LE PARCOURS DE L'HISTOIRE RELIGIEUSE DANS L'ÉVOLUTION CULTURELLE EUROPÉENNE.

The article focuses on studies regarding to religious history taking into consideration the cultural evolution in Europe. Data related to the subject inform that these studies started as ecclesiastic history, based on documents written during the Early Middle Ages. The author mentions that though the subject used to be apologetic in nature and studied under non-scientific criteria, the political, social, cultural and scientific discoveries and events influenced the approach given to the theme. Facts like the II World War, the Holocaust, the Communist Revolution, the end of colonial powers and the establishment of multicultural societies are also mentioned as influential factors.