This guide is designed to help you start your research in World Religions. This is not an all-encompassing guide, but rather a list of resources that can introduce you to the scholarly conversation about religious distinctions. See also: Diversity & Inclusion Resource Guide: Religion page and/or Underrepresented Voices in Christianity.
In the world's major religions and philosophies there exist some well-known leaders. Here are a few of them for consideration:
Buddhism:
the Buddha (Gautama Buddha)
The 14th Dalai Lama (Tenzin Gyatso)
Confucianism:
Confucius
Islam:
Muhammad (Muhammad ibn Abdullāh)
Judaism:
Moses - prophet
Catholicism:
Pope Francis
Christianity (also Protestantism):
Jesus of Nazareth
Martin Luther
Hinduism:
Mātā Amṛtānandamayī Devī (Amma)
New Religious Movements:
Mormonism (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints):
Joseph Smith, Jr.
Brigham Young
Current President - Russel M. Nelson
Unification Movement:
Sun Myung Moon
Scientology:
L. Ron Hubbard
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