Library of World Religions and Faith Traditions

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Use the Patheos Side-by-Side Lens to create an easy-to-read comparison chart for differing religious traditions. Choose up to three traditions from the scrollable lists below and then click go!

Adventist African Independent Churches Anabaptist Anglican/Episcopalian Baha'i Baptist Chinese Religion Christianity Christian Science Confucianism Conservative Judaism Disciples of Christ Eastern Orthodoxy Hinduism ISKCON (Hare Krishna) Islam Jainism Japanese Religion Jehovah's Witnesses Judaism Lutheran Mahayana Buddhism Methodist New Age Oriental Orthodoxy Orthodox Judaism Paganism Presbyterian and Reformed Protestantism Reform Judaism Roman Catholicism Scientology Shaivite Hinduism Shakta Hinduism Shia Islam Shinto Sikhism Society of Friends (Quaker) Sufism Sunni Islam Taoism Theravada Buddhism Unitarian-Universalism United Church of Christ/Congregationalism Vaishnavite Hinduism Vajrayana Buddhism Zen

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Patheos offers a free and expansive library of easy-to-read information on the world’s religious traditions. The Library also includes a variety of lenses and summaries to assist you in bringing the traditions to life. Visit our Teachers page to review all of our resources.

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