World Religions Project

As Viewed by Biblical Christianity

Reference: paraphrased selection from 17 faiths compared to Biblical Christianity, Christianity, Cults & Religions, 1996 Rose Publishing.
Note: It is not clear what specific affiliation Rose Publishing has, but it seems that "Biblical Christianity" would represent the more literalist Protestant denominations, and perhaps to a lesser extent Roman Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy.

Rose Publishing states that "The final proofreading was done by Paul Carden, executive director of the Centers for Apologetics Research and former co-host for six years of the "Bible Answer Man" radio program sponsored by CRI (Christian Research Institute, San Juan Capistrano, CA). Other researchers who provided information and proofread rough drafts: Dr. James Bjornstad, Institute for Contemporary Christianity; Robert Bowman, Atlanta Christian Apologetics Project; H. Wayne House, author; Eric Pement, Sr. Editor, Cornerstone; and Brad Sparks, apologetics researcher."

As Viewed by Various Christian Support Groups

The following links are to sites that in one way or the other attempt to promote Christianity to non-Christians or provide information and counter arguments to Christians about other religions.

• The Christian Attitude Toward Non-Christian Religions -- a well-written (if not totally convincing) article by Rick Rood, former director of publications at Probe Ministries, a non-profit corporation whose mission is to reclaim the primacy of Christian thought and values.
  
• Comparative Analysis of the Major World Religions from a Christian Perspective -- actually a reasonably unbiased site prepared by Ernest Valea, a Romanian author and missionary.
  
• World Religions Index -- seeks to equip Christians to understand other World Faiths and Religious Philosophies. Included is a Table (in more detail than what is provided on our site) of data on Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, and Primitive Religion.
  
• Answering Islam including an interesting section on Responding to Muslim Claims
  
• Islamic Studies in Christian Perspective -- by the Reformed Internet

As Viewed by Non-Christians

The following links are provided to a few sites that attempt to inform believers and non-believers about their faith in contrast to Christianity. Note that it appears difficult via the search engines to find much in this regard... seems like a) Christians are more ambitious missionaries than other religions, or b) advocates of non-Christian religions are less likely to publish English text on the web, or c) both a and b above.

• Outreach Judaism -- Outreach Judaism is a non-denominational organization whose mission is to communicate Judaism’s perspective on Christianity and other religions in a manner that inspires Jews and fosters respect for Judaism among non-Jews.
  
• Jews for Jesus
  
• Comparisons of Islam to other Faiths from the Islam101 site -- is an educational site on Islam, its way of life, civilization and culture. It includes an introductory course on Islam and presents Islamic views on contemporary issues. The section on comparative religious studies has articles on the commonality and differences between Islam and other religions.
• Islam to Christianity
  
• Islam to Hinduism
• Buddhists and Christians -- Walk the Path of Unity -- from the Heartland Sangha, a group of American Buddhists who practice a non-dualistic, pan-sectarian Buddhism drawn from the original teachings of Gautama Buddha, Jodo Shinshu, Zen Buddhism and engaged Buddhism.
  

A Somewhat Independent View

The following sites do a reasonable job in depicting various spiritual and religious activities in a largely independent and non-judgmental way.

• Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance, www.religioustolerance.org
  
• Beliefnet.com -- an independent multi-faith e-community designed to help you meet your own religious and spiritual needs -- in an interesting, captivating and engaging way.