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Religions & Cults
World religions, new religious movements, cults, and false teachings examined biblically.
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Scholarly Articles
Long-form studies in this department.
Religions & Cults
What Is Hinduism? A Scholarly Introduction to Its Origins, Scriptures, Worldview, and Religious Life
What Is Hinduism? A Scholarly Introduction to Its Origins, Scriptures, Worldview, and Religious Life
Hinduism is not one uniform creed but a diverse family of religious traditions. This scholarly guide explains its history, scriptures, worldview, worship, major schools, and how its claims compare with biblical Christianity.
Religions & Cults
The Language of World Religions: An Academic Glossary of Key Concepts in Religious Studies and Philosophy of Religion
The Language of World Religions: An Academic Glossary of Key Concepts in Religious Studies and Philosophy of Religion
Learn the academic language of world religions through a verified glossary of key concepts used in Religious Studies, philosophy of religion, anthropology, and theology of religions.
Religions & Cults
Neither Identity nor Infinite Distance: God, the Human Self, and Union with Christ in Christian Theology and the Three Major Schools of Vedānta
Neither Identity nor Infinite Distance: God, the Human Self, and Union with Christ in Christian Theology and the Three Major Schools of Vedānta
Christian salvation is neither the realization that the self has always been Brahman nor the absorption of the creature into divine substance. Comparing Advaita, Viśiṣṭādvaita, and Dvaita with classical Christian theology, this article argues for communion without ontological confusion.
Religions & Cults
Why Should Christians Study World Religions? A Biblical, Missional, and Apologetic Guide
Why Should Christians Study World Religions? A Biblical, Missional, and Apologetic Guide
Christians study world religions neither to compromise the gospel nor to mock their neighbors, but to understand people truthfully, evaluate religious claims biblically, and bear witness to Jesus Christ with clarity, humility, and love.
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