A major religion
A major religion
A major religion
Uh... Christianity spread a lot nonviolently though? Also a lot violently, but there's a reason Constantine (it was Constantine right?) converted and it's not because he was threatened with violence.
it's not because he was threatened with violence.
no, it's because he dreamed of it.
It did at first, but like you said, Constantine was a huge shift.
Constantine 'converted' because his empire was crumbling militarily, and so he switched to using 'religion' instead of 'statehood' to protect the Roman Empire.