World religions ask many of the same questions: Who is God? What has gone wrong with humanity? How can guilt be forgiven? What happens after death? And who is Jesus?
This growing library explains the beliefs, texts, practices, and major branches of world religions, compares them carefully with biblical Christianity, and distinguishes genuine similarities from decisive differences. Each study examines what the tradition teaches about Jesus and why Christians believe the answer is ultimately found in the crucified and risen Christ.
Start here: Learn how to compare religions fairly, then choose a reading path.
Islam and Jesus: Begin with Islamic beliefs, then examine Muslim claims about Jesus.
Judaism and Jesus: Start with What Do Jews Believe? Judaism and Christianity Compared, then explore Jewish objections and the Christian answer and the historical development of Judaism.
Sikhism and Jesus: Read What Do Sikhs Believe? Sikhism and Christianity Compared.
Bahá’í Faith and Jesus: Explore What Do Bahá’ís Believe? The Bahá’í Faith and Christianity Compared.
Latter-day Saints and Jesus: Explore beliefs about God, Joseph Smith, the Book of Mormon, and restoration in our Latter-day Saints and Christianity comparison.
Jehovah’s Witnesses and Jesus: Examine Jesus’ identity, the Trinity, resurrection, and the 1914 chronology in our Jehovah’s Witnesses and Christianity comparison.
Life after death: Compare resurrection, reincarnation, and Buddhist rebirth.
Jesus across religions: Compare nine perspectives on Jesus. For contemporary spirituality, explore what “spiritual but not religious” means.
“Spiritual but not religious” usually means valuing spiritual meaning, experiences, or practices while distancing oneself from organized religion. It describes a wide range of people, rather than one…
Jesus is one of history's most discussed religious figures. Christians worship Him as the eternal Son of God. Muslims honor Him as Messiah and prophet. The Bahá'í Faith…
Jehovah’s Witnesses speak often about Jesus Christ. They believe He came from heaven, died for humanity’s sins, rose from the dead, and now rules as King of God’s…
Latter-day Saints believe in Jesus Christ, His saving Atonement, and His literal bodily resurrection. Any comparison that misses those convictions begins with the wrong religion. The serious disagreement…
The Bahá’í Faith honors Jesus, calls humanity toward unity, and teaches that God continues to guide the world through successive divine messengers. Christianity shares the longing for reconciliation,…
If two religions call people to love God, serve their neighbors, and overcome selfishness, does that mean they lead to the same destination? Sikhism and Christianity make that…
Judaism and Christianity share the Scriptures of Israel, belief in one Creator, and a deeply connected history. But they reach fundamentally different conclusions about Jesus Christ. What do…
What do Muslims believe about Jesus? More than many Christians realize. Islam honors Jesus as the Messiah, affirms His miraculous conception, recounts astonishing miracles, calls Him a Word…
