Christianity posed a number of challenges for the Roman government. It wasn't exactly illegal, but Christians were subject to persecution by the Romans. The growth of Christianity out of Judaism, as well as disputes among Christian factions over the teaching of Jesus, led to civil unrest in th...
Did Christianity exist in Africa before colonization? Was Abyssinia Christian? Does the Zulu tribe still exist? Was Somalia part of Abyssinia? Was Algeria colonized by France? Did colonization create new tribes in Africa? Did the king of Abyssinia become Muslim?
In the early nineteenth century, anenslaved African manin North Carolina captured the attention of Southern society. To White America, this man was no ordinary slave. He was literate and wrote in a strange language. He converted to Christianity. He seemed to be a scholar. The man’s name w...
The great Jewish people line brings this to mind, during a discussion I tweeted that “Christianity separated law from religion” meaning to avoid the constant strive and abuse of power people with a shared history decided to separate religion from politics. The Constitution ...
Judaism, Christianity, and Islam are major monotheistic religions. We all have one God, but we evidently don’t share the same rules about how God wants us to behave. So when we stick up for our religious beliefs, we’re like children on a playground taunting, “My God is righter than...
2. Constantine the Great The Roman Emperor Constantine (c 280 - 337 A.D.) was one of the most influential personages in ancient history. By adopting Christianity as the religion of the vast Roman Empire, he elevated a once illegal cult to the law of the land. At the Council of Nicea...
A similar pattern would be seen with Christianity in the New World. The more organized states of 700 to 1600 CE often included an opulent life at court, furnished by talented artisans, who provided bronze castings, carved wooden sculptures, ivory carving, cast gold, featherwork, and painted ...
Besides, as they were converted to Christianity, they composed lovely spirituals. Spirituals also influenced jazz. What else besides work songs and spirituals? Student B How about the blues? I once came across a song of the blues named "Four Women". I remember what one line was like: "my...
Only Masons who proved themselves to be Internationalists, and those who defected from Christianity, were initiated into the Illuminatis. In order to infiltrate into Masonic Lodges in Britain, Weishaupt invited John Robison over to Europe. John Robison was a High Degree Mason in the Scottish ...
How did the Age of Exploration increase slavery? How was Europe affected by the Age of Exploration? How did the cross staff impact the Age of Exploration? How did the quadrant impact the Age of Exploration? How did Christianity influence the Age o...