Perché siamo diventati CRISTIANI? | Il Sacro e la Storia

Why did Christianity, the faith of a small, marginalized Mediterranean ethnic group composed largely of the weakest members of society, conquer the Roman Empire in about three centuries? We will try to unravel this mystery. Recommended readings: 1. "The Tale of Man" by Arnold J. Toynbee, Garzanti (affiliate link: https://amzn.to/4p4Fcpy); 2. "History of Christianity. Antiquity" edited by Giovanni Filoramo and Daniele Menozzi, Laterza (affiliate link: https://amzn.to/44D2D23); 3. "The Daily Life of the First Christians" by Adalbert G. Hamman, BUR (affiliate link: https://amzn.to/3LcR8rq); 4. "The Conversion: From Pagan to Christian Rome" by Augusto Franchetti, Laterza (affiliate link: https://amzn.to/44CNvBG); 5. "The Archetypes of the Collective Unconscious" by Carl Gustav Jung, Bollati Boringhieri (affiliate link: https://amzn.to/492uTwi); 6. "Carl Jung and Arnold Toynbee: The Social Meaning of Inner Work" by J. Gary Sparks, Inner City Books (affiliate link: https://amzn.to/4pOMXBb); 7. "History and Religion: At the Roots of Civilization" by Arnold J. Toynbee, Rizzoli (affiliate link: https://amzn.to/4p9GorM); 8. "The Daily Life of the First Christians" by Adalbert G. Hamman, BUR (affiliate link: https://amzn.to/3LcR8rq); 9. "The Conversion: From Pagan to Christian Rome" by Augusto Franchetti, Laterza (affiliate link: https://amzn.to/44CNvBG); 10. "Poverty and Leadership in the Late Roman Empire" by Peter Brown, Laterza (affiliate link: https://amzn.to/44APZAz); 11. "The Body and Society: Men, Women, and Sexual Abstinence in the Early Christian Centuries" by Peter Brown, Einaudi (affiliate link: https://amzn.to/4s9NSxM); 12. "Fables and Tales of Pharaonic Egypt" edited by Aldo Troisi, Xenia (affiliate link: https://amzn.to/4j54cM2). 00:00 - Why Did We Become Christians? 01:05 - The Legacy of the Five Enlightened Ones 04:39 - The Age of Troubles 06:22 - Jesus of Nazareth 09:47 - How We Became Christians 10:40 - The Mother 12:20 - The Father 13:32 - The Son and the Savior 15:11 - The Consequences of Victory 17:42 - Recommended Reading Follow us on our channels: Instagram:   / istorica.it   TikTok:   / istorica.it   Facebook:   / istorica.it   Website: https://istorica.it/