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Historiography of Christianization of the Roman Empire. (Redirected from Christianisation of the Roman empire) 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 350, has been examined through a wide variety of historiographical approaches.
Its main purpose is to approach, from a limited viewpoint, a problem in the interpretation of the religious history of the Later Roman Empire. It had been believed, by many Christians since Constantine, that the Christianization of the Empire had come to depend on the authority of an emperor militans pro Deo.
The Historiography of Rome and Its Empire series (HRE) aims to gather innovative and outstanding contributions that identify debates and trends, in order to help provide a better understanding of ancient historiography, as well as to identify fruitful approaches to Roman history and historiography. The series welcomes proposals that look at ...
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Aug 25, 2018 · Since the fourth century, when the Roman Empire embraced Christianity, a huge Christian material culture began leading to a major redefinition of space. Christians took an existing Roman architectural form, such as the basilica, and adopted it to their needs (O’Malley 2004: 186).
- Gerard Delanty
- g.delanty@sussex.ac.uk
- 2013
Chris Frilingos. Did the setting of the Roman Empire make a difference to the way that early Christian texts defined or, more precisely, invented the religion of Christianity? If so, are traces of this difference perceptible in the writings of early Christians?
- Shawn Wilhite
S. Mitchell and P. Van Nuffelen (eds), One God: Pagan Monotheism in the Roman Empire (Cambridge, 2010) T. Morgan, T. Roman Faith and Christian Faith: Pistis and Fides in the Early Roman Empire and Early Churches (Oxford, 2015) M.R. Salzman, The Making of a Christian Aristocracy: Social and Religious Change in the
This ‘thin Christianization’ is even clearer in the three regional studies offered by Christie: Noricum, Pannonia, and Britain (a refreshing reminder that there is religious history beyond Africa, Italy, and Gaul). The economy and infrastructure are the central themes of Chapter 7.
