How did Christianity spread
Interesting story about how such a small sect became the largest religion on Earth. Some cool graphics at the link.
And interesting point: convert the leaders. For the first thousand years or so of the growth of Christianity, the key to growth was to covert powerful rulers- then the powerful rulers basically converted his subjects.Today, Christian religions are practiced by 2.2 billion people all around the world. That represents over 30% of the world’s population, making it the world’s most followed religion.
But rewind 2,000 years ago, and Christianity was a tiny religious sect. From an ideological perspective, researchers have often found themselves asking: how did Christianity become so successful? Did it spread through grass-roots movements, or was its growth more heavily influenced by political heavyweights?
The story of Christianity gives us invaluable insight into the myriad ways ideologies form – and the effects they have through widespread social change.