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1990s
European pagan reconstructive movements (Celtic, Hellenic, Roman, Slavic, Baltic, Finnish, etc.) organize.
1966
Anton Szandor LaVey's Satanism begins, with Anton Szandor LaVey's founding of the Church of Satan,[37] although Satanism in itself has always been defined by the Christians themselves.
1962
The Church of All Worlds, the first American neo-pagan church, is formed by a group including Oberon Zell-Ravenheart, Morning Glory Zell-Ravenheart, and Richard Lance Christie.
1960s
Various Neopagan and New Age movements gain momentum.
1952
Scientology is created.
1947
British India is partitioned on religious lines; into an Islamic country of Pakistan and the secular nation of India with a Hindu majority.
1932
A neo-Hindu religious movement,the Brahma Kumaris or "Daughters of Brahma" started the origin of BKWSU can be traced to the group "Om Mandali", founded by Lekhraj Kripalani(1884–1969).
1817 - 1892
The life of Bahá'u'lláh, founder of the Bahá'í Faith.
1819 - 1850
The life of Siyyid `Alí Muḥammad Shírází (Persian: سيد علی محمد شیرازی) Bab (October 20, 1819 – July 9, 1850), the founder of Bábism.
1791
Freedom of religion, enshrined in the Bill of Rights, is amended into the constitution of the United States forming an early and influential secular government.
1517
Martin Luther, of the Protestant Reformation, posts the 95 theses.
In the Spanish Empire, Catholicism is spread and encouraged through such institutions as missions and the Inquisition.
1500
African religious systems are introduced to the Americas, with the commencement of the trans-Atlantic forced migration.
1469 - 1539
The life of Guru Nanak, founder of Sikhism.
1320
Pope John XXII lays the groundwork for the future witch-hunts with the formalization of the persecution of witchcraft.
1271 - 1272
The Ninth Crusade fails.
1270
The Eighth Crusade is organized.
1244
Jerusalem is sacked again, instigating the Seventh Crusade.
1228 - 1229
The Sixth Crusade occurs.
1217 - 1221
The Church attempts the Fifth Crusade.
1199 - 1204
The Fourth Crusade takes place.
1189 - 1192
The Third Crusade, European leaders attempt to reconquer the Holy Land from Saladin.
1147 - 1149
The Second Crusade is waged in response to the fall of the County of Edessa.
1095 - 1099
The first Crusade takes place.
1054
The Great Schism between the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches formally takes place.
712
Kojiki, the oldest Shinto text is written.
570 - 632
Life-time of Muhammad ibn ‘Abdullāh RA, the founder of Islam and considered by Muslims to be a messenger of God.
424
The Assyrian Church of the East formally separates from the See of Antioch and the western Syrian Church
381 - 391
Theodosius proscripted Paganism within the Roman Empire.
380
Theodosius I declares Nicene Christianity the state religion of the Roman Empire.
313
The Edict of Milan decrees religious toleration in the Roman empire.
250 - 900
Classic Mayan civilization, Stepped pyramids are constructed.
7 BCE - 36 CE
The approximate time-frame for the life of Jesus of Nazareth, the central figure of Christianity.
440 BCE
Zoroastrianism enters recorded history.
551 BCE
Confucius, founder of Confucianism, is born.
563 BCE
Gautama Buddha, founder of Buddhism is born.
600 - 500 BCE
Earliest Confucian writing, Shu Ching incorporates ideas of harmony and heaven.
950 BCE
The Torah begins to be written, the core texts of Judaism and foundation of later Abrahamic religions.
1367 BCE
Reign of Akhenaten in Ancient Egypt. Akhenaten is sometimes credited with starting the earliest known monotheistic religion. Akenaten's monotheistic beliefs are thought to be the precursor of the monotheistic doctrines of the Abrahamic religions.
1700 BCE
Zoroaster (a.k.a. Zarathushtra), founder of Zoroastrianism is thought to have been born.
2000 - 1850 BCE
The traditionally accepted period in which the Judeochristian/Islamic patriarchal figure Abraham lived. Likely born in Ur Kaśdim or Haran and died in Machpelah, Canaan.
2150 - 2000 BCE
The earliest surviving versions of the Sumerian Epic of Gilgamesh (originally titled "He who Saw the Deep" (Sha naqba īmuru) or "Surpassing All Other Kings" (Shūtur eli sharrī)) were written.
2200 BCE
Minoan Civilization in Crete develops. Citizens worship a variety of Goddesses.
2348 BCE
Noah's Ark and the Great Flood that wiped out all previous civilizations according to the Ussher chronology.
2494 - 2345 BCE
The first of the oldest surviving religious texts, the Pyramid Texts, are composed in Ancient Egypt.
2635 - 2610 BCE
The oldest surviving Egyptian Pyramid is commissioned by pharaoh Djoser.
3228 - 3102 BCE
Traditionally accepted time of Krishna's life on Earth (One of the revered gods in Hinduism).
9831
The Neolithic Revolution begins and results in a worldwide population explosion. The first cities, states, kingdoms, and organized religions begin to emerge. The early states were usually theocracies, in which the political power is justified by religious prestige.