Saturday, September 30, 2017

The Death of Christendom


I mentioned in an earlier post Darrell Guder’s definition of Christendom as the “centuries in which Western civilization considered itself formally and officially Christian” (Missional Church, pp. 5-6). It was an era that emerged when the church moved from the margins of culture to the power center of culture.

It happened when the Roman Emperor Constantine converted to Christianity. You can read more about that here. This event changed the nature of Christianity and the way the church understood it’s purpose for the world. Read More

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