re: #296 HappyWarrior

I never thought about it like that. It’s possible that she’s correct but you do have nativism in Hindu societies as well but then again culture outside of religion can shape us as much as religion.

Armstrong is a former nun, and the book was a history explaining how the same god of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam came to be viewed differently in different places. The monotheism point, if I remember correctly involved the evolution of society in the Roman Empire and then in Arabia during the rise of Mohammed. There was also some talk, I believe, about how those religions adopted pre-existing cultural traditions in order to gain acceptance. It was an interesting read, I’m going to have to check and see if it’s still on my bookshelves.