The Spread Of Christianity Analysis

In the time and place of these documents (approximately 311-998 CE), separation of church and state was nonexistent. From the Franks to the Roman Empire, to Kievan Rus’, the religious conversion of a leader was generally followed by either social upheaval or acceptance. In the case of the latter, the religious conversion of an entire people was often a gradual process. While the ensuing cultural shift is always of enormous consequence, the initial origin of the religious conversion is often reflective of already present values.

According to the documents of both “The Christianization of Russia” and “The Conversion of Clovis”, the spread of Christianity was aided by epiphanies in war. In “The Christianization of Russia”, the first time Vladimir,

In this statement, Julian is complaining that, for all his work to restore Rome’s traditional religion, it’s not spreading as fast as Christianity. He bemoans how Romans don’t support their poor and needy. He protests, “How can the man who […]sees his neighbors in need and does not give them a dime-how can he think he is worshipping Zeus properly?” In his attempt to the problems with traditional Roman religion, he bans priests from “impure or shameful deeds” such as theater or offensive jokes. Julian states, “Philosophy alone is appropriate for us priests”.

Religious conversions don’t occur randomly in ancient civilizations, what attracts a leader to a religion is, like anything else, bound by their cultural values. We can conclude from these documents that the leaders Vladimir and Clovis valued power, and so their Christian conversion began on the battlefield. Constantine and Julian valued rules and structure, and though Julian was not a Christian, he admired how Christians would practice their