How a tradition's view of human nature and purpose shapes its understanding of suffering

What this note covers

1. What Section B Question 3 is really asking
2. Buddhism: suffering as the starting point
3. Judaism: covenant, free will and several voices on suffering
4. Christianity: fall, freedom and the Cross
5. Islam: the test, patience and accountability
6. Hinduism: karma, dharma and detachment
7. Turning the chain into a Section B introduction

7 sections · 11 key terms & formulas · 6 common mistakes