It began when Roman artisans and traders arriving in Britain spread the story of Jesus along with stories of their Pagan deities.Ĭhristianity was just one cult amongst many, but unlike the cults of Rome, Christianity demanded exclusive allegiance from its followers. But in fact Christianity arrived long before then, and in the 1st Century AD, there wasn't an organised attempt to convert the British. We tend to associate the arrival of Christianity in Britain with the mission of Augustine in 597 AD. Into this superstitious and violent world came a modern, fashionable cult from the east: Christianity. In the 1st Century AD, Britain had its own set of religious icons: Pagan gods of the earth and Roman gods of the sky. This article charts the course of Christianity in Britain from its first tentative steps to the final settlement of a Protestant faith. The rise of Christianity from a persecuted sect to a global religion is a remarkable story of guts, faith, chance, politics and Providence.
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