TY - JOUR T1 - THE SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES BETWEEN ABRAHAMIC RELIGIONS AU - Vitkovic, Scott PY - 2018 DA - August DO - 10.18769/ijasos.455673 JF - IJASOS- International E-journal of Advances in Social Sciences JO - IJASOS PB - OCERINT International Organization Center of Academic Research WT - DergiPark SN - 2411-183X SP - 455 EP - 462 VL - 4 IS - 11 LA - en AB - Ourresearch has surveyed the philological origins of the word ‘science’ and‘religion’. Furthermore, it has re-examined the definitions of ‘The Science ofReligion’ and ‘The Science of Comparative Religion’. Building on thisfoundation, the author compared the major similarities and differences betweenthe Jewish, Christian and Islamic Religions, especially via the lens ofMonotheism, exploring the Jewish Shema, Christian Niceno-ConstantinopolitanCreed, and Islam’s Tawheed. This new research aims to contribute to a betterunderstanding of our three major monotheistic religions. KW - Science KW - Comparative Religion KW - Judaism KW - Christianity KW - Islam KW - Monotheism CR - Al-Qummi, B. (2012). Essence of Shia Faith. Sargodha: Maktaba Sibtain. Carus, P. (1904, October). Definition of Religion. The Monist, Vol. 14, No. 5, pp. 766-770. Haydon, A. E. (1922, November). Comparative Religion to History of Religions. The Journal of Religion, Vol. 2, No. 6 , pp. 577-587. Hoyt, S. F. (1912). The Etymology of Religion. Journal of the American Oriental Society, Vol. 32, No. 2, 126-129. Jordan, L. H. (1908). The Method and Scope of Comparative Religion. International Congress of Religions (pp. 3-20). London: Oxford University Press. Levenson, J. D. (2012). Inheriting Abraham: The Legacy of the Patriarch in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. NJ, US: Princeton University Press. Peters, F. E. (2004). The Children of Abraham. NJ, US: Princeton University Press. Ross, S. (1964, April). Scientist: The story of a word. Annals of Science, 18:2, pp. 65-85. Snell, M.-M. (1896, September). The Nature and Scope of the Science of Comparative Religion. The Biblical World, Vol. 8, No. 3, pp. 203-210. Ṭabāṭabāʾī, M. Ḥ. (1989). Islamic Teachings: An Overview. NY, US: Mostazafan Foundation; 1st edition. Telushkin, J. (1991). Jewish Literacy: The Most Important Things to Know About the Jewish Religion, Its People and Its History. NY, US: William Morrow and Co. UR - https://doi.org/10.18769/ijasos.455673 L1 - https://dergipark.org.tr/en/download/article-file/527753 ER -