Western Civilization (Essay Sample)

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Christianity is considered as the biggest religion worldwide. It has approximately 2.1 billion followers from different countries in the world. The following paper will discuss how Christianity spread in the new Latin Christendom and tools that were used by rulers and church officials to spread Christianity in the new Latin Christendom.
Christianity in the new Latin Christendom spread after the fall of Western Roman Empire. Many groups of Christians were formed to support Christian faith. Christians gathered in buildings where they would pray and do some research on the word of God. Many religious men and women dedicated their lives to prayers. Most nuns living in churches studied religious texts and prayed. Nuns offered help to the poor and sick people who came to churches for shelter in new Latin Christendom. Priests and other church servants travelled as missionaries to spread Christianity to everyone they met on their way. They brought messages of hope and faith to the weak and sinful and were against the devil and evil spirits (Marty, 2007).
Rulers and church officials used various tools to spread Christianity in new Latin Christendom. They used poetry and writings which dealt with Biblical teachings. Poems were formed from biblical quotes and wise sayings. In addition, rulers and church officials also used supplemental arts and drawings that explained by use of examples the roles of Christians in new Latin Christendom.
Scrolls and manuscripts made from animal skins were also used by church leaders to spread Christianity in new Latin Christendom. In addition, architecture was used by religious leaders to spread Christianity in which they started building more churches with new designs where more Christians would gather to study the bible and pray (Lippy, 2010).