Doctrine
Religious usage
Religious usage
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Examples of religious doctrines include:
* [Christian theology](/wiki/Christian_theology "Christian theology"):
	+ Doctrines such as the [Trinity](/wiki/Trinity "Trinity"), the [virgin birth](/wiki/Virgin_Birth_%28Christian_doctrine%29 "Virgin Birth (Christian doctrine)") and [atonement](/wiki/Atonement_in_Christianity "Atonement in Christianity")
	+ The [Salvation Army](/wiki/Salvation_Army "Salvation Army") *Handbook of Doctrine*
	+ [Transubstantiation](/wiki/Transubstantiation "Transubstantiation") and [Marian teachings](/wiki/Mariology_of_the_Catholic_Church "Mariology of the Catholic Church") in [Roman Catholic theology](/wiki/Roman_Catholic_theology "Roman Catholic theology"). The department of the [Roman Curia](/wiki/Roman_Curia "Roman Curia") which deals with questions of doctrine is called the [Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith](/wiki/Congregation_for_the_Doctrine_of_the_Faith "Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith").
	+ The distinctive [Calvinist](/wiki/Calvinist "Calvinist") doctrine of ["double" predestination](/wiki/Predestination_%28Calvinism%29 "Predestination (Calvinism)")
	+ The [Methodist Church of Great Britain](/wiki/Methodist_Church_of_Great_Britain "Methodist Church of Great Britain") refers to the "doctrines to which the preachers of the Methodist Church are pledged" as *doctrinal standards* [Doctrine of the Methodist Church](https://www.methodist.org.uk/about-us/the-methodist-church/doctrine-of-the-methodist-church/), accessed 25 May 2018
* *[Yuga](/wiki/Yuga "Yuga")* in [Hinduism](/wiki/Hinduism "Hinduism")
* Postulation or *[Syādvāda](/wiki/Sy%C4%81dv%C4%81da "Syādvāda")* in [Jainism](/wiki/Jainism "Jainism")
* The [Four Noble Truths](/wiki/Four_Noble_Truths "Four Noble Truths") in [Buddhism](/wiki/Buddhism "Buddhism")

[Roman Catholic](/wiki/Roman_Catholic "Roman Catholic") and [Orthodox](/wiki/Eastern_Orthodox_Church "Eastern Orthodox Church") doctrine generally comes from the writings of the [Church Fathers](/wiki/Church_Fathers "Church Fathers"), which has been clarified in various [Ecumenical councils](/wiki/Ecumenical_council "Ecumenical council"). Short versions can be found in [brief statements of Christian doctrine](/wiki/s:Blessed_be_God/Brief_Statement_Of_Christian_Doctrine "Blessed be God/Brief Statement Of Christian Doctrine"), in prayer books. Longer versions take the form of [catechisms](/wiki/Catechisms "Catechisms"). [Protestants](/wiki/Protestants "Protestants") generally reject [Christian tradition](/wiki/Christian_tradition "Christian tradition") and instead derive their doctrine [solely from the Bible](/wiki/Sola_scriptura "Sola scriptura").


Are Methodist Church's doctrinal standards universal?