REL 2300 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: James Freeman Clarke, Frederick Denison Maurice, Comparative Theology
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Reading note: the invention of world religions, the legacy of comparative theology - Thesis: the author is discussing comparative theology and nineteenth and twentieth century views on great religious systems. Evidence/methodology: tomoko masuzawa provides evidence of this by expanding on the ideas of christian sociologist pioneers, frederick denison maurice and james freeman clarke. He also contrasts their ideas with critics such as charles hardwick and his views of supremacy in. Quote (properly attributed and cited): hardwick"s description of this futuristic religion of this spiritualist resembles, to an uncanny degree, the sentiments expressed by today"s consumers of world religions treatise. New terms/concepts (if applicable): the views on conventional religion and how many coined the term spiritualists in order to run away from that connotation. Critique: this chapter is extremely lengthy, packed full of information, making it difficult to absorb it all. Despite the four outlines bolded of the chapter, it was still very overwhelming.
