To me one of the most interesting
aspects of the history of Christianity,
was how a religion that for many years
was regarded by the Roman establishment
as a politically subversive cult was
eventually embraced by that establishment
and became the official religion of the
Empire.
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On 1/6/10, farmela...@juno.com farmela...@juno.com wrote:
To me one of the most interesting
aspects of the history of Christianity,
was how a religion that for many years
was regarded by the Roman establishment
as a politically subversive cult was
eventually embraced by that establishment
I think you are referring to
Nestorian Christianity.
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nestorianism)
It was declared heretical by both
the Western and Eastern churches,
but it enjoyed official support
in Syria and Persia, and its missionaries
were active throughout the Middle East
and even the Far
