Patheos Watermark
I'd like to ...

Please choose two religions or belief systems below and click compare for a side-by-side religion comparison.

More religion comparison lenses




Please select from the choices below to find targeted religion articles.

Search our extensive library of more than 100 religions / traditions for research or comparison.

 

Location
Name
Tradition
  Search Add Listing

Balanced Views of Religion and Spirituality

Today's Public Square

Perspectives on
Afterlife

Patheos on Facebook

Articles

Featured Articles
An Atheist Comes to Believe in GodAn Atheist Comes to Believe in God
Philosopher Jacob Needleman, whose autobiography "What is God?" describes his spiritual journey, talks about fundamentalism, atheism, and more. The Death of a SecularistThe Death of a Secularist
The funeral of an atheist friend inspires examination of the Here and the Hereafter. Does death rob life of meaning or does it provide it? My View: Rethinking KarmaMy View: Rethinking Karma
How are we meant to understand this key Buddhist teaching? Heaven and Hell in Jewish TraditionHeaven and Hell in Jewish Tradition
Though there is no official Jewish conception of the afterlife, Jewish sources do provide images of a torturous hell and heavenly paradise.  Heaven, Hell, and Carrot Stick PeopleHeaven, Hell, and Carrot Stick People
In the spirit of oversimplifying the differences among believers, I submit that there are two types of religious people: "Carrot People" and "Stick People." I am a Stick Person. The Burning Truth about PurgatoryThe Burning Truth about Purgatory
The doctrine of purgatory is completely reconcilable with a loving God who is a consuming fire. As we are drawn up into His love we begin to burn with the divine fire, and those impurities to which we have clung in this life must be burned away. Beauty in DeathBeauty in Death
Death is yet another gateway in our journey, the gateway that returns us all to the arms of the Goddess where we can reflect on what we learned from our sojourns in life. You Will Call, I Will AnswerYou Will Call, I Will Answer
A Harvard law professor, diagnosed with terminal cancer, reflects on what it is like to know that one is dying. What does one feel in the face of death -- and on the threshold of new life?
Most Viewed
You Will Call, I Will AnswerLeaving Gold for God -- An interview with Sally WardStop Going to Church: or, How to Be Like BonoTen Spiritually Significant Films of the DecadeModesty: Not Just for WomenDoctrinal Sources and AuthorityTen Religious Holidays Not Yet Exploited by HallmarkHeaven, Hell, and Carrot Stick PeopleJews and Toos (Tattoos, that is)The Olympic Promised Land

Community

Experience a Religion


Featured Blogs
IntersectionsIntersections
Looking at the big picture across traditions Perspective of a SeekerPerspective of a Seeker
Adventures in living...... as a wife and mom Dry BonesDry Bones
Coming to Life Men in BlackMen in Black
A Day in the Life of a Priest Cross and CultureCross and Culture
Evangelical perspectives on Christ and culture. AshkanOrthoNewalForm-ishAshkanOrthoNewalForm-ish
Cool Jewish Culture Across The Sects View More Start a Blog



Guided Tour of Patheos
Close Me!

Take a Guided Tour

Take a guided tour of the Patheos site.