Religion in Kenya Religion in Kenya The predominant religion in Kenya is Christianity, which is adhered to by an estimated 84.8% of the total population. Islam is the second largest religion in Kenya, practiced by approximately 9.7 to 11.1 percent of Kenyans. Other faiths practiced in Kenya are Baha'i, Buddhism, Hinduism and traditional religions. Roman Catholicism was first brought to Kenya in the fifteenth century by the Portuguese, and was spread rapidly during the 20th century by missionaries. Today, the main Christian denominations in Kenya are Protestant confessions, which make up about 47.4% of the country's religious composition. They include the Anglican Church
Religious text variations such as "Holy Writ", "Holy Scripture" or "Sacred Scripture" are defined by the Oxford English Dictionary as terms which specifically apply to Biblical text and the Christian tradition. Hierographology (Ancient Greek: ἱερός, "hieros", "sacred" or "holy"; γραφή, "graphe", "writing"; λόγος, "logos", "word" or "reason") (archaically also 'hierology') is the study of sacred texts. The following is an in-exhaustive list of links to specific religious texts which may be used for further, more in-depth study. Books by Bahá'u'lláh Each four Kirati people have their own Scripture. Various New Age religions may regard any of the following texts as inspired: Non-LaVeyan