The Rise of Christianity

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Religion

 

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Jonathan B

 

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March 10, 2017

 

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University

 

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Since there were such large numbers that converted within city limits, if the Diaspora Jews had found out more and known about this new opportunity there would have been a larger number convert to Christianity than there was. Stark points to a number of advantages that Christianity had over paganism, to explain its growth: Christians were more likely to survive in times of plague, due to their care of the sick; Christian populations grew faster, due to the prohibition of abortion, infanticide and birth control; in Christianity women outnumbered men, while in Paganism men outnumbered women, leading to a high rate of secondary conversion...
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Stark's basic thesis is that ultimately Christianity triumphed over Paganism because it offered its followers an enhanced and at times longer life. The conversation to Christianity by the unhappy people was caused by the high crime rates and over populated neighborhoods. It was mostly caused by the immense cultural diversity of the empire, which got so bad the king made two sections one for the Syrians to live on and the other one for the Greeks to live on...
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