An essay in comparative theology

Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1913

INTRODUCTION	1

How Ethnic Religions were regarded by Christ and his Apostles	9

It will show that while most of the Religions of the World are Eth	15

It will show that Ethnic Religions are partial Christianity universal	21

It will show that Ethnic Religions are arrested but that Christianity	29

71	44

BRAHMANISM	77

Helps from Comparative Philology The Aryans in Central Asia	85

Later Development of the System in the Bundehesch	194

Relation of the Religion of the Zend Avesta to that of the Vedas	201

Is Monotheism or pure Dualism the Doctrine of the Zend Avesta	203

Relation of this System to Christianity The Kingdom of Heaven	204

CHAPTER VI	209

Religious Character of the Egyptians Their Ritual	214

Theology of Egypt Sources of our Knowledge concerning it	225

Sources of Egyptian Theology Age of the Empire and Affinities of the Race 280	230

The Aryans in India The Native Races The Vedic Age Theol ogy of the Vedas ទី	89

Second Period Laws of Manu The Brahmanic Age	100

The Three Hindoo Systems of Philosophy The Sankhya Vedanta and Nyasa	114

Origin of the Hindoo Triad	123

The Epics the Puranas and Modern Hindoo Worship	128

Relation of Brahmanism to Christianity 185	135

CHAPTER IV	139

Extent of Buddhism Its Scriptures	146

Sakyamuni the Founder of Buddhism	148

Leading Doctrines of Buddhism	153

The Spirit of Buddhism Rational and Humane	156

Buddhism as a Religion	159

Karma and Nirvana	161

Good and Evil of Buddhism	164

Relation of Buddhism to Christianity	167

CHAPTER V	171

Greek Accounts of Zoroaster Plutarchs Description of his Religion	175

Anquetil du Perron and his Discovery of the Zend Avesta	178

Epoch of Zoroaster What do we know of him?	180

Spirit of Zoroaster and of his Religion	182

Character of the Zend Avesta	187

The Three Orders of Gods	239

Influence upon Judaism and Christianity	250

The Mysteries Orphism	259

CHAPTER VIII	316

Worship and Ritual	331

The Decay of the Roman Religion	339

Relation of the Roman Religion to Christianity	347

CHAPTER IX	355

The Eddas and their Contents	363

The Gods of Scandinavia	376

Resemblance of the Scandinavian Mythology to that of Zoroaster	384

Relation of this System to Christianity	390

CHAPTER X	397

or Judaism as the national Worship of a just and holy King	409

David or Judaism as the personal Worship of a Father and Friend	421

Solomon or the Religious Relapse	428

The Prophets or Judaism as a Hope of a spiritual and universal	438

Judaism as a Preparation for Christianity	444

Early Life of Mohammed to the Hegira	448

THE TEN RELIGIONS AND CHRISTIANITY	489

Títol	An essay in comparative theology Part 1 de Ten Great Religions: An Essay in Comparative Theology, James Freeman Clarke
Autor	James Freeman Clarke
Editor	Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1913
Original de	Biblioteques de la Universitat de Geòrgia
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