Comparative Religions
Comparative Religions Comparative religions were shaped By a euro-centered culture This formed the basis Of what students know about world religions Much of this trajectory was lit by missionaries. They came from Europe and traversed the globe. Many were religious as they encountered colonists. Their basic strands became the bedrock Of how they interpreted the various religious faiths - Like Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Daoism, Shintoism, and secular humanism These interpreters ushered their thoughts about religion They revived an emphasis on Greek and Latin That led to the shape of comparative Christianity Becoming prominent in the Protestant Reformation Some European theologians became famous – Martin Luther, John Calvin, and Desiderius Erasmus But the world of religion was born with the Peace of Westphalia And by the 17 th century there existed a noteworthy guide That included all the known religions of the world Fr