Christianity
Christianity in the early days was a movement that was within Judaism. At this period, the Jews were facing political and cultural dominance by foreign powers, thus making them find their religion. However, the dispersion of Jews all over the Roman Empire, eastern as well as the Mediterranean kingdoms. Lead to a widespread Christianity with faith, hope, and love being the main virtues of the early Christians.
Greek rationalism was greatly influenced by Pythagoras, Parmenides, and Galileo, to whom we owe our ideas on geometry to. These three men’s inquiry and role emphasized logic. They made Ancient Greek the first place of discovery of astronomical models like the earth’s axis as well as the heliocentric system model. They also championed ideas of rational and impartial observation of the natural world. Visual and ritual practices, as well as art performance, played a significant role in the second-wave development.
Before the second wave, Hinduism’s presence was very dormant in the southeast of Asia. They were greatly influenced by local cultures and traditions that were adopted in Indonesia. Vedic ritualism was a great influence on the rise of Hinduism to the second wave. However, Hinduism has no founder but rather grew from beliefs.