How Did Christianity Change Throughout The Roman Empire

The Roman Empire in the fourth century C. E. underwent a major change in the religious arena. The Emperor of Rome, Constantine conversion to Christianity was seen was the turning point in history when he gave boost to the religion by supporting it financially. Roman culture and society completely transformed when Christianity started to spread wide and far. As the Christian population continued to grow, the creation of hierarchy in the church was established to organize the believers in the Roman Empire. Although Christianity was growing there was still many struggles and controversies. To end controversies doctrines and creeds were established. Religion overall was fundamental to the safety and prosperity for the community and the individual. Rome …show more content…
Theologians contributed to the development of the church. Theologian and later priest of Alexandria, Arius challenged the developing church by setting for the belief that Jesus Christ and God were not one in the same in his letter to the Bishop of Alexandria, Alexander written in 320 C.E. Christians in Synod, Egypt became anger so Constantine stepped in, ordering a creed to resolve the issue. The most influential theologian in Western Civilian, Augustine of Hippo, North Africa wrote his autobiographical book named Confessions in 397 C.E. In this book Augustine illustrated how he had a rough time devoting himself to Christ because of his sinful past but overcame his struggles to become a renowned theologian. Later The Life of St. Theodore of Skyeon was written in the early seventh century which illustrated the life of St. Theodore as a holy man and healer. These three documents establish how religion was seen as both a private and public matter. Christianity is simultaneously a public and private matter during the fourth through seventh century because of the impact of hierarchy in the church and the influence of religious figures with their own personal