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	=== Books and pamphlets ===		=== Books and pamphlets ===

			* Escudero, Bing. '''''[https://www.alharris.com/bing-escudero/043.pdf Theosophy and Religion] or [https://www.alharris.com/bing-escudero/097.pdf Theosophia and Religion]. Summa Sophia, GdE (Group dynamics Edition) Volume 7, Series No. 6. Pamphlet issued June, 2000 as v2.1.
	* Wedgwood, James Ingall. '''''[https://archive.org/details/larger-meaning-of-religion The Larger Meaning of Religion]'''''. London, Sydney: The St. Alban Press, 1929. 2nd edition, 1980. 77 pages.		* Wedgwood, James Ingall. '''''[https://archive.org/details/larger-meaning-of-religion The Larger Meaning of Religion]'''''. London, Sydney: The St. Alban Press, 1929. 2nd edition, 1980. 77 pages.

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Additional resources

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	* [https://www.theosophy.world/encyclopedia/religion_ Religion] in Theosophy World.		* [https://www.theosophy.world/encyclopedia/religion_ Religion] in Theosophy World.
	* [https://www.theosophy.world/encyclopedia/religion-theosophy-and Religion, Theosophy and] in Theosophy World.		* [https://www.theosophy.world/encyclopedia/religion-theosophy-and Religion, Theosophy and] in Theosophy World.

			=== Books and pamphlets ===

			* Wedgwood, James Ingall. '''''[https://archive.org/details/larger-meaning-of-religion The Larger Meaning of Religion]'''''. London, Sydney: The St. Alban Press, 1929. 2nd edition, 1980. 77 pages.

	=== Bibliographies ===		=== Bibliographies ===

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Interfaith

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	==Interfaith==		==Interfaith==

	Numerous lodge programs and studies have centered on interfaith activities, worldwide, and throughout the history of the Society. Major public programs like conventions usually begin with the '''"prayers of the world's religions"''' - prayers, invocations, and recitations of scriptures by practitioners of various religions.		Numerous lodge programs and studies have centered on interfaith activities, worldwide, and throughout the history of the Society. Major public programs like conventions usually begin with the '''"prayers of the world's religions"''' – prayers, invocations, and recitations of scriptures by practitioners of various religions.

	The '''[[World's Parliament of Religions]]''' was an event held September 11-27, 1893, in Chicago, in conjunction with the World's Columbian Exposition. It heralded the birth of a worldwide interfaith dialogue that has continued with the Parliaments of the World's Religions in 1993 (Chicago), 1999 (Cape Town), 2004 (Barcelona), 2009 (Melbourne), 2015 (Salt Lake City), 2018 (Toronto), and 2023 (Chicago).		The '''[[World's Parliament of Religions]]''' was an event held September 11-27, 1893, in Chicago, in conjunction with the World's Columbian Exposition. It heralded the birth of a worldwide interfaith dialogue that has continued with the Parliaments of the World's Religions in 1993 (Chicago), 1999 (Cape Town), 2004 (Barcelona), 2009 (Melbourne), 2015 (Salt Lake City), 2018 (Toronto), and 2023 (Chicago). The Theosophical Society has been active in all these events.

	[[Annie Besant]] spoke on the importance of respect and understanding in the practice of religion:		[[Annie Besant]] spoke on the importance of respect and understanding in the practice of religion:

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	:::1. To form a nucleus of the Universal Brotherhood of Humanity, without distinction of race, creed, sex, caste or colour.		:::1. To form a nucleus of the Universal Brotherhood of Humanity, without distinction of race, creed, sex, caste or colour.
	:::2. To encourage the study of comparative religion, philosophy and science.		:::2. To encourage the study of comparative religion, philosophy and science.

			The goal of this study is to identify the principles underlying the world's religions, and common to all religious manifestations, rather than to create a syncretic world religion. Understanding religion, philosophy, and science can promote brotherhood.

