Is there a significance between the faith of ancient peoples, and current faith?

Is there a significance between the faith of ancient peoples, and current faith? What are those differences? Please outline the differences (or lack of differences), and provide your reasons for their change (or similarities).”
Format will include proper bibliography and proper citations within the paper – use one citation system (MLA or Chicago Manual of Style). I have provided links on our SLATE site that demonstrates these styles, plus have provided links to resources on how to write a proper research paper).

The sources cited on my Research Proposal
• Michele Dillon, and Paul Wink. In the Course of a Lifetime : Tracing Religious Belief, Practice, and Change. University of California Press, 2007. EBSCOhost, <link is hidden> /> • Stewart, Charles, and John North. “belief (ancient religious).” The Oxford Companion to Classical Civilization, edited by Simon Hornblower, et al., Oxford University Press, Inc., 2nd edition, 2014. Credo Reference, <link is hidden> Accessed 17 Oct. 2020.
• Is there a significance between the faith of ancient peoples, and current faith?

Stephens, John. Ancient Mediterranean Religions : Myth, Ritual and Religious Experience. Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2016. EBSCOhost, <link is hidden> /> • Arnett, Jeffrey Jensen, and Lene Arnett Jensen. “A Congregation of One: Individualized Religious Beliefs among Emerging Adults.” Journal of Adolescent Research, vol. 17, no. 5, Sept. 2002, pp. 451–467, doi:10.1177/0743558402175002.
• Hart, D. G. “‘Skepticism and American Faith’ Review: Believe it Or Not; A Strong Current of Religious Belief Ran through the Young American Nation, but so did a Countercurrent of Doubt and Freethinking. <link is hidden> Hart Reviews “Skepticism and American Faith” by Christopher Grasso.” Wall Street Journal (Online), Aug 22 2018, ProQuest. Web. 16 Oct. 2020 .