Hi,
I'm Andrea. I'm from the Philippines and I have been teaching English for Korean students for 4 years now. And I'd like to enrich my knowledge further. I have looked up several books/ references but I still couldn't figure this out. 
We all know that "different from" is the correct ussage like when we say:
The house is different from when I last saw it.
Your hair is different from mine.
However, I have come across a book which said, " He is of different religion than her." Now would this be just technical error or would this sentence be possible.. please help.