	==Wisdom-Religion==		==Wisdom-Religion==
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	The claim of a World Religion does not imply the effacing of individual religions. As [[Annie Besant]] explained:		The claim of a World Religion does not imply the effacing of individual religions. As [[Annie Besant]] explained:

	<blockquote>There is one Sun of Truth that shines through every religion that has guided and consoled humanity; but each has taken the part that it needed, and thrown the rest out, like the rainbow which makes the sky beautiful because every drop reflects at a different angle and not all at the same. And so the religions of the world are all wanted, for each reflects the light along a different line of the many colored glory of the world-religion, which shall be taken from the diversity of world-faith, synthesising them all into one.~~<br>~~		<blockquote>
			There is one Sun of Truth that shines through every religion that has guided and consoled humanity; but each has taken the part that it needed, and thrown the rest out, like the rainbow which makes the sky beautiful because every drop reflects at a different angle and not all at the same. And so the religions of the world are all wanted, for each reflects the light along a different line of the many colored glory of the world-religion, which shall be taken from the diversity of world-faith, synthesising them all into one.

	That is the first point I want to leave clear and distinct. Unity and uniformity are not the same. . . . Life is so full, so rich, that it cannot body itself out in a single form, and only the totality of the universe can mirror the divine image. In multiplicity, then, not in uniformity, lies the richness and the beauty of religion, as of all else there is in the world; and the world-religion will not, I believe, wipe out the differences between faiths, but blend them all into one.<ref>*[https://cdn.website-editor.net/e4d6563c50794969b714ab70457d9761/files/uploaded/AdyarPamphlet_No5.pdf# The Emergence of a World Religion] by Annie Besant</ref></blockquote>		That is the first point I want to leave clear and distinct. Unity and uniformity are not the same. . . . Life is so full, so rich, that it cannot body itself out in a single form, and only the totality of the universe can mirror the divine image. In multiplicity, then, not in uniformity, lies the richness and the beauty of religion, as of all else there is in the world; and the world-religion will not, I believe, wipe out the differences between faiths, but blend them all into one.<ref>*[https://cdn.website-editor.net/e4d6563c50794969b714ab70457d9761/files/uploaded/AdyarPamphlet_No5.pdf# The Emergence of a World Religion] by Annie Besant</ref></blockquote>

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	~~{{Template~~:~~Article needs expansion}}~~		'''Religion''' is a personal or institutional system of beliefs and practices centered on faith in a Supreme Being, and often defined by a formal dogma, doctrine, or scriptures. The importance of religion in society cannot be overestimated. Theosophists study world religions in pursuance of the first two [[Objects of the Theosophical Society]]:
	~~<br>~~		:::1. To form a nucleus of the Universal Brotherhood of Humanity, without distinction of race, creed, sex, caste or colour.
	~~<br>~~		:::2. To encourage the study of comparative religion, philosophy and science.
	~~<br>~~
	==Wisdom-Religion==		==Wisdom-Religion==

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	==Interfaith==		==Interfaith==

	~~Theosophists study world religions in pursuance of the first two [[Objects of the Theosophical Society]]:~~
	~~:::1. To form a nucleus of the Universal Brotherhood of Humanity, without distinction of race, creed, sex, caste or colour.~~
	~~:::2. To encourage the study of comparative religion, philosophy and science.~~

	Numerous lodge programs and studies have centered on interfaith activities, worldwide, and throughout the history of the Society. Major public programs like conventions usually begin with the '''"prayers of the world's religions"''' - prayers, invocations, and recitations of scriptures by practitioners of various religions.		Numerous lodge programs and studies have centered on interfaith activities, worldwide, and throughout the history of the Society. Major public programs like conventions usually begin with the '''"prayers of the world's religions"''' - prayers, invocations, and recitations of scriptures by practitioners of various religions.

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Interfaith

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	==Interfaith==		==Interfaith==

			Theosophists study world religions in pursuance of the first two [[Objects of the Theosophical Society]]:
			:::1. To form a nucleus of the Universal Brotherhood of Humanity, without distinction of race, creed, sex, caste or colour.
			:::2. To encourage the study of comparative religion, philosophy and science.

			Numerous lodge programs and studies have centered on interfaith activities, worldwide, and throughout the history of the Society. Major public programs like conventions usually begin with the '''"prayers of the world's religions"''' - prayers, invocations, and recitations of scriptures by practitioners of various religions.

			The '''[[World's Parliament of Religions]]''' was an event held September 11-27, 1893, in Chicago, in conjunction with the World's Columbian Exposition. It heralded the birth of a worldwide interfaith dialogue that has continued with the Parliaments of the World's Religions in 1993 (Chicago), 1999 (Cape Town), 2004 (Barcelona), 2009 (Melbourne), 2015 (Salt Lake City), 2018 (Toronto), and 2023 (Chicago).

