Fascinating graphics: 5000 years of religion in 90 seconds

Britannist · 23-12-2006, 12:38 AM

I posted a thread called "Fascinating graphic display - 5000 years of M. East history in 90 secs." several days ago in this section of the forum.

Here's another one

, which is equally interesting - 5000 years of the history of world religions in 90 seconds:

:arrow: http://mapsofwar.com/ind/history-of-religion.html 8)

Lazyguy · 23-12-2006, 12:36 PM

I thought Christianity reached our shores long before that!

Britannist · 23-12-2006, 09:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Lazyguy

I thought Christianity reached our shores long before that!

It's what might be next to reach our shores that bothers me :shock: .

Tom Commis · 27-12-2006, 02:52 AM

Lazyguy wrote

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I thought christianity reached our shores long before that!

It was of course kicked out of England by the arrival of the Anglo-Saxons and had to be re-introduced from Ireland.

I'd be interested to know how Islam spread to Indonesia.

David Agnew · 29-12-2006, 02:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Lazyguy

I thought Christianity reached our shores long before that!

The map is inaccurate because it doesn't show Roman Britain as Christian.

Tom Commis wrote:

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It was of course kicked out of England by the arrival of the Anglo-Saxons and had to be re-introduced from Ireland.

It wasn't as simple as that. Pope Gregory sent St Augustine as a missionary in 597. Ultimately of course, Roman Catholicism replaced Celtic Christianity.

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Lazyguy Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 589	I thought Christianity reached our shores long before that!