Gibbon's Reasons Growth of Christianity in the Roman Empire

In chapter XV of his book 'The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire' Gibbon presents six reasons for the growth of Christianity within the Roman Empire. The following is a video I made in which Ariadne glosses over these six reasons:





REASON 1: The zeal of the Christians as derived from the Jews - 00:25

REASON 2: The doctrine of Immortality within Christian beliefs - 03:45

REASON 3: The miraculous powers of the primitive church - 04:40

REASON 4: The virtues of the Christians - 05:32

REASON 5: The government of the Church - 06:47

REASON 6: The weaknesses of Polytheism 08:24



TITLE: The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire: Abridged Edition

AUTHOR: Edward Gibbon

PUBLISHER: Penguin Classics Group

ISBN-13: 978-0-140-43764-5