			[[Annie Besant]] spoke on the importance of respect and understanding in the practice of religion:
			<blockquote>
			Shall we not learn to respect each other's faith, and reverence each other's worship? There is no need for conversion from one religion to another; each is a Ray of the Sun of Truth. We must all return to the home whence we came, and we may well live with our minds at peace in the land in which we must physically dwell side by side. None need give up aught that is dear to him, that has been handed down by generations of his ancestors, that is the centre round which cluster the sanctities of home. Each should not only love his faith, but also live it, and realise that his neighbour's faith is as precious to his neighbour as his own is precious to himself. Let us learn from our neighbours instead of quarrelling with them, love them instead of hating, respect them instead of scorning. It is written: "All shall return to God." it is written: "All shall perish save His Face." Call Him Allah, Call him Jehovah, call Him Ahura-Mazda, call Him Ishvara - names are many, but He is one. We see the Sun from different places, but He stands the same unchanging Light in heaven, shining on all alike. We are all children of one Father; why should we quarrel on the journey home?<ref>Annie Besant, ''Beauties of Islam'' (Adyar, Madras, India: The Theosophical Publishing House, 1932): 60-62.</ref>
			</blockquote>

	== Additional resources ==		== Additional resources ==

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Articles

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	*[https://www.theosophical.org/publications/quest-magazine/from-exclusivism-to-convergence-part-1 From Exclusivism to Convergence - Part 1] and [https://www.theosophical.org/publications/quest-magazine/from-exclusivism-to-convergence-part-2 Part 2] by James M. Somerville		*[https://www.theosophical.org/publications/quest-magazine/from-exclusivism-to-convergence-part-1 From Exclusivism to Convergence - Part 1] and [https://www.theosophical.org/publications/quest-magazine/from-exclusivism-to-convergence-part-2 Part 2] by James M. Somerville
	* [https://www.theosophy.world/encyclopedia/religion_ Religion] in Theosophy World.		* [https://www.theosophy.world/encyclopedia/religion_ Religion] in Theosophy World.
			* [https://www.theosophy.world/encyclopedia/religion-theosophy-and Religion, Theosophy and] in Theosophy World.

	=== Bibliographies ===		=== Bibliographies ===

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	==Interfaith==		==Interfaith==

	==~~Online~~ resources==		== Additional resources ==
	===Articles===		=== Articles ===
	*[https://cdn.website-editor.net/e4d6563c50794969b714ab70457d9761/files/uploaded/AdyarPamphlet_No24.pdf# The Brotherhood of Religions] by Annie Besant		*[https://cdn.website-editor.net/e4d6563c50794969b714ab70457d9761/files/uploaded/AdyarPamphlet_No24.pdf# The Brotherhood of Religions] by Annie Besant
	*[https://cdn.website-editor.net/e4d6563c50794969b714ab70457d9761/files/uploaded/AdyarPamphlet_No5.pdf# The Emergence of a World Religion] by Annie Besant		*[https://cdn.website-editor.net/e4d6563c50794969b714ab70457d9761/files/uploaded/AdyarPamphlet_No5.pdf# The Emergence of a World Religion] by Annie Besant
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	*[https://www.theosophical.org/publications/quest-magazine/the-four-stages-of-religious-development The Four Stages of Religious Development] by James M. Somerville		*[https://www.theosophical.org/publications/quest-magazine/the-four-stages-of-religious-development The Four Stages of Religious Development] by James M. Somerville
	*[https://www.theosophical.org/publications/quest-magazine/from-exclusivism-to-convergence-part-1 From Exclusivism to Convergence - Part 1] and [https://www.theosophical.org/publications/quest-magazine/from-exclusivism-to-convergence-part-2 Part 2] by James M. Somerville		*[https://www.theosophical.org/publications/quest-magazine/from-exclusivism-to-convergence-part-1 From Exclusivism to Convergence - Part 1] and [https://www.theosophical.org/publications/quest-magazine/from-exclusivism-to-convergence-part-2 Part 2] by James M. Somerville
			* [https://www.theosophy.world/encyclopedia/religion_ Religion] in Theosophy World.

	== ~~Additional resources~~ ==		=== Bibliographies ===
	*[http://www.theosophical.org/files/resources/library/Bibliography/ComparativeReligion.pdf# Bibliography on Comparative Religion] from the [[Henry S. Olcott Memorial Library]].		*[http://www.theosophical.org/files/resources/library/Bibliography/ComparativeReligion.pdf# Bibliography on Comparative Religion] from the [[Henry S. Olcott Memorial Library]].

