·	Buddhism - founded by Gotama (c. 566 to 486 BC) in north-eastern India.

·	Hinduism - a wide range of Indian ethnic religions.

·	Islam - founded by Muhammed (born c.570, died 632AD).

·	Judaism - the religion of the Jews in contrast to that of the Old Testament from which it was derived.

·	New Age Movement - a blanket term applied to a variety of people, organisations, events, practices and ideas - all directed to a spiritual and social change that will usher in a New Age of self-actualisation.

·	Scientology - founded by L. Ron Hubbard (b. 1911).

·	Exclusive Brethren - a breakaway from the Plymoth Brethren.

·	Jehovah's Witnesses - Arianism revived by Charles Taze Russell (1852-1916).

·	Mormonism - or Latter Day Saints founded by Joseph Smith (1805-1844).

·	Seventh Day Adventism - founded by Ellen G White (d. 1849).

·	Unification Church - found by Korean-born Sun Myung Moon (b. 1920).

·	Worldwide Church of God - founded by Herbert W. Armstrong (1896-1986).