

In other words, why did they treat new religious ideas as if they were inferior to the Europeans' own? Couldn't it have been different, hypothetically? One might imagine an exchange of ideas between two peoples who do not automatically suppose "They're wrong and we're right." There is an assumption made by the Catholic missionaries in this book that the religion they received from their religious tradition is essentially different in intent and execution than the religions that already existed in Native American life. Written by people who wish to remain anonymousĬonsider the problem of human religion. We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own.


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