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Great
civilizations and world religions have been closely
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associated
throughout world history.
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World
religions, belief structures that flourish in many
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differing
cultures, have to possess a spiritual core rich
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enough to
appeal to potential converts.
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They have to
possess core beliefs that allow new
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members to
maintain a sense of common identity, but
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also must be
flexible enough to allow retention of
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important
parts of their local culture.
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The capacity
for accommodation allowed Islam, and
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later
Christianity, to spread successfully into many
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differing
communities.
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