Christianity, the most widely distributed religion in the world, having substantial representation on all of the populated continents of the globe and a total membership of about 2.5 billion people. A community, a way of life, a system of belief, a liturgical observance, a tradition—Christianity is all of these, and more. Each of these aspects of Christianity has affinities with other faiths, but each also bears unmistakable marks of its Christian origins. Thus, it is helpful, in fact unavoidable, to examine Christian ideas and institutions comparatively, by relating them to those of other religions, but equally important to look for those features that are uniquely Christian. ¹
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¹ Christianity. (2022). Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia, 1;