One of the two views on the afterlife that I researched was the Hinduism belief of reincarnation. In Hinduism, they believe that the soul is reborn into a new body over and over again, until it is considered pure and perfect. It is then returned to its source: God. "The Hindu theory of creation suggests that creation begins when the individual souls become separated from the undifferentiated One. It continues as the evolution of life and consciousness in matter progresses upon earth in phases," (HinduWebsite 1).
Christians, however, believe that once you die, there is an afterlife. "Although the body dies and is buried or cremated, they believe that their unique soul lives on and is raised to new life by God" (BBC 1). Most also believe in the ideology of Heaven and Hell: that, depending on what kind of a person you were in your life, you will either go to paradise or be tortured. Depending on what the person was taught, some also believe that if you were not religious (particularly their own religion), that you will end up in Hell no matter how good of a person you were.
http://www.hinduwebsite.com/reincarnation.asp
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/rs/death/chbeliefrev2.shtml
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