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…the present Church is run. Pentecost, St. Paul’s conversation, and the way conversion of the barbarians are the events I chose. These moments are ways that Christians came together to believe in one God. They unified the Church and showed the spreading of the good…

…Mitch Flax The Crusades were Christian military expeditions undertaken to recapture the Holy Land from the Muslims. Several crusading efforts were launched between 1095 AD and 1270 AD. The period of the Crusades was one of the most violent periods…

…The Crusades and Pilgrimages Reason for the Crusades Christians of Europe believed that all places associated with the life and death of Christ were to have divine powers of healing and of absolving penitents of sin. People from all over Europe…

…. Jewish people have been discriminated against since the religion was first developed somewhere between 1800 and 1500 B.C by Abraham, considered to be the father of the Jewish religion. After the fall of the Roman Empire, the Christian Church became the most…

…expense, by sponsoring events like Christmas concerts, caroling, or by supporting the teaching of religious ideas. It appears the United States government has had a history of favoring Christianity. The United States government's favoritism…

…Christians believe that possession is allowed by god to test the devotion of his followers. Certain hardships would be suspect of a demonic possession in a township. Example would be: child hood illnesses, a deformation of the body, bad crops or dying livestock…

…of mineral wealth, spread of Christianity, search of El Dorado, search of Northwestern Passage, and thrill of adventure. The treasures that Columbus brought back to Spain enticed many adventurous explorers and sent them searching for gold and silver. Missionary…

…. These values were Christian versus Pagan beliefs, violence and gore, and boasting. Christian versus Pagan religion was one of the biggest cultural values expressed in Anglo-Saxon Literature. People of this time were either Christian or Pagan in their religion…

…. In addition, people can argue that the Protestant Reformation in Germany and other parts of Europe sparked these "religious" wars. It was inevitable that the growing division between Christian churches in Europe would lead to a series of armed conflicts for over…

…, theatre has always had a way of outlining the best and worst of a society’s faith. Before the widespread growth of Christianity over the last 2000 years, a majority of the world was polytheistic. In the Abydos Passion Play, possibly the earliest surviving…