Christianity
Islam
Judaism
Hinduism
Buddhism
Faith & Trust
Trusting in something greater than oneself — whether God, dharma, or the nature of reality — is the foundation of religious life. The Bible speaks of emunah (faithfulness), the Quran of iman (belief), the Gita of shraddha (trust), and Buddhism of saddha (confidence in the teaching). Each tradition explores what it means to lean into the unseen.
Across the World's Religions
Christianity
- Practice
- Pistis (faith, trust in God and Christ)
- Key Text
- Hebrews 11:1; Romans 10:17
Judaism
- Practice
- Emunah (faithfulness, trust in God)
- Key Text
- Genesis 15:6; Habakkuk 2:4
Hinduism
- Practice
- Shraddha (faith, deep trust in teaching)
- Key Text
- Bhagavad Gita 17:1-3
Buddhism
- Practice
- Saddha (confidence in the Triple Gem)
- Key Text
- AN 5.38; Samyutta Nikaya 48.10