And he's thinking about religion, war, healing and ghosts, personal and historical.

"The three historical monotheistic religions count peace, goodness and respect for the human person among their highest values," he said.

Most historical religions have been thus used.

For Christianity was essentially a 'religion of the book' - that is, a historical religion.

For Christianity is a historical religion, one which necessarily relates to history.

Christianity is a historical religion; Christians believe that God is actively involved in history.

Christianity is a religion in which there can be development precisely because it is a historical religion, tied to history.

Is it not, by itself, more awe-inspiring than any God concept offered by the historical religions?

Atheistic schools are found in early Indian thought and have existed from the times of the historical Vedic religion.

He argues for the need to focus on an unbiased factual history: "Christianity is essentially a historical religion.