Before the Edicts, the Jesuits had made incredible progress. By 1582, Japan had about 250 Churches, over 200,000 converts and the numbers continued to grow. In 1610 the Catholic Church had about 300,000 Japanese converts and followers. (24) However, after Hideyoshi’s order to end all christian influence, the Japanese converts quickly began to disappear.
The followers of Christ had already made attempts to spread the religion several times before the Columbian Exchange into regions such as Africa, India, and Southeast Asia where they had established previous influence through trading ports. But only some of these attempts actually worked. They also took part in the Crusades in an attempt to reestablish Christianity in the Holy Land. The majority of these continuities were present in the rather developed and population Old World, compared to after the exchange where the whole world was altered
According to Diego Cam in Document 2, the King of Congo was delighted to see the European faith. Churches were built, and the King, along with thousands of his followers, were baptized. It is important to note that the author was a Portuguese explorer, was the one trying to spread Christianity, and could have lied about the encounters. Nevertheless, the new foundation of faith in Congo gave the church more power and gave them influence in places outside of Europe. Additionally, the
The Spanish Inquisition and the Protestant Reformation were two significant historical events that unfolded during the 16th century, each leaving a profound impact on European society. While distinct in their origins, goals, and outcomes, both movements revolved around religious matters and challenged the established authority of the Catholic Church. The Spanish Inquisition, initiated by the Catholic Monarchs in Spain, sought to enforce religious orthodoxy and suppress heresy through harsh methods and persecution. In contrast, the Protestant Reformation, led by reformist thinkers such as Martin Luther and John Calvin, aimed to reform and challenge the doctrines and practices of the Catholic Church, ultimately resulting in the emergence of various
Missionaries wanted to convert Africians to Christianity as they “believed that it was their duty to spread the benefits of western civilization” as they wanted to help them live a better life and thought their religion was superior to others. This ties into the moral motive that Europeans “viewed themselves as the most advanced civilization in the world, and some saw it as their mission to ‘enlighten’ and ‘civilize’ people in the rest of the world.” (doc
The missionary goal was to try to convert African people to Christianity. There was social changes such as religion, especially in the 1880s. In the early 19th century, Christianity had a large amount of followers and have spread the religion across Africa. According to Boahen, in the 19th century there was only three missionary societies that was administering in West Africa, particularly the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel, the Wesleyan Missionary Society, and the Glasgow and Scottish Missionary Society (Boahen). In addition, missionary also translated the bible into various African languages and try to teach different types of skills to the people in the matter that they have education, tailoring, trading and more.
Like Saint Augustine in the sixth century, Pope Gregory VII tried to reform the church in the eleventh century. During his first synod in 1074 C.E., Gregory " decreed that no one could be admitted to orders without a vow of celibacy and that the laity was forbidden to attend the services of an unchaste priest, deacon, or subdeacon. " This statement stemmed from the pope 's ability of his plenitudo potestatis or fullness of power. The pope would have this authority, because the position of the pope marks a lineage that is supposed to lead back to St. Peter, who the Christian religion was built on. If an individual did not follow Gregory 's decrees, they would receive escalating punishments.
The slave trade brought Africans to the Americas where Africans mixed with native Americans and Europeans to form new languages and religions. Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, and Judaism were all brought and introduced in the time frame of 1450 to 1750. Christianity was highly popular in Europe, with occasional findings in Egypt, Ethiopia, Southern India, and Central Asia, during the 1500s. Speaking for Christianity, it began as more of a violent religion. They constantly would fight for power, trying to get whatever they wanted in any way possible.
However, the Council taught that truth also came from the Church. The Council of Trent was not the only force behind the Counter Reformation, there were many more like the Jesuits. The Jesuits were formed in the early 1530’s by Ignatius of Loyola. In some ways the Jesuits were more alike to a military than a religious order because they had a strong central authority that commanded the order. Something important about the Jesuits was that they learned obedience and discipline.
Protestants were a group of people who sought out to remake the Catholic Church. King Louis of
The Jesuits also adapted the way they corresponded with officials. It is important to realize that the Jesuits did a far better job of living in a foreign land than other missions. The Jesuits were prepared and often compromised when dealing with the Japanese officials. The Jesuits learned from Xavier that humility failed to impress the officials, so they learned to perform a more extravagant ceremony. By elevating themselves to the same level of the noble Zen priests, the Jesuits were able to get more blessings and approvals from the Japanese officials.
Many new churches and missions were which carried the new emphasis on seeking baptism of the Spirit
Nevertheless Jesuits were a key role in the Counter-Reformation by being the voice of the Catholic church across the
Buddhist traders from India and China spread the religion to some inhabitants of Eastern Africa. Hindu traders from India traded with Muslim traders, facilitating
Many other European countries centuries later (i.e. Spain) would mirror the same evangelism to spread their religion and ideology to other cultures. Individuals or sectors who would resist would often times be martyred or subjected to slavery, in the America’s at least. The difference between the evangelism in the Americas in the 1500’s and the evangelism in Ancient Africa is that many people in Roman Egypt and other colonized Roman colonies, who were oppressed, sought out to find faith through Christianity and were killed for it. They saw hope, and promise through this Christianity. But the Romans saw the Christian church as a threat to their empire (Shillington, 74.)
