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Well when you think about it, it's surprisingly similar to the previous stories. Indiana Jones follows an ancient set of rumors and myths to adventure, and along the way he finds that it's actually rooted in fact.
The ark was supposed to be hokey superstition, but it turns out to be real, moreover providing evidence that God (at least the Judeo-Christian God) is real and takes an active role in the world.
In Temple of Doom, Jones is simply trying to help a village by retrieving the Sankara Stone, which is being held by a cult. What is presented as ignorant villagers who are being victimized by a cruel and ignorant cult turns out to be real, and have magical properties which were instilled by the Hindu god Shiva.
You can transfer over the same from Ark for Last Crusade.
I can't understand why religion and science have to be framed differently in the Indiana Jones universe. Why can't they coexist in the fictional world presented?
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