Christianization

(noun)

The act or process of converting or being converted to Christianity.

Related Terms

Examples of Christianization in the following topics:

  • Painting

    • Early Christian art is the art produced by Christians or under Christian patronage from about the year 100 AD to about the year 500 AD.
    • Early Christian art is the art produced by Christians or under Christian patronage from about the year 100 CE to about the year 500 CE.
    • Furthermore, early Christians used Roman forms and styles.
    • The result, was a fusion of pagan motifs and Christian symbolism that infused early Christian painting and iconography.
    • During the persecution of Christians under the Roman Empire, Christian art was necessarily and deliberately furtive and ambiguous, using imagery that was shared with pagan culture but had a special meaning for Christians.

  • Early Christian Art

    • Early Christian, or Paleochristian, art was created by Christians or under Christian patronage throughout the second and third centuries.
    • Early Christian, or Paleochristian, art was produced by Christians or under Christian patronage from the earliest period of Christianity to, depending on the definition used, between 260 and 525.
    • Christians could have made or purchased art with pagan iconography but given it Christian meanings.
    • When Christianity emerged in the Late Antique world, Christian ceremony and worship were secretive.
    • House churches, where Christians congregated secretly, were common prior to the legalization of Christianity.

  • The Rise of Christianity

    • Christianity posed a serious threat to the traditional Romans.
    • As such, Christianity was considered criminal and was punished harshly.
    • Christians were never purged systematically in any part of the empire, and Christian evasion continually undermined the edicts' enforcement.
    • Although the persecution resulted in death, torture, imprisonment, or dislocation for many Christians, the majority of the empire's Christians avoided punishment.
    • Christianity became the greatest beneficiary of imperial largesse.

  • The Christian Church

    • The Christian Church is the assembly of followers of Jesus Christ; in Christianity, a church is the building where its members meet.
    • The Christian Church is the assembly or association of followers of Jesus Christ.
    • The Eastern Orthodox Church and Oriental Orthodoxy each claim to be the original Christian Church.
    • Members of Churches of Christ believe that Jesus founded only one church, that the current divisions between Christians are not God's will—the only basis for restoring Christian unity is the Bible.
    • Different Christian Sects construct their own Churches, which are their places of worship

  • Widespread Belief

    • Christianity is the largest religion in the United States, with around 77% of the population identifying itself as Christian.
    • For example, Christianity is the largest and most popular religion in the United States, with around 77% of those polled identifying themselves as Christian as of 2009.
    • Christianity was introduced to the Americas in the 16th and 17th centuries by European colonization.
    • Evangelicalism is a Protestant Christian movement.
    • The Christian flag displayed with the flag of the USA; note the finials on the flag poles.

  • The Religious Right

    • By 1980, evangelical Christians had become an important political and social force in the United States.
    • Members of the Christian Right are willing to do the electoral work needed to see their candidate elected.
    • Thus, the Christian Coalition was actually planned long before Pat Robertson's run for president.
    • Jerry Falwell's founding of the Moral Majority was a key step in the formation of the New Christian Right.
    • Examine the emergence of the Christian Right in the United States

  • Constantine

    • The first Roman emperor to claim conversion to Christianity, Constantine played an influential role in the proclamation of the Edict of Milan in 313, which decreed tolerance for Christianity in the empire.
    • He called the First Council of Nicaea in 325, at which the Nicene Creed was professed by Christians.
    • Historians remain uncertain about Constantine's reasons for favoring Christianity, and theologians and historians have argued about which form of Early Christianity he subscribed to.
    • Some scholars question the extent to which he should be considered a Christian emperor: "Constantine saw himself as an 'emperor of the Christian people.'
    • In 313, Constantine and Licinius issued the Edict of Milan decriminalizing Christian worship.

  • Ecumenism

    • Ecumenism mainly refers to initiatives aimed at creating greater Christian unity or cooperation.
    • Ecumenism refers to initiatives aimed at greater Christian unity or cooperation .
    • Within this particular context, ecumenism refers to the idea that Christians should literally unify under a single Christian church.
    • Despite many disagreements over ecumenism and how to approach interfaith dialogue, there exists a sizable group of Orthodox Christians who are vehemently opposed to any kind of interfaith dialogue, whether with other Christian denominations or with religions outside Christianity.
    • Ecumenism mainly refers to initiatives aimed at greater Christian unity or cooperation.

  • Danish Intervention

    • Christian IV had also profited greatly from his policies in northern Germany.
    • Denmark's King Christian IV had obtained for his kingdom a level of stability and wealth that was virtually unmatched elsewhere in Europe.
    • Some 13,700 Scottish soldiers were to be sent as allies to help Christian IV under the command of General Robert Maxwell, 1st Earl of Nithsdale.
    • Christian, who knew nothing of Wallenstein's forces when he invaded, was forced to retire before the combined forces of Wallenstein and Tilly.
    • Christian IV receives homage from the countries of Europe as mediator in the Thirty Years' War.

  • Progressivism and Religion

    • Social Gospel held that Christians were called to combat social ills such as injustice and poverty.
    • Mary Baker Eddy introduced Christian Science, which gained a national following.
    • By the 1840s, a new emphasis on holiness and Christian perfection had begun within American Methodism.
    • This was the first American periodical dedicated exclusively to promoting the Wesleyan message of Christian holiness.
    • The Social Gospel movement was the Protestant Christian intellectual movement most prominent in the early 20th century United States and Canada.