The Importance Of The Spread Of Christianity In Latin America

In the morning we had class at the church from nine to noon. First, we discussed why it is important to study world Christianity and the spread of Christianity around the world. It is important to study Christianity because 60-70% of the world is Christian and being able to understand people’s beliefs in other cultures is significant. One notion I thought was interesting is the falsified idea that Christianity is a Western invention. When in fact, Christianity started in Asia and Africa. Yet, then why is there is false idea that it is a European invention? The impact of colonialism is apparent and the spread of not only missionary, but cultural customs. Many South African’s struggle with the identity of being a Christian, but also not forgetting traditional and African practices. Christianity came to Latin America because of colonialism. In Latin America the liberation theology is strong because of social-economic issues and trying to overcome the poverty in finding God’s salvation. Again, if God is on the side of the poor than why do the …show more content…
First, the essence of life, in various forms including: biologically, within interactions, economically basis, and in the religious defense of Christ. In other words, Christ has the power of death. Secondly, the idea of mediation and how Christ can be an outside party that helps. Although I am still unsure how Christ makes it for helping the lower-classes than the middle and upper classes. The context of how Christ is a mediator and the role of Christ is different in cultures. For example, Missionaries told people in Africa that you could only worship one God and not your ancestors or thinking of God as an ancestors. To be that is a difference in cultures and is still the belief in only one God just through different means. The last dimension of the African viewpoint is community. South Africa is must more