The Grand Scale: Religion — WB Issue 2, p. 9 (pp. 16-17)

Every religion has:

• Problem - what the religion is generally trying to address
• Solution - a method of overcoming the Problem prescribed by religion
• Goal - a reward for following the Solution, where the solution leads.
• Examplars - faithful people who are role models for how to overcome the Problem by following the Solution to reach the Goal

Every religion can be:

• Centralized - ability to commune with the higher power rests with either a single leader or a chosen few (e.g. Catholicism)
• Decentralized - a broad mix of people can reach the higher power (e.g. Islam)