Religion

Articles about religions, beliefs, worship and religious institutions.

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Scientology

Scientology: beliefs, practices, organization, and controversies

Scripture

Scripture: Sacred Writings, Authority, and Religious Tradition

Second Coming

Second Coming (Christian belief)

Second Epistle of John

2 John: Johannine Letter on Love, Truth, Hospitality, and Warnings Against False Teachers

Second Epistle of Peter

Second Epistle of Peter (2 Peter)

Second Epistle to the Thessalonians

Second Epistle to Timothy

Second Great Awakening

Second Temple

Second Temple (Herod's Temple) — Jerusalem's central sanctuary, 516 BCE–70 CE

Sect

Secularism

Sedevacantism

Seiðr

Seiðr — Old Norse ritual sorcery, prophecy and social role

Sephardi Jews

Sephardi Jews (Sephardim)

Septuagint

Sermon

Sermon: definition, purpose, history and common forms

Servant of God

Service of worship

Service of worship: forms, elements, history and variations

Seven Commandments of the Children of Noah

Seventh-day Adventist Church

Seventh-day Adventist Church in Canada

Sexual abstinence

Sexual abstinence: practice, types, motivations and history

Shabbat

Shabbat

Shabbat — the Jewish day of rest

Shabbat is the weekly day of rest and spiritual renewal in Judaism, observed from Friday evening to Saturday night with rituals, prohibitions on work, synagogue services, meals, an

Shafi`i

Shahada

Shahada: The Islamic Declaration of Faith

Shaivism

Shaivism

Shaivism: Tradition, Beliefs, and Cultural Influence

Shaivism is a major tradition within Hinduism that reveres Shiva as supreme; this article outlines its beliefs, principal schools, practices, geographic spread, and historical deve

Shaligram

Shaligram: sacred ammonite stone in Vaishnava Hindu tradition

Shalom

Shalom

Shalom: Hebrew word for peace, greeting, and wholeness

Shalom is a Hebrew term signifying peace, completeness and wellbeing. Used as a greeting, farewell and religious concept, it reflects social harmony, inner calm and ethical balance

Shaykh al-Islām

Shaykh al-Islām: title, roles, and historical development

Shia Islam

Shiaphobia

Shiaphobia (Anti‑Shi'ism): origins, forms, and contemporary impact

Shinshūkyō

Shinto

Shinto: Japan’s Indigenous Way of the Kami

Shinto shrine

Shinto shrine (jinja): sacred places of Japan

Shiogama Jinja

Shiva

Shree Shree Siddheswari Kalimandir

Shri Shail

Shri Shail Temple — Shakti shrine near Sylhet, Bangladesh

Shrine

Shrine: Sacred Sites, History, Forms, and Cultural Roles

Shudra

Shurat Islam

Shurat Islam (Kharijites): origins, beliefs, and legacy

Siddur

Siddur: the Jewish prayer book

Sign of the cross

Sign of the Cross (Christian ritual gesture)

Sikh temple

Sikhism

Sikhism: Beliefs, History, Practices and Institutions

Sikhism in Pakistan

Simony

Simony: the buying and selling of spiritual offices

Sin

Sin