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Articles

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	*[https://cdn.website-editor.net/e4d6563c50794969b714ab70457d9761/files/uploaded/AdyarPamphlet_No87.pdf# The Place of Religion in National Life] by Annie Besant		*[https://cdn.website-editor.net/e4d6563c50794969b714ab70457d9761/files/uploaded/AdyarPamphlet_No87.pdf# The Place of Religion in National Life] by Annie Besant
	*[https://cdn.website-editor.net/e4d6563c50794969b714ab70457d9761/files/uploaded/AdyarPamphlet_No72.pdf# A World Religion] by Annie Besant		*[https://cdn.website-editor.net/e4d6563c50794969b714ab70457d9761/files/uploaded/AdyarPamphlet_No72.pdf# A World Religion] by Annie Besant
	*[~~http~~://www.theosophical.org/publications/quest-magazine/~~1397#~~ Religion in the World Today] by Robert Ellwood		*[https://www.theosophical.org/publications/quest-magazine/religion-in-the-world-today Religion in the World Today] by Robert Ellwood
	*[http://www.blavatsky.net/theosophy/judge/articles/points-of-agreement-in-all-religions.htm# Points of Agreement in All Religions] by William Q. Judge		*[http://www.blavatsky.net/theosophy/judge/articles/points-of-agreement-in-all-religions.htm# Points of Agreement in All Religions] by William Q. Judge
	*[http://www.blavatsky.net/theosophy/judge/articles/religion-and-reform-theosophical-viewpoint.htm# Religion and Reform from a Theosophical Viewpoint] by William Q. Judge		*[http://www.blavatsky.net/theosophy/judge/articles/religion-and-reform-theosophical-viewpoint.htm# Religion and Reform from a Theosophical Viewpoint] by William Q. Judge
	*[~~http~~://www.theosophical.org/publications/quest-magazine/~~1233# Pigrim~~, What Calls You?] by Ravi Ravindra		*[https://www.theosophical.org/publications/quest-magazine/pigrim-what-calls-you-part-1 Pilgrim, What Calls You? Part 1] by Ravi Ravindra
	*[~~http~~://www.theosophical.org/publications/quest-magazine/~~1472#~~ The Four Stages of Religious Development] by James M. Somerville		*[https://www.theosophical.org/publications/quest-magazine/the-four-stages-of-religious-development The Four Stages of Religious Development] by James M. Somerville
	*[~~http~~://www.theosophical.org/publications/quest-magazine/~~1488#~~ From Exclusivism to Convergence - Part 1] and [~~http~~://www.theosophical.org/publications/quest-magazine/~~1354#~~ Part 2] by James M. Somerville		*[https://www.theosophical.org/publications/quest-magazine/from-exclusivism-to-convergence-part-1 From Exclusivism to Convergence - Part 1] and [https://www.theosophical.org/publications/quest-magazine/from-exclusivism-to-convergence-part-2 Part 2] by James M. Somerville

	== Additional resources ==		== Additional resources ==

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	==World Religion==		==World Religion==

			The claim of a World Religion does not imply the effacing of individual religions. As [[Annie Besant]] explained:

			<blockquote>There is one Sun of Truth that shines through every religion that has guided and consoled humanity; but each has taken the part that it needed, and thrown the rest out, like the rainbow which makes the sky beautiful because every drop reflects at a different angle and not all at the same. And so the religions of the world are all wanted, for each reflects the light along a different line of the many colored glory of the world-religion, which shall be taken from the diversity of world-faith, synthesising them all into one.<br>
			That is the first point I want to leave clear and distinct. Unity and uniformity are not the same. . . . Life is so full, so rich, that it cannot body itself out in a single form, and only the totality of the universe can mirror the divine image. In multiplicity, then, not in uniformity, lies the richness and the beauty of religion, as of all else there is in the world; and the world-religion will not, I believe, wipe out the differences between faiths, but blend them all into one.<ref>*[https://cdn.website-editor.net/e4d6563c50794969b714ab70457d9761/files/uploaded/AdyarPamphlet_No5.pdf# The Emergence of a World Religion] by Annie Besant</ref></blockquote>

	==Interfaith==		==Interfaith==