'Christian' comprises all Western Christians plus Orthodox.Įvery country has one state religion, which has a great variety of effects.

'Western Christian' comprises Catholicism and the religions that schismed from it: Catholic, Counterreform Catholic, Protestant, and Reformed. 'Islam' comprises all Moslems: Shi'ite and Sunni. There are a few rules where a set of religions acts similarly, and so it is convenient to be able to talk about religion groups.

The religions are: Catholicism, Counterreform Catholic (sometimes abbreviated CrC), Protestant, Reformed, Orthodox, Confucianism, Hinduism, Buddhism, Shi'a Moslem, Sunni Moslem, and paganism. There are eleven religions (including paganism) in the game. The game models religious strife in Europe and elsewhere in the world (for example Shi'a versus Sunni Moslems), and the Christianization of pagans via colonization and missionary work. In EUII, it is a central element, from the Catholic supremacy of the late middle ages through the Reformation and Counter-reformation. Religion is 'a system of beliefs held to with ardor and faith'.

Europa universalis 4 religion