Faith and religion are terms that are often used interchangeably. However, they are not synonyms. Faith represents a personal, private belief or conviction of an individual; it is their destiny, choice, or decision. Religion, on the other hand, etymologically comes from the Latin verb religare (to gather, to connect), and implies a certain structure, organization, and specific institutions.
Religion can be seen as a formal, group-based form of institutionalized, structured, and traditionalized practice through which, by referring to the content, form, and character of the relationship with the supernatural, the individual is defined within the group and in relation to all others. The potential reason for the frequent identification of these terms might stem from the fact that both those who believe and those who belong to a religion are called believers. However, while religion is a social framework, a community of believers, faith is tied only to the believing subject.
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