During the times of 300 CE in the Middle Eastern region‚ Christianity was rapidly expanding but after being eroded against the test of time‚ fragmentation was inevitable. The events were a string of series that began with the unification of Christianity on a strong front‚ followed by a separation from the Roman Catholics and the Eastern Orthodox to finally a protestant growth of a new branch. In the beginning‚ Christianity was created from Jesus wanting to revitalize traditions. Saint Paul’s conversion
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In Buddhism‚ the process of meditation is to empty the mind and become detached from the world. This process does not involve a divine being to connect with unlike meditation in Christianity. When meditating there is an emphasis on losing individuality and aims to develop tranquillity‚ concentration and the state of mind to be peacefully deepen. This form of mental concentration leads to enlightenment and spiritual freedom. The purpose of meditation in Buddhism is “to still the mind”
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As a kid and growing up‚ all of my friends never knew what Buddhism was. Even I barely knew what Buddhism was. All I knew and all they knew was Buddha seemed to look like based off my necklace. This always left the question in my head: What exactly is Buddhism? I began asking my family members what Buddhism was really about and they all responded that Buddhism was a religion. Later to find out is that they never really knew what Buddhism was‚ they were just told that is was a religion and just went
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The influence of Christianity on the Western countries Western Culture refers to the culture that has developed in the western world‚ while traditional western culture is said to have been created by three main historical factors: Ancient Greece‚ the Roman Empire‚ and Christianity. For the important role Ancient Greece and Roman Empire in human Civilization‚ the influence of them on the western culture is easily to be understood. However‚ in which aspects‚ or how Christianity‚ the religion based
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A key factor which made Christianity popular in the Roman Empire was that it offered an afterlife. However‚ this was not enough to give Christianity an edge over the other cults which also offered an afterlife. Other factors were the facts that it was Salvationist and had a savior‚ it was redemption‚ it offered the reward of heaven‚ and it was messianic‚ missionary‚ egalitarian and compassionate towards the poor. Resistance to the persecution and imperial support were other contributory factors.
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Christianity 1. The symbol that represents the religion of Christianity is The Cross. According to Christian belief‚ Jesus died on a cross to pay the price for people’s sins. He rose again‚ bringing new hope for eternal life. The cross is often shown without Jesus’ body‚ emphasizing the belief that Jesus rose from the dead and the promise of eternal life that Jesus’ resurrection-his rising from the dead-offers all Christians. 2. This religion approximately began 30 C.E. 3. The founder of this
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Akela Tatum Charlson Mythology of Christianity I have grown up in a home that goes to church every Sunday‚ I’ve done all the Christmas plays‚ and memorized my memory verses. Now that I am older‚ I am able to look deeper in religion. Some people get offended when you say “mythology of Christianity” because when you say mythology they think “fake” and “Greek Gods” but in reality‚ mythology in this situation means story or even history. We know the basis of creation and how God made the Earth‚
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The Spread of Christianity promoted division because of all the killing and disagreement. if the spread of Christianity was more peaceful than it would definitely be unifying. But it most certainly was not. Many many christians were killed trying to spread christianity. After Jesus died‚ one of his disciples‚ Peter‚ gave the first Christian sermon. When peter gave his sermon‚ three thousand people joined Christianity. The religion reached all the way to Rome. Some Roman emperors were angry because
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Christianity and the Roman Empire Religion played a key role in the daily life and social system of Ancient Rome. Religion included the worship of many gods and more gods were often adopted from conquered areas. Because most religions were polytheist at the time‚ the Romans rarely disallowed a cult from a conquered region to continue. A few cults ran into controversy and opposition from citizens or government‚ such as the cult of Deus Sol Invictus‚ and that of Isis. Romans were also not keen
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Christianity has had a long and interesting history from its very beginning. In its first three centuries‚ the Christian church endured regular persecutions and several violent riots due to controversial issues as regards its theology. The resulting martyrs of the persecutions and the decisions made during the religious councils would have significant historical and theological consequences for this developing faith. Early Christianity was seen as a religious group that Jewish religious leaders
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