Christian tradition

Religious Change and Continuity  1.What common Christian elements do you find in these sources? What differences in the expression of Christianity can you define? 2.The Catholic Christian tradition as it developed in Latin America, China, and India as well as Europe assigned a very important role to representations of the Virgin Mary.  In what ways does the image of the Holy Mother differ in these sources? In what ways were those images adapted to the distinctive cultures in which they were created? 3.Syncretism is the blending of religious or cultural elements. From a missionary viewpoint, develop arguments for and against religious syncretism using these sources as points of reference. What would be the benefits or drawbacks?