Bible Dictionary
COMPARATIVE RELIGION
Comparative religion studies religious beliefs, practices, origins, and development across different peoples and traditions. From a Christian perspective, such study may identify common religious longings while contrasting them with God’s revelation and salvation in Christ.
Biblical Usage
The supplied material presents comparative religion from a Christian perspective: Christianity is viewed as God’s self-revelation in Christ, supplying authority, holiness, revelation, salvation, and reconciliation with God where other systems offer only partial or corrupted apprehensions.