“Those who fail to learn from history, are doomed to repeat it.” – Philosopher George Santayana, Reason in Common Sense, 1905. Arguably, no truer words were ever written. For we humans have a terrible habit of not learning from our own mistakes, or those of others, for that matter. The past lessons of history areContinue reading “Six Times History Repeated Itself”
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How did Roman Christianity go from Executions to Adoption?
For first 300 years following the death of Jesus, Christianity grew, but Christians suffered persecution under the cruel Roman Empire. How did it then grow to become a dominant, global religion? What was the miraculous turning point for Christianity? The Ancient Romans worshipped a collection of gods, most borrowed from the Ancient Greeks –Continue reading “How did Roman Christianity go from Executions to Adoption?”