albedo wrote:
nominalist wrote:
Saying that something is eclectic is vague. The more common term used in my field is syncretist. What do you believe that the Baháʾí Faith "eclectically" combined?
I'm saying is combines different faiths yes. Faiths that are are already eclectic even if they claim to be absolute.
Perhaps the confusion is over whether or not it is an incorporated in a timeline, or it just a bunch of various beliefs tossed together, however I'm not even making the distinction.
Some Hindus try to incorporate various faiths into an incarnation timeline (whether they agree or not), as part of Hindu Nationalism. So this technique can be used for various ends.
It is a 'chapter', not necessarily the latest depending on who you ask.