Trending Religious Movements of all time
The 100 most-viewed religious movements of all time on Wikipedia. Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Wahhabism.
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74,144
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Wahhabism
Sunni Islamic revivalist and fundamentalist movement
8,526
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Hamas
Palestinian Islamist political and military organization
4,912
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Baháʼí Faith
monotheistic religion revealed by Bahāʾullāh
4,596
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4
liberation theology
Christian theological approach emphasizing the liberation of the oppressed
4,498
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5
modern paganism
group of contemporary religious movements based on ancient European and Middle Eastern religions
4,162
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Heaven's Gate
American UFO religion, whose members committed mass suicide in 1997
2,914
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Rodnovery
modern religious movement based on Slavic native beliefs
2,448
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8
Moorish Science Temple of America
US religious movement founded in the early 20th century Noble Drew Ali
2,312
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9
Happy Science
global new religious movement founded in Japan by Ryuho Okawa
2,192
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10
Mormonism
religious tradition and theology founded by Joseph Smith and centered on the Book of Mormon
1,798
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Sabbateans
followers of Sabbatai Zevi
1,773
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12
Hòa Hảo
religion based on Buddhism, founded in Hòa Hảo village, Vietnam in 1939 by Huỳnh Phú Sổ
1,759
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Reformed Baptists
Baptists who hold to a Calvinist soteriology
1,605
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14
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Khlysts
Russian Christian sect
1,600
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15
Christian Science
American religious movement (1866-)
1,570
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16
The Church of Almighty God
Chinese new religious movement
1,535
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17
Evangelicalism
Evangelical Christian movement
1,393
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18
Five-Percent Nation
American religion (1964-)
837
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19
Quietism
17th-century ideas heretical to Catholics
814
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20
Malaysian Islamic Party
Islamist political party in Malaysia
773
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21
Messianic Judaism
religious movement
764
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22
anthroposophy
esoteric philosophy founded by Rudolf Steiner postulating the existence of an objective spiritual world accessible to human experience
762
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23
Ghost Dance
new religious movement
711
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24
Salafism
Sunni Islamic reformist movement
646
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25
Neotantra
Western religious movements incorporating elements of Hindu and Buddhist tantra; often includes sexual elements
594
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26
Rajneesh movement
persons inspired by the Indian mystic Osho
584
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27
Karaite Judaism
Jewish religious movement characterized by the recognition of the written Torah alone as its supreme authority in Jewish religious law and t
530
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28
Muggletonianism
English Protestant movement
509
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29
Lollardy
pre-Protestant Christian religious reform movement in England
458
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30
Twin Flames Universe
American religious cult
456
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31
New Thought
religious movement emphasizing accessible divine power, positive thinking, and faith healing
455
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32
Musar movement
19th century Orthodox Jewish Lithuanian movement
450
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33
Rabbinic Judaism
mainstream form of Judaism since the 6th century CE
445
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34
Counter-Reformation
Catholic political and religious response to the Protestant Reformation and earlier reformism
419
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35
Ethiopian movement
religious movement in southern Africa
417
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36
Restorationism
belief that the beliefs and practices of early Christianity were lost or adulterated and required restoration
404
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37
Sanātana Dharma
denomination of hinduism
391
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38
Noahidism
Jewish new religious movement
387
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39
Charismatic Movement
trend of historically mainstream congregations adopting beliefs and practices similar to Pentecostalism.
