Christianization

period of European history from the 5th to the late 15th-century

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European colonization of the Americas between 1492 and c.1800

Qing Dynasty era rebellion (1851–1864)

Paulus Orosius (; born 375/385 – 420 AD), less often Paul Orosius in English, was a Roman priest, historian and theologian, and a student of Augustine of Hippo. It is possible that he was born in Bracara Augusta (now Braga, Portugal), then capital of the Roman province of Gallaecia, which would have been the capital of the Kingdom of the Suebi by his death. Although there are some questions regarding his biography, such as his exact date of birth, it is known that he was a person of some prestige from a cultural point of view, as he had contact with the greatest figures of his time such as Aug

organized effort for the propagation of the Christian faith

2009 film by Alejandro Amenábar

Christianization (or Christianisation) is a term for the specific type of change that occurs when someone or something has been or is being converted to Christianity. Christianization has, for the most part, spread through missions by individual conversions, but has also been the result of violence. Christianization is also the term used to designate the conversion of previously non-Christian practices, spaces and places to Christian uses and names. In a third manner, the term has been used to describe the changes that naturally emerge in a nation when sufficient numbers of individuals convert

Anti-Christian policy during the French Revolution

adoption of a different religion or irreligion under duress

religious policies, beliefs, and effects of Constantine I

purported rationale or justification for European colonialism

Portuguese discovery in 1500

Adaptation of non-Christian cultural and historical elements to Christianity

In Christianity, inculturation is the adaptation of Christian teachings and practices to cultures. This is a term that is generally used by Catholics and the Orthodox, whereas Protestants (such as Anglicans and Lutherans), especially associated with the World Council of Churches, prefer to use the term "contextual theology".

Roman Catholic religious congregation for women, founded in France

spread of Christian faith to Armenia

Roman religious policy under Constantine I (312-337 CE)

17th- and 18th-century term for Christian Native Americans in New England and Canada

1627 star atlas

process where areas in Southeast Asia were colonized by Europeans

Christianity and paganism

aspect of history