New Age Spirituality is an eclectic combination of beliefs and practices, some of which resemble Hinduism and Buddhism, as well as certain ancient Christian heresies such as Gnosticism.
Even though the Catholic Faith has its deepest roots in the Jewish Faith, there are fundamental differences.
Islam, practiced by Muslims, is a religion that shares many points of contact with Christianity and Judaism, while also differing from both Christianity and Judaism in profound ways.
A major stumbling block to interreligious dialogue is religious violence. Catholics and Muslims should work together to establish peace and mutual respect through interreligious dialogue.
Hinduism teaches that all things in the universe are Brahman, or God, and that the universe is in an eternal cycle of creation, sustenance, destruction and re-creation.
The Protestant Reformation was sparked by Augustinian priest Martin Luther. More movements of reform and schism quickly swept across Europe and, as time went on, throughout the United States.
Abraham, the father of Isaac and Ishmael, is the father of the Jewish, Christian and Islamic faiths.
The Crusades were originally and primarily fought with a righteous purpose to protect Christians in the Holy Lands, but often are remembered for actions and misdeeds that did not have the direction or blessing of the Catholic Church.
Protestantism took root in Germany, and other Protestant movements quickly swept across Europe, inspired as much by politics as differences in theology.
The acceleration of missionary work in the East gave rise to questions regarding the practice of inculturation in evangelization.
Enlightenment thought, spearheaded by renowned thinkers and philosophers such as Francis Bacon, Galileo, Descartes, Voltaire, and Rousseau led to a perceived conflict between religion and science, faith and reason, which are in truth allies. This conflict eventually opened the door to modern relativism.
The Industrial Revolution swept across the world turning societies into mass consumers and bringing economic, political, social, and spiritual challenges.
