story, it is that which I
desired; but if slenderly and meanly, it is that which I could attain
unto."

Contents.

Chapter I.

Introduction.--Ethnic and Catholic Religions.

Sec. 1. Object of the present Work
Sec. 2. Comparative Theology; its Nature, Value, and present Position
Sec. 3. Ethnic Religions. Injustice often done to them by Christian
Apologists
Sec. 4. How Ethnic Religions were regarded by Christ and his Apostles
Sec. 5. Comparative Theology will furnish a new Class of Evidences in
Support of Christianity
Sec. 6. It will show that, while most of the Religions of the World are
Ethnic, or the Religions of Races, Christianity is Catholic, or
adapted to become the Religion of all Races
Sec. 7. It will show that Ethnic Religions are partial, Christianity
universal
Sec. 8. It will show that Ethnic Religions are arrested, but that
Christianity is steadily progressive

Chapter II.

Confucius and the Chinese, or the Prose of Asia.

Sec. 1. Peculiarities of Chinese Civilization
Sec. 2. Chinese Government based on Education. Civil-Service Examinations
Sec. 3. Life and Character of Confucius
Sec. 4. Philosophy and subsequent Development of Confucianism
Sec. 5. Lao-tse and Tao-ism
Sec. 6. Religious Character of the "Kings."
Sec. 7. Confucius and Christianity. Character of the Chinese
Sec. 8. The Tae-ping Insurrection
Note. The Nestorian Inscription in China

Chapter III.

Brahmanism.

Sec. 1. Our Knowledge of Brahmanism. Sir William Jones
Sec. 2. Difficulty of this Study. The Complexity of the System. The
Hindoos have no History. Their Ultra-Spiritualism
Sec. 3. Helps from Comparative Philology. The Aryans in Central Asia
Sec. 4. The Aryans in India. The Native Races. The Vedic Age. Theology
of the Vedas
Sec. 5. Second Period. Laws of Manu. The Brahmanic Age
Sec. 6. The Three Hindoo Systems of Philosophy,--The Sankhya, Vedanta,
and Nyasa
Sec. 7. Origin of the Hindoo Triad
Sec. 8. The Epics, the Puranas, and Modern Hindoo Worship
Sec. 9. Relation of Brahmanism to Christianity

Chapter IV.

Buddhism, or the Protestantism of the East.

Sec. 1. Buddhism, in its Forms, resembles Romanism; in its Spirit,
Protestantism
Sec. 2. Extent of Buddhism. Its Scriptures
Sec. 3. Sakya-muni, the Founder of Buddhism
Sec. 4. Leading Doctrines of Buddhis