Why did Romans reject forbearance of early Christian communities?  Cover Image

Prečo Rimania odmietali kresťanskú statočnosť?
Why did Romans reject forbearance of early Christian communities?

Author(s): Juraj Šúst
Subject(s): Philosophy
Published by: Univerzita sv. Cyrila a Metoda v Trnave, Katedra politológie
Keywords: Romans; Christian communities; Cicero

Summary/Abstract: Present essay aims to answer one question: why did Romans reject forbearance of early Christian communities? First part of answer is that they understood Christianity as irrational eastern religious superstition. The second part is however more important: it says that so called superstition eroded social and political unity.

  • Issue Year: 2007
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 114-120
  • Page Count: 7
  • Language: Slovak
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