Early Christianity

Christians due to their religious differences, Galerius and Constantine issued the Edict of Tolerations to protect them. Even though the Romans believed the rise of Christianity posed a threat to society, people started to change their beliefs when they gain different experiences about this new religion. During the first four centuries, Christianity was originally rejected though it promoted peace among people and helped spread the teachings of Jesus Christ to non-believers. Though the…

religion or an Eastern religion. Examples of religions from the West include Judaism, Christianity, and Islam; examples from the East include Hinduism, Buddhism, and Daoism. While “every religion is different … all religions share certain core values” (R. Steckel et al.). An interesting case is the comparison of Buddhism (an Eastern religion) and Christianity (a Western religion). Although Buddhism and Christianity share some common views on the problem of humanity, they have many more…

The two Western Culture legacies would be Judaic and Christian Traditions. They both explain rigid gender roles and different types of behaviors that are considered acceptable/appropriate for both males and females. For both Western Cultural Legacies men are more likely to be expected to go out and initiate dates with women, and women are expected to be timid, sweet, clean, and to please her husband, etc… And Men are considered to be “macho” and play sports, and to go out and flirt with women.…

Christianity has been one of the most rapid growing religions in human history, remaining influential and reaching out to prospective converts for a variety of reasons even in the modern era. However, it is important to further explore and understand Christianity’s development throughout its history to evaluate if the beliefs from early Christians remain valid and relevant. Consequently, it is crucial to contemplate how early Christians adapted and drew upon their history to compel others and…

not to associate with parents and siblings who reject Islam, and so many others. (Neuman) Allah would shortly have a conflict with his grass roots teachings of Christianity, those teachings he received at an early age. Therefore, he quickly understood that Christianity, God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit, he receive early on in life, would be the religion for him.…

The era that rests between the collapse of the Western Roman Empires and the established beginning of early modern European history is known as the Middle Ages because it appears to sit between two superior periods of human history. Often over looked or generalized when looking at the larger spectrum of written history, this millennia contains two of the most important developments in the history of the Europe and the development of the modern world. The history of Medieval Europe is one of two…

inspirational people played a key role in establishing churches and driving Christian movements and renewals within their respective countries. These lesser-known disciples of the 19th and 20th centuries, are proof that Christianity is not restricted to European nations. While Western Christianity had faltered in its mission attempts, those national missionaries who took it upon themselves to spread the gospel within their own communities by merging it with local culture and ideas, proved that…

During the Middle Ages Christianity shaped the spiritual, intellectual, and institutional development in Europe heavily. Christianity shaped the spiritual development in Europe from the fifth to the tenth century when churches sent out missionaries to attempt converting barbarians to Christianity, which in later centuries helped rid Europe of barbarianism. Because it was the most dominant religion in Europe, many attempts to purify the church were taken on by Christians attempting to unify the…

Christianity first became an Asian religion, and prominent in Israel and Syria. Christianity then gradually progressed to become an African and European religion. There is no evident material culture of the Christian religion before 180 AD, and it was very common for early churches to be set in private dwellings, which included homes of the wealthy. The term Islam means “submission,” while followers of Islam are called Muslims which is translated to “one who has submitted.” Islam was very…

In the seventh and eighth centuries CE in China, Christianity and Buddhism had an amenable and receptive relationship. This affiliation between the two growing religions remained agreeable due to religious tolerance in the T’ang Dynasty. Yet, when the T’ang Dynasty began to lose power, religious pluralism was no longer tolerated. Alopen, a Syrian Nestorian monk, arrived in Chang-an in 635. Emperor T’ai-tsung granted Alopen a license for religion in 638, officially marking Christianity’s…