When Religion is Not What it Used To Be

In the course of Western history, ‘Religion’ came to occupy a variety of meanings. During the time of Christendom (4th-6th centuries CE), religion was basically Christianity. Between the 16th and 19th centuries, religion bore another meaning besides Christianity. This was Natural Religion or Deism. From the 19th century onward, religion is viewed as a product arising out of the psychological, sociological and economic conditions of human beings. It is human beings who give birth to religion.

Author: Yamin Cheng