Editing Religious philosophy (section)

== Philosophical commonalities ==
Religious faith and philosophical reflection are connected to one another. Religious tradition influences the philosophical thinking and beliefs of followers of that religion.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=De Cruz|first=Helen|date=2014|title=Cognitive Science of Religion and the Study of Theological Concepts|url=http://link.springer.com/10.1007/s11245-013-9168-9|journal=Topoi|language=en|volume=33|issue=2|pages=487–497|doi=10.1007/s11245-013-9168-9|s2cid=144668135|issn=0167-7411|access-date=2020-11-02|archive-date=2023-07-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230717154738/https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11245-013-9168-9|url-status=live}}</ref>

Many philosophical commonalities have arisen among religions due to their core historical foundations. For example, [[Abrahamic religions]], which encompass [[Judaism]], [[Christianity]], [[Islam]], [[Baháʼí Faith|Baha'i Faith]], [[Yazidis|Yezidi]], [[Druze]], [[Samaritans|Samaritan]], and [[Rastafari]], share philosophical commonalities, although they differ in their presentation of these philosophical concepts through their respective [[religious text]]s.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Vitkovic|first=Scott|title=The Similarities and Differences Between Abrahamic Religions|date=2018|journal=IJASOS- International e-Journal of Advances in Social Sciences|volume=4|issue=11|page=456|doi=10.18769/ijasos.455673|issn=2411-183X|doi-access=free}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Kunst|first1=Jonas R.|last2=Thomsen|first2=Lotte|date=2015-10-02|title=Prodigal Sons: Dual Abrahamic Categorization Mediates the Detrimental Effects of Religious Fundamentalism on Christian–Muslim Relations|url=http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10508619.2014.937965|journal=The International Journal for the Psychology of Religion|language=en|volume=25|issue=4|pages=293–306|doi=10.1080/10508619.2014.937965|issn=1050-8619|hdl=10852/43723|s2cid=53625066|hdl-access=free|access-date=2020-11-02|archive-date=2020-07-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200728143805/https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10508619.2014.937965|url-status=live}}</ref>

There are also philosophical concepts and reasoning in religious teachings that were conceived independently from one another but are still similar and reflect analogous ideas.<ref name=":6">{{Cite journal|last=De Cruz|first=Helen|date=2014|title=Cognitive Science of Religion and the Study of Theological Concepts|url=http://link.springer.com/10.1007/s11245-013-9168-9|journal=Topoi|language=en|volume=33|issue=2|page=491|doi=10.1007/s11245-013-9168-9|s2cid=144668135|issn=0167-7411|access-date=2020-11-02|archive-date=2023-07-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230717154738/https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11245-013-9168-9|url-status=live}}</ref> For example, the arguments and reasoning for the existence of an omniscient [[god]] or multiple gods can be found in several religions, including Christianity, Islam, and Hinduism. Another example includes the philosophical concept of [[free will]], which is present in both [[Monotheism|monotheistic]] and [[Polytheism|polytheistic]] religions.<ref name=":6" />