Some Jews accepted the claim that Jesus was their messiah, while the majority did not. By Dr....
Christianity
In July 1549, Francis Xavier arrived in Japan, hoping to find success converting the Japanese to Christianity....
Examining the growth of the new religion from persecution of early Christians to Constantine’s conversion. Introduction During...
The history of how European Christians spread their message, using key texts from around the world. Introduction...
Tangible evidence about Christianity’s spread from Rome to Canterbury and from Ireland to the Court of Charlemagne....
The Great Awakening swept the English-speaking world, as religious energy vibrated between the U.K. and the American...
Christianity had developed as a religious idea in Roman Palestine and slowly spread throughout the Empire. By...
Religious ideas and cultural values exerted a powerful influence upon eugenics in an attempt to make it...
In the ancient world, the concept of monotheism as we understand it today did not exist; all...
The history of the Society of Jesus’ first missions is a story of great journeys. Abstract During...
There are at least five reasons why the claim that the Bible is to be taken literally...
Since its beginnings in the Arabia of the 7th century CE, the religion of Muhammad the prophet...
Ratified by the United States Senate unanimously without debate on June 7, 1797, taking effect June 10,...
The Albigensian Crusade was the first crusade to specifically target heretic Christians – the Cathars of southern...
As the political boundaries of the Roman Empire diminished and collapsed in the West, Christianity spread beyond...
Since the early days of monasticism, the presence of nuns led to restrictions that limited contact between...
The types of Christianity they professed had important differences that led to a lack of recognition and...
Roman religion and tolerance for others drastically began to change following the Edict of Milan. Introduction Constantinian...
To circumscribe the Reformation solely within the sphere of theological disputation is to mask the complexity of...
The Church dominated the culture and society of Medieval Europe so powerfully that its people thought of...
Roman honor and shame became Christian virtue and shame. The Christian reinterpretation of the classical Roman dichotomy...