comparative religion

American  

noun

1. a field of study seeking to derive general principles from a comparison and classification of the growth and influence of various religions.

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Example Sentences

One of my favorites was “Comparative Religion,” the one that centered around your very religious character Shirley learning that not everyone celebrates the holidays the way she does as a Christian.

From Salon

Hall founded the Philosophical Research Society in 1934 to promote the study of philosophy, comparative religion, mysticism and metaphysics in Los Angeles and beyond.

From Los Angeles Times

His father was finishing graduate studies at Oxford University, and the family returned to the United States when John was an infant and settled in Woodbridge, Conn., after his father joined the Yale faculty to teach comparative religion.

From New York Times

In the mid-2000s, she began teaching comparative religion and philosophy at Fontbonne University in St. Louis.

From New York Times

After college, she earned a masters in comparative religion at Harvard.

From New York Times