Category: World Religions

Historical Context of the Bábí and Bahá’í Faiths

Historical Context of the Bábí and Bahá’í Faiths To assert that a religion is independent of other faiths is not…

Vodun (a.k.a. Vodoun, Voudou, Voodoo, Sevi Lwa) General background: Vodun (a.k.a. Vodoun, Voudou, Voodoo, Sevi Lwa) is commonly called…

Confucianism

Christianity The Religion of the Fatherhood of God and the Brotherhood of Man Mediated by Jesus Christ Christianity, stemming…

Islam Basic Facts Introduction to Islam Islam : The True Religion ISLAM Quotation: "The best jihad [struggle] is (by) the…

Confucianism History K’ung Fu Tzu (commonly pronounced Confucius in English) was born in 551 BCE in the state of…

An Introduction to the Study of World Religions There are 11 other long established, major world religions, each with…

Jainism Lord Mahavir and Jain Religion Lord Mahavir was the twenty-fourth and the last Tirthankara of the Jain religion. According…

Jainism INTRODUCTION TO JAINISM 1. Jainism dates back to 599 BC 1. The Jains claim that their religion was founded…

Bahá’í Faith : Other facts Beliefs Bahá’ís believe that God is transcendent and unknowable. However, He has sent, and will…