What is the history of Christian colonization in the world?

Question

How did Christianity become dominant throughout the world in history?

Not sentiments please...I need facts...and thanks

Answer 1

There was no "colonization" of Christianity in the world. Christianity spread throughtout the world. The earliest ease of which this happened was in the 4th century when the Roman Empire became Christian and the religion spread to all parts of the Empire.

It slowly spread to barbarian tribes in Britian and Germany and Eastern Europe. After the fall of the Roman Empire, Christianity spread through saints and priests. For example, St. Patrick bringing Christianity to Ireland.

Christianity spread into Africa in the 1500's onward with Africa's colonization by European powers. Christian missionaries were always present to convert the natives.

Christianity spread into Asia at different times in different places and certainly didn't take hold very strongly. Definitely from the 1500's onwards you see Christian priests going to China, Japan, etc. Often to be killed though.

Christianity spread to North and South America through it's European colonies.

Edit: Let me clarify my "spread to barbarian tribes" phrase. It did but I didn't say how or why. The Roman Empire was THE place to be from the 2nd century on. Roman citizenship and privleges were golden. All the barbarian tribes want in the Empire. Becoming Christian was a necessity in joining the Empire. King Euric of the Visigothic Kingdom was Christian and Romanized and cultured. With the fall of the Empire imminent, Roman landowners flocked to him.

Answer 2

Initially, Christianity was a minor sect within the Jewish religion and was only for Jews. For example, they had to eat kosher and be circumcised. When Paul traveled to Europe, he dropped such demands so that gentiles could become Christians. From then on its spread was somewhat dependant on both politics and its ability to accept local religious customs.

I might make one point. It didn’t spread to “barbarian tribes,” rather, as an element of Roman culture it spread to Pagan cultures through force of Roman arms. As it spread in this manner it changed to fit local Pagan religious requirements. Due to this adaptability and the associated “kill those not adapting” it has become a potent political force throughout the world..

Answer 3

Most of the world was pretty barbaric before the advent of Christianity and religions were mostly based on mythical creatures called thunder gods, rain gods, sun gods, etc. Rampaging forces would force the people that they conquered to accept their religion as a means of control. Even the Old Testament God worshipped by the Jews, prior to Christ's existence, was based on a god that people could not see or have proof of. These religions were faith based and faith was easily shaken at the point of a sword.

Then along came Jesus. Jesus was some one who people could see or had actually seen. It was harder to shake some one's faith in something that had been physically witnessed. He also offered peace and gentleness which was a welcome alternative to the harsh violent world that existed. Even after Peter and Paul were crucified after trying to establish a church in Rome, more people were willing to follow in their footsteps. Eventually, after a couple hundred years, the religion started to take hold.

Men, as men will do, interpretted the religion in a manner that would make them right if they forced it on the rest of the world. Many colonies were established by first committing genocide against the indigent population and then, after they were subdued, converting them to a religion of peace. Genocide was committed in all of the Latin American countries before Christianity was introduced. While some peaceful missionaries made first attempts, like Dr. Livingston in Africa, his successors were more barbaric and habitually murdered much of the population to force their will on the areas they entered.

St. Patrick was a former slave in Ireland who had been captured during a raid on Scotland. H eeventually escaped, entered a monastery, was ordained, and sent back to Ireland by the Pope in 432 to introduce Christianity. It spread as the Catholic faith was adopted by most of Ireland. Then the British claimed Ireland in 1125 and under the guise of their Protestant religion, subgigated the Irish stripping them of all of their property in what was really one of the largest, most ruthless, economic and racial genocides that the world has ever known. Over 8 million Irish were murdered between 1125 and 1870. Even under these conditions, the Irish Catholic faith survived and flourished.

Most often, the introduction of Christianity in colonies was barbaric but, once the religion was established, it could not be shaken and the society it existed in became much more peaceful.

Answer 4

in 4Th century in roman empire Christianity was acknowledged in Rome by Constantin the great,but before that Christianity was hidden,because most of the people were pagans.christian had to burie their folks in catacombs.but in 335.b.d it started to spread through roman empire and then farter and farther...