Creeds for Religious Ideologies

The key topics to address in the study of the theology or ideology of the world’s religions
are:

 The existence of God

 The existence of a single God or multiple Gods
 The nature of God(s): the character and the attributes of God(s)
 Humanity being able to relate to God(s)
 Incarnation
 Creation
 Eternity
 Hope
 Salvation
 Suffering
 The Universe
 Heaven/Hell

For each religion, I have tried to find resources that are relatively unbiased and not overly
prone to proselytising. We still need to recognise, however, that all these resources are still
produced by people who will hold some position related to religion. Some sources are from
non-religious academic organisations, some are from religious organisations (but seem to
be focussed on education), and some are produced by individuals (which probably need to
be treated a little carefully, as they may not be as robust as collaborative resources). I would
suggest that for every source of information, you try to find the ‘about us’ or ‘who we are’
page so you can know more about who has produced the information before you use it. Any
information is only as good as the person or the people who produced it.

Creeds in general
Encyclopaedia Britannica: https://www.britannica.com/topic/creed

Forgiveness in general
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forgiveness#:~:text=Forgiveness%20is
%20considered%20one%20of,present%20as%20well%20as%20future.

Hinduism
Harvard University; The Pluralism Project: h2ttps://pluralism.org/what-is-hinduism

What does Hinduism believe in? Northern Territory Govt fact sheet, Department of
Territory Families, Housing and Communities
https://tfhc.nt.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0014/252221/nt-hinduism-fact-sheet.pdf

Hindu Concepts About God:

The Hindu American Association:

https://www.hinduamerican.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/HinduConceptsAboutGod2.
0_2.pdf

What does Hinduism teach about eternity?

The Hindu American Association:
https://www.hinduamerican.org/blog/5-things-to-know-about-hindus-and-death

What are the 4 main beliefs of Hinduism? PBS Learning Media

https://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/sj14-soc-hinduism/the-core-tenets-of-
hinduism/

What does Hinduism teach about creation?

BBC https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zv2fgwx/revision/7

The following suggestions come from “Hindu Website”. From their ‘about us’ page:

“Hinduwebsite.com is dedicated to providing quality information on Hinduism and related

religions that originated in India, without belittling other religions. We aim to represent
main stream Hinduism for Hindus all over the world, not just a particular community, caste
or nation. We focus on the essential principles, beliefs and practices of Hinduism, not a
particular version or variety, as found in the ancient scriptures.”
https://www.hinduwebsite.com/aimsplans.asp

What does Hinduism teach about God's forgiveness?

https://www.hinduwebsite.com/gita/wisdom/gita-day61.asp

What does Hinduism teach about suffering?

https://www.hinduwebsite.com/hinduism/h_suffering.asp

What does Hinduism teach about eternity?

https://www.hinduwebsite.com/hinduism/essays/sanatana.asp
Buddhism
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The Creeds of Buddhism: https://medium.com/buddhism/the-creed-of-the-buddha-

6d00977e5096

What does Buddhism teach about God?

History.com: https://www.history.com/topics/religion/buddhism

Does Buddhism believe in a creator god?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creator_in_Buddhism#:~:text=According%20to%20Peter
%20Harvey%2C%20Buddhism,as%20in%20Digha%20Nikaya%201.18.

What do Buddhists believe in?

https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/buddhism/

What does Buddhism teach about suffering?

Public Broadcasting Service, USA:
https://www.pbs.org/edens/thailand/buddhism.htm#:~:text=In%20Buddhism%2C
%20desire%20and%20ignorance,them%20can%20only%20bring%20suffering.

What does Buddhism teach about humanity having a relationship with God?
National Geographic: https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/buddhism/

What does Buddhism teach about Eternity?

Journal of Bible and Religion: https://www.jstor.org/stable/1459972?seq=1
Judaism

Christianity

Islam
Encyclopedia.com: https://www.encyclopedia.com/environment/encyclopedias-
almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/creeds-islamic-creeds

Knowing Allah: https://knowingallah.com/en/articles/what-is-islamic-creed/