Project Gutenberg 2005-01-12 Public domain in the USA. 671 Clarke, James Freeman 1810 1888 Clarke, J. F. (James Freeman) Ten Great Religions: An Essay in Comparative Theology Introduction: Ethnic and Catholic religions -- Confucius and the Chinese, or, The prose of Asia -- Brahmanism -- Buddhism, or, The Prostestantism of the East -- Zoroaster and the Zend Avesta -- The gods of Egypt -- The gods of Greece -- The religion of Rome -- The Teutonic and Scandinavian religion -- The Jewish religion -- Mohammed and Islam -- The ten religions and Christianity. Produced by PG Distributed Proofreaders "Ten Great Religions: An Essay in Comparative Theology" by James Freeman Clarke is a scholarly work written in the late 19th century. This publication focuses on an extensive examination of the principal religions of the world, aiming to shed light on their doctrines, customs, and historical contexts through a lens of comparative theology. The book proposes to explore how these diverse religions relate to one another and to Christianity, highlighting the partial truths found in ethnic religions and positioning Christianity as a universal faith. The opening of the work sets the stage for a profound inquiry into the nature of religion itself, defining its comparative approach and its goal of understanding the place of various belief systems in human civilization. Clarke discusses the value of analyzing religions in relation to each other, emphasizing that the truths and shortcomings of ethnic religions can provide a fuller picture when examined alongside Christianity. He also hints at the ongoing debate concerning the origins and qualities of these religions, asserting the need for a fair evaluation while preparing the reader for the detailed examination of individual religions to follow. Clarke's argument seeks not only to categorize but also to elevate the discussion around religion, arguing for Christianity's unique stance as a universal and progressive faith. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 69.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Christianity and other religions Religions BL Text Islam Category: History - Other Category: Philosophy & Ethics Category: Religion/Spirituality 1270189 2025-07-06T10:42:25.504725 text/html 1288614 2024-10-28T21:42:40 text/html 603323 2025-07-06T10:42:42.675631 application/epub+zip 608911 2025-07-06T10:42:30.170664 application/epub+zip 551389 2025-07-06T10:42:28.286674 application/epub+zip 1201507 2025-07-06T10:42:51.258572 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1169428 2025-07-06T10:42:40.959603 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 906317 2022-09-07T17:43:58.725138 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1182317 2025-07-06T10:42:23.992688 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1162473 2024-10-28T21:42:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18360 2025-07-06T10:42:51.397557 application/rdf+xml 23173 2025-07-06T10:42:28.854711 image/jpeg 4984 2025-07-06T10:42:28.569686 image/jpeg 576077 2025-07-06T10:42:25.599753 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia