, etc.
Literate Ethnic: Taoist, Confucian, Shinto, Sikh, etc.
Smaller Global Religions: Jewish, Baha’I, etc.

9. The Six Major Streams of Religion
2010
The Types of Non-Religious
Agnostic (Non-Religious) 83% Agnostic (non-Religious)
Atheist (Anti-Religious) 17%
Atheist (anti-Religious)
Non-
Religious
Christian
14.8%
32.5%
Muslim
22.6%
10%
13.7%
Hindu Ethnic/
Other

10. The Six Major Streams of Religion
2010
The Types of Non-Religious
Agnostic (Non-Religious) 83%
The Six Christian Megablocs
Atheist (Anti-Religious) 17%
Protestant
The Main Divisions of Islam Independent/Indigenous
Anglican
Non- Catholic
Religious Orthodox
Christian Marginal
14.8%
32.5% Unaffiliated
Muslim
The Hindu Caste System
Forward 22.6%
15% Brahmin
Kshatriya The Main Branches of Buddhism
Vaishiya 10% Mahayana
13.7%
Ethnic/ Theravada
57% Backward Hindu
Sudra Other
Lamaism
Scheduled Ethnic / Other % of all Buddhists
18% Dalit
Traditional Ethnic: Animist, Shamanist, Spiritist, etc.
10% Tribal Literate Ethnic: Taoist, Confucian, Shinto, Sikh, etc.
Smaller Global Religions: Jewish, Baha’I, etc.

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