Christianity began as a small movement on the edge of the Roman world. This video explains how it spread across continents and centuries. Political support, missionary work, and cultural adaptation ...

Archaeologists have discovered an inscribed silver amulet that one theologian now says may rewrite the history of Christianity north of the Alps mountain range. The inscribed amulet was found buried ...

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A remarkable archaeological discovery on Sir Bani Yas Island in Abu Dhabi is transforming historians’ understanding of how Christianity spread during the seventh and eighth centuries. Researchers ...

A pair of recent discoveries underscore how quickly and far-reaching Christianity spread in the first century. They also counter the long-standing assumption that Christianity is just a Western thing.

In a stunning turn of events, archaeologists in Frankfurt, Germany, have uncovered a 1,800-year-old silver amulet, believed to be the earliest known evidence of Christianity north of the Alps. This ...

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(CNN) — A small silver amulet discovered by archaeologists in Germany could transform our understanding of how Christianity spread under the Roman Empire, experts have said. The tiny artefact, which ...