How Jesus Conquered the Roman Empire – Rodney Stark Constantine adopted Christianity as the official religion of the Roman Empire, 325 AD. He did this because of his own personal conversion to Christianity. Many historians believe he had no choice but to at least accommodate Christians because they had grown to the place where they […]
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Rodney Stark: “To cities filled with the homeless and impoverished, Christianity offered charity as well as hope. To cities filled with newcomers and strangers, Christianity offered immediate basis for attachments. To cities filled with orphans and widows, Christianity provided a new and extended sense of family. To cities torn by violent ethnic strife, Christianity offered […]