RELIGION / Christianity / History

Current paper · Semantic Scholar

During the early years of the Cold War, the United States Information Agency (USIA) used religious propaganda as an ideological weapon. As part of a multifaceted information program, the Agency selected, produced, and translated religious literature for display at its overseas cultural libraries. To counter Soviet propaganda accusing Americans of materialism and greed, a group of liberal Protestants closely associat…

Reference · Wikidata

historical development of Christianity

Encyclopedia · Wikipedia

The history of Christianity begins with Jesus, an itinerant Jewish preacher and teacher, who was crucified in Jerusalem c. AD 30–33. His followers proclaimed that he was the incarnation of God and had risen from the dead. In the two millennia since, Christianity has spread across the world, becoming the world's largest religion with over two billion adherents worldwide.

Book · DOAB

Christianity in China has a history dating back to the Tang Dynasty (618–907 CE), when Allopen—the first Nestorian missionary—arrived there in 635. In the late sixteenth century, Matteo Ricci together with other Jesuit missionaries commenced the Catholic missions to China. Protestant Christianity in China began with Robert Morrison, of London Missionary Society, who first set foot in Canton in 1807. Over the centuri…

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