▁read ▁by ▁the ▁Trans c endent al ists , ▁and ▁influenced ▁their ▁thinking . ▁They ▁also ▁end ors ed ▁universal ist ▁and ▁Un itar ian ist ▁ideas , ▁leading ▁to ▁Un itar ian ▁Universal ism , ▁the ▁idea ▁that ▁there ▁must ▁be ▁truth ▁in ▁other ▁relig ions ▁as ▁well , ▁since ▁a ▁lov ing ▁God ▁would ▁re de em ▁all ▁living ▁be ings , ▁not ▁just ▁Christians . Bar ry ▁Andrew s , ▁THE ▁RO OT S ▁OF ▁UN IT AR I AN ▁UN I VER S AL IST ▁S PI R IT U AL ITY ▁IN ▁NEW ▁EN GL AND ▁TR AN SC END ENT AL IS M ▁▁▁ ▁The osoph ical ▁Society ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century , ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁a ▁per enn ial ▁philosophy ▁was ▁popular ized ▁by ▁leaders ▁of ▁the ▁The osoph ical ▁Society ▁such ▁as ▁H . ▁P . ▁B lav at sky ▁and ▁An nie ▁Bes ant , ▁under ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁" W is dom - Rel ig ion " ▁or ▁" An cient ▁Wis dom ". ▁The ▁The osoph ical ▁Society ▁took ▁an ▁active ▁interest ▁in ▁Asian ▁relig ions , ▁subsequently ▁not ▁only ▁bringing ▁those ▁relig ions ▁under ▁the ▁attention ▁of ▁a ▁western ▁audience ▁but ▁also ▁influen cing ▁H indu ism ▁and ▁Buddh ism ▁in ▁Sri ▁L anka ▁and ▁Japan . ▁ ▁Ne o - V ed anta ▁ ▁Many ▁per enn ial ist ▁think ers ▁( including ▁Arm strong , ▁H ust on ▁Smith ▁and ▁Joseph ▁Campbell