taught that reason was the supreme gift from God and the means to progressively increase their understanding of scripture and revelation. Consequently, Christianity was oriented to the future, while other major religions asserted the superiority of the past.’ This is why Islam and Judaism are known as ‘orthoprax’ religions: they’re concerned with following the letter of the written Holy law; with correct (orth) practice (praxis). Christianity, meanwhile, is ‘orthodox’, concerned with correct (orth) opinion (dox). It could hardly be more Greek.
