“The movement of Christianity from one culture to another can be explained by the concept ‘mission’” (1) is one of the main points in Christian Mission: How Christianity Became A World Religion written by Dana L. Robert. In Part 1, Robert divides the mission history into three parts: “From Christ to Christendom”, “Vernaculars and Volunteers, 1450-”, and “Global Networking for the Nations, 1910-”. In the beginning of “From Christ to Christendom”, Robert starts out with an example of British rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar and explains that though people may view Jesus in different ways, they are still believers in Christ. Since Jesus was so “culturally fluid”, His word was able to spread globally by the third century AD. Although in the seventh century, Christianity had declined-possibly even disappeared- in the Middle East and Northern Africa while the rise of Islam in Arabia had taken over. “Notable …show more content…
So in the ninth century, King Charlemagne sponsored learning centers to help with Latin translations. The roots of modern missions are with the Roman Catholics who accompanied conquistadors to Latin America and with merchants to Asia. Roman Catholics also accompanied Protestants carry the gospel to the New World, Africa and Asia. With a new beginning with the Age of Exploration in the 16th century, first Roman Catholic and Protestant missionaries became associated with military conquest and economic expansion. Although they objected their nations aggressive policies, they were willing to spread the word of God to people with open doors. They often found it hard to make the suffering of a conquest any better. From the early church to the present, monks and nuns have been the face of cross-cultural expansion, from medieval orders to religious orders of the Roman Catholic Church. For Protestants, monks and nuns were the principal agents in sending and supporting