When Contrasted With The Much Longer Time

It Is Not His Teachings Which Make Jesus So Remarkable, Although These Would Be Enough To Give Him Distinction. It Is A Combination Of The Teachings With The Man Himself. The Two Cannot Be Separated.

We Know Something Of The History Of The Spread Of Christianity, But Much Passed From Recorded Memory And Much Was Transmitted By Tradition Whose Accuracy Has Been Repeatedly Questioned.

The Primary Source Of The Appeal Of Christianity Was Jesus - His Incarnation, His Life, His Crucifixion, And His Resurrection.

Christians Were Regarded As Separated From Society And Therefore Destructive Of The Greco-roman Way Of Life.

The Nineteenth Century Spread Of Christianity Was Due Primarily To A New Burst Of Religious Life Emanating From The Christian Impulse. . . . Never In Any Corresponding Length Of Time Had The Christian Impulse Given Rise To So Many New Movements. Never Had It Had Quite So Great An Effect Upon Western European Peoples. It Was From This Abounding Vigor That There Issued The Missionary Enterprise Which During The Nineteenth Century So Augmented The Numerical Strength And The Influence Of Christianity.