367
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40
British Israelism
Christian movement, according to which the people of England are the descendants of the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel
367
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41
Council of Friends
one of the original expressions of Mormon fundamentalism
367
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42
Seven Mountain Mandate
Conservative Protestant Christian movement
364
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43
Skoptsy
Russian Christian movement which practiced castration and mastectomy
362
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44
Christian Identity
Christian white supremacist movement which holds the view that only people of Northern European ancestry descend from the ancient Israelites
356
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45
Brahma Kumaris
Spiritual organization
346
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46
First Great Awakening
Christian revivals in Britain and the Thirteen Colonies in the 1730s–1740s
332
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47
Radha Soami
religion related to Sikhism and Hinduism (1861-)
325
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48
Homoiousian
believer in the Christian doctrine of homoiousianism
324
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49
Azusa Street Revival
historic Pentecostal revival meeting
320
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50
charismatic christianity
form of Christianity that emphasizes the work of the Holy Spirit, spiritual gifts, and modern-day miracles
311
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51
Vipassana movement
Buddhist meditation movement (1754-)
301
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52
Quiverfull
evangelical Christian movement
301
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53
Communion and Liberation
lay ecclesial movement
282
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54
nondenominational Christianity
churches which distance themselves from the confessionalism or creedalism of other Christian communities
264
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55
Reconstructionist Judaism
denomination of Judaism
259
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56
Zealotry
religious-political movement in 1st-century Second Temple Judaism
256
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57
Deobandi
revivalist movement within Sunni Islam
248
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58
Shafi'i
school of Islamic jurisprudence
245
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59
Jewish Christian
members of the Jewish movement that later became Christianity
244
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60
Pietism
movement christian
239
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61
Two by Twos
international Christian primitivism movement, from 19th-century Ireland, whose itinerant lay ministers preach in pairs, living in voluntary
236
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62
spiritualism
19th century religious movement based on the belief that one can communicate with the spirits of the dead
224
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63
Modern Orthodox Judaism
a movement within Orthodox Judaism to synthesize Jewish values and the observance of Jewish law with the secular, modern world; mainy preval
217
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64
Malikism
one of four major schools of madhhab of Islamic jurisprudence within Sunni Islam
216
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65
Daejonggyo
religious movements within Korean shamanism
213
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66
Brahmo Samaj
Hindu reform movement
213
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67
Nation of Yahweh
predominantly African-American religious group, an offshoot of the Black Hebrew Israelites movement, designated as a black supremacist group
196
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68
Scottish Reformation
religious and political movement that established the Church of Scotland
194
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69
flagellant
practitioners of an extreme form of self-mortification
186
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70
New Covenant Theology
Belief that Jesus Christ is the central focus of the Bible and that Old Testament Laws have been abrogated with Jesus's crucifixion and repl
183
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71
Millerism
Christian movement founded by William Miller, which held that the Second Coming would come in 1844
177
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72
liberalism and progressivism within Islam
overview of the history of liberalism and progressivism within Islam and amongst Muslims
175
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73
Crusading movement
series of religious wars in late medieval times
168
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74
True Buddha School
Buddhist organization
161
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75
Goddess movement
modern revival of divine feminine or female-centered spirituality
155
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76
liberal Christianity
school of Christian theology that emphasizes the importance of reason and experience over doctrinal authority
152
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77
Creativity
pantheistic white separatist religious movement
149
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78
Akram Vignan Movement
science for spiritual self-realization
147
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79
Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light
Shia Islam-derived religious movement
141
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80
Bishnoi
Environmental Friendly Hindu Community in India
137
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81
Higher Life movement
movement devoted to Christian holiness in England
136
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82
Kurozumikyō
Japanese new religion largely derived from Shinto roots
135
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83
Judaizers
Christians who insist that their co-religionists should follow the Law of Moses
135
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84
Neocatechumenal Way
Catholic movement
134
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85
Catholic Worker Movement
autonomous communities of Catholics and their associates
131
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86
Awakening
lutheran religious movement in Finland
129
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87
Latter Rain
post–World War II movement within Pentecostal Christianity
129
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88
Engaged Buddhism
practical application of Buddhist teachings
127
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89
Third Great Awakening
period of religious activism in American history
119
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90
Zionism in Morocco
112
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91
Habonim Dror
international socialist-zionist youthmovement
112
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92
esotericism
wide range of loosely related ideas and movements associated with the occult or secrets
112
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Namdhari
sect of Sikhism
110
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Sant Mat
Hindu spiritual movement in the Indian subcontinent in the 13th century.
107
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95
Ahl-i Hadith
Salafi reform movement that emerged in North India in the mid-nineteenth century from the teachings of Sayyid Ahmad Shahid, Syed Nazeer Husa
104
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96
process theology
type of theology developed from Alfred North Whitehead
104
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97
Sukyo Mahikari
Japanese organization
99
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Christian naturism
movement which believes that God never intended for people to be ashamed of their bodies
97
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99
Hebrew Roots
religious movement
97
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100
Legio Maria
new religious movement in Kenya
96
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