Religion and Science

In the section Globalization of Christianity, it talks a lot about the expansion of the Christian religion. The religion spread from Spain and England to Russia, all the way down to Egypt, Ethiopia and Southern India. There was also a chart on pg 464 which showed great differences between Catholics and Protestants. One difference I found to be the most interesting was the religious authority. Catholics have the pope and church hierarchy, where the Protestants used the Bible as their leader. Another bid difference between the two is their form of prayer. The Catholics pray to god but through Mary and the Saints. The Protestants also pray to god but Mary and the saints play no role.

     With Catholicism and Christianity conversion played a big role. Followers were encouraged to spread their religion globally. Christian faith spread into Spanish America in countries such as Mexico, Spain and other Spanish colonies. With many other religions conversion wasn't important, they were fine keeping their religions in set countries such as India and China.