More About Brian Carwana
Brian is the Executive Director of Encounter World Religions and the self declared Religions Geek. His greatest passion is teaching about religion, ethno-religious diversity and what that diversity means in our modern workplaces, schools and societies. Over the past 20 years, through the various programs delivered by Encounter, Brian has helped thousands of people understand more about religious, spiritual and secular identities in ways that help them be a better leader, colleague, neighbour and friend.
How Did Christianity Become the World’s Largest Religion?
When Jesus of Nazareth was brutally and humiliatingly executed by the Romans, no oddsmaker would have thought this might launch the largest religion ever. So, how did this happen? Four factors stand out. First, Christianity had two what we might call spiritual technologies that played pivotal roles. These then combined with two other factors to create a religion that has proved enormously successful at spreading across the globe. Photo credit: Canva.com 1. Spiritual Technology I: The Jealous God The first spiritual technology comes from Judaism. In the Ten [...]
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