Why did the spread of Christianity precipitate Europe's "dark ages"?

Answer 1

discouraging the individual free mind, to think and create new values, causes the old ideas to run out and die. Our greatest natural resource is our individual minds and there potential. We must protect that value at all cost. Christianity is a bout self-sacrifice, thus dark ages are a victory for that principle.

Answer 2

The so called Dark Ages refers to the time of cultural dislocation that immediately followed the collapse of the Roman Empire in the West. However, in the East, the Christian civilzation of Byzantium continued to flourish, and further, in the midst of the West the Church served as a source of stability and conservation of culture that would create the conditions for the possibility of the cultural flourishing and achievements of the 13th century. The idea that Christianity achieved nothing but obscurantism and tyrrany is a conceit of Modernity, which has a difficult time admitting that Christianity is the condition for its own possibility. Recommended Reading John Milbank "Theology and Social Theory."

Answer 3

You are basing your question on a false premise.

The spread of Christianity had nothing to do with the Dark Ages.

In reality, the Dark Ages was a stagnation of European culture, marked by the fall of the Roman Empire, lawlessness, decentralized authority, invasions by pagan barbarians, and widespread disease and death.

Answer 4

Because it happened at the same time as the breakdown of the Roman empire. There was a power vacuum and it was filled by "barbarian" invaders. In reality Dark ages is a misnomer-it was a period when culture flourished.

Answer 5

Europe's dark ages are Satan's very robust effort to destroy the advancement the true Gospel. In the light of the Gospel the dark ages became most visible.

Answer 6

Actually it was the martyrdom of the apostles that kicked off the closing of the heavens that led to the dark ages. It's promised that revelation and a complete restoration of Christs true church and teachings will proceed His second coming.

Answer 7

Christianity is neutral.It's whos hands it was in that makes it wonderful or dangerous.During the middle ages only the top dogs got to read scripture,keeping the masses ignorant.Once the printing press was invented,their power has never been the same.

Answer 8

I think it had a lot to do with Constantine turning Christianity from just a religion into a big political entity.

Answer 9

The religious powerful ppl were pretty cruel if you look/study some of their torture/killing devices. Fear is a strong motivator and there was plenty to be scared of.

Answer 10

It did not. It was the spread of Catholicism-not Christianity, there is a tremendous difference.