 Some authors have dealt with comparative studies between Taoism and Christianity . This has been of interest for students of history of religion such as <unk> de Groot , among others . The comparison of the teachings of Laozi and Jesus of Nazareth has been done by several authors such as Martin Aronson , and Toropov & Hansen ( 2002 ) , who believe that they have parallels that should not be ignored . In the opinion of J. Isamu Yamamoto the main difference is that Christianity preaches a personal God while <unk> Taoism does not . Yet , a number of authors , including Lin Yutang , have argued that some moral and ethical tenets of these religions are similar . The work " Christ the Eternal Tao " by <unk> Damascene provides a study of " The Tao Te Ching " of Lao Tzu , in the light of Christian revelation . 
