A History of Christianity Episode 2
Explore how the religion has changed politics, sex and human society
A History of Christianity Episode 2 PBS Presents
Over one billion Christians look to Rome, more than half of all Christians on the planet. But how did a small Jewish sect from the backwoods of first-century Palestine, which preached humility and the virtue of poverty, become the established religion of Western Europe — wealthy, powerful and expecting unfailing obedience from the faithful?
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