Category: World Religions

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Comparing Christianity and Judaism

Comparing Christianity and Judaism

If Jesus returned to earth today, which church would He go to? A Catholic church, of course, replies the Catholic. No, a Protestant church, argues the Protestant. I think both are wrong. I think he would begin as He did 2,000 years ago in a Jewish synagogue. The long history of Christian anti-Semitism, in thought [...]

September 20, 2011 | 1 Comment More
Comparing Christianity and the New Paganism

Comparing Christianity and the New Paganism

The most serious challenge for Christianity today isn’t one of the other great religions of the world, such as Islam or Buddhism. Nor is it simple atheism, which has no depth, no mass appeal, no staying power. Rather, it’s a religion most of us think is dead. That religion is paganism — and it is [...]

March 10, 2011 | 2 Comments More
The Uniqueness of Christianity

The Uniqueness of Christianity

Ronald Knox once quipped that “the study of comparative religions is the best way to become comparatively religious.” The reason, as G. K. Chesterton says, is that, according to most “scholars” of comparative religion, “Christianity and Buddhism are very much alike, especially Buddhism.” But any Christian who does apologetics must think about comparative religions because [...]

February 23, 2011 | 4 Comments More