Chapter 1

Introduction.--Ethnic and Catholic Religions.

§ 1. Object of the present Work § 2. Comparative Theology; its Nature, Value, and present Position § 3. Ethnic Religions. Injustice often done to them by Christian Apologists § 4. How Ethnic Religions were regarded by Christ and his Apostles § 5. Comparative Theology will furnish a new Class of Evidences in Support of Christianity § 6. It will show that, while most of the Religions of the World are Ethnic, or the Religions of Races, Christianity is Catholic, or adapted to become the Religion of all Races § 7. It will show that Ethnic Religions are partial, Christianity universal § 8. It will show that Ethnic Religions are arrested, but that Christianity is steadily progressive