The rise of Christianity put an end to the classical age of Europe with the help of the Romans‚ Christianity spread much faster. Rome was one of the main centers of Christian development. One of the Roman emperors‚ Constantine‚ let freedom of conscience for the people‚ made Christianity on a full legal equality with any religion in Rome‚ and later it was the official religion of the empire. The Roman Empire aid the spread of Christianity in many ways. Because the Romans are tolerate of religion
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Zoroastrianism‚ Judaism‚ and Christianity share so many features that it seems that there must be a connection between them. Does this connection really exist? If so‚ how did it happen? And how much of the similarity between these faiths is due simply to parallel evolution‚ rather than direct contact and influence? The simplest answer I can give you for the first question is‚ yes‚ there is a great deal of Zoroastrian influence on Judaism and Christianity‚ but the problem is that it is hard to document
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Christianity became very popular in the ancient world for a number of reasons. When Christianity entered the ancient world‚ the Romans accepted it‚ but then they started disliking throughout time Christians because of the way they figured out things. So why did Christianity get so popular anyways? The expansion of Christianity was because to god everyone was made equally‚ Christians handled everything in a nonviolent way‚ and because of how Christianity was spread. Jesus made everyone equally;
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Christianity Presentation REL/134 Professor Pringle Chagoll Buhl Christianity Presentation Overview ▪ What is Christianity ▪ Christianity Beliefs ▪ What is Nontraditional ▪ Nontraditional Beliefs ▪ Summary ▪ Reference What is Christianity? Christianity[note 1] is an Abrahamic‚ monotheistic[1] religion based on the life and oral teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as presented in the New Testament. Christianity is the world ’s largest religion‚[2][3] with about 2.4 billion adherents‚[4][5][6] known
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Buddhism‚ and Judaism Some differences between Buddhism‚ Hinduism‚ and Judaism were that Buddhism is a philosophy or way of life which leads to a moral life. Its founder was Siddartha Gotma. It also has no creation or narrative about everything that happened. It uses Indian cultural referances. Buddhists believe that enlightenment is achieved by individual effort and mediation. Judaism uses Jewish cultural references. They don’t believe that desire causes suffering unlike Buddhists. Judaism also doesn’t
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Confucianism to Judaism Confucianism is similar to Judaism in that the requirements of followers are nearly nonexistent‚ but the two religions differ in factors of origin and ideas on gender relations. To begin‚ Confucianism and Judaism originated in entirely different manners. Confucianism was founded in China by Kong Qiu‚ (later Latinized to Confucius)‚ who did not live to see his ideas become an actual religion. Formed in 500 B.C.E.‚ the faith is much younger than Judaism. Judaism was born in
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I wanted to compare Hinduism to Christianity. I did not know anyone around here so I contacted a family member that lives in the Philippines. His wife’s family fallows Hinduism. I interviewed them over the Internet through video chat. That was very interesting. I had to have my family member translate to me somethings. But it was fun. I also have them write what they were answering to me. I e-mailed them the questions in advance so it would not be a shocker when I asked. I felt as if I was rude
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Kiela DeVlaeminck Professor Schlude History 130: The Ancient World 16 December 2014 Christianity and the Fall of Rome There are many things that were combined together that influenced the fall of Rome. However the real cause of the fall of Rome has been debated over many years. Christianity many not be on the top of the list for the fall of Rome but it did have some impact. Christianity was a religion that was prevalent at Septimus’s reign. This was also the time that persecution of Christians began
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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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totality of God’s configuration. Man is the animal‚ not the Creator‚ and "Those who think that the good and evil are to be found in this life are mistaken….It is in vain that men look for beatitude on earth or in human nature”. Augustine reprimanded‚ "……how foolish man is to be violent and impatient with the lot of man‚” and “It is because the philosophers will not believe in this eternal life……..trying to fabricate here below an utterly fraudulent felicity built on virtue filled with pride and bound
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