MMW 12 Chapter Notes - Chapter Christianizing Rome: Crop Rotation, Arianism

• School: UCSD
• Department: Making of the Modern World
• Course: MMW 12
• Professor: Alexander B Stewart

Document Summary

Western rome slowly crumbles christian church grows: church develops institutions drawing on greco-roman traditions and christian values. Dio(cid:272)letia(cid:374)"s reig(cid:374): roman empire divided up into dioceses. Christian churches benefit from admin. abilities of church leaders. Bishop ambrose of milan said that church was supreme in spiritual matters and state in secular issues helped (cid:271)uild (cid:272)hur(cid:272)h"s positio(cid:374) o(cid:374) (cid:272)hur(cid:272)h-state relations. Church received support from emperors: emperors expected church to assist in maintaining order and unity. 4th and 5th centuries christians dispute over nature of christ: arianism. Christ is same as the father: nestorians. Divine and human natures in jesus distinct from one another. Holy trinity (father, son, spirit) became central to christian beliefs. Western church leader strong than byzantine church leader: rome, which was in the west, had a special place in christian history. Popes (bishops of rome) claimed privileged position in church hierarchy: popes e(cid:454)pa(cid:374)d (cid:272)hur(cid:272)h"s se(cid:272)ular authorit(cid:455)