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5 days ago · The growth of Christianity from its obscure origin c. 40 AD, with fewer than 1,000 followers, to being the majority religion of the entire Roman Empire by AD 400, has been examined through a wide variety of historiographical approaches. Until the last decades of the 20th century, the primary theory was provided by Edward Gibbon in The History ...
4 days ago · Did the temple have statues or carved images in it, associated with and always present during worship? 2 Chronicles 3:7 So he lined the house with gold — its beams, its thresholds, its walls, and its doors; and he carved cherubim on the walls.
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3 days ago · A map of modern Christian populations worldwide is stalked by multiple imperial ghosts. The great centers owe their origins to various Christian empires over the past half millennium: the Spanish, Portuguese, French, Belgian, British, and others. Within those empires, many people moved voluntarily, as settlers and colonists.
5 days ago · The Conversion of Rulers: A Catalyst for Change. The conversion of influential rulers within European tribes played a crucial role in the widespread acceptance of Christianity. By embracing the new faith, these rulers set an example for their subjects, paving the way for the conversion of entire tribes.
5 days ago · In the empire's first three centuries, Roman society moved away from its established city based polytheism to adopt the religious innovation of monotheistic Christianity. Instead of explaining this through political and economic events, this approach focuses on the power of human social interactions as the drivers of societal change.
Did idolatry effect the violent treatment of Native Americans or indigenous Africans? How did the puritanical origins of the United States effect relations with other cultures? I understand that religion is quite sensitive of subject but as I understand it religion is quite a foundational ideological force.
5 days ago · The authors are clearly interested in what subjects and elite collaborators get out of empire and how empires respond to these demands. They also explore the inadaptability of linking universal religion to claims for universal rule.
