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Points of Divergence : Christianity
Christianity is an Abrahamic faith related to Judaism and Islam. Founded as an offshoot of Judaism by the followers of Jesus Christ, Christianity was given a firmer organizational structure during late Roman times. Christianity spread from its earliest days mainly via missionary activity (though more heavy-handed pro-Christian rulers did advance/enforce it through conquest as well). Today, it is the world's most followed religion, and has had a huge influence on western civilization overall. As such, the fact that PODs relating to it are popular, should come as no surprise.
This page lists links to discussions about various potential points of divergence in the religion's history - some more plausible, some more far-fetched, but all of them interesting options for alternate developments of Christianity and its interaction with other religions and predominantly non-Christian OTL cultures.
PODs about Jesus
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Pre-Nicene PODs
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From the Council of Nicaea to the Reformation
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Reformation PODs
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- A Dropped Pen - A TL using a simple POD where Luther stays a monk and the world sees a different reformation movement.
Post-Reformation PODs
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OTL predominantly non-Christian countries and nations becoming mostly Christian
- Christian Asia, pagan Europe ? * WI: Persia becomes Christian before Rome * WI a Christian saint converted Persia prior to the Arab conquests? * Challenge: Christian Anatolia ? * A Christian Mongol Empire * What if the Golden Horde succesively becomes a Christian Orthodox empire ? * Discussion about Japan being converted to Catholicism * More discussion on a potentially Christianised Japan * WI Tokugawa Ieyasu converted to Christanity ? * Challenge: A predominantly Christian Arab state * Iranian Empire converts to Christianity instead of Rome ? * Know of any PODs or POD discussions ? Feel free to add them. —- ==== Countries with a different predominant strand or church of Christianity in ATLs ==== * Challenge: Latin Patriarch of Moscow * Challenge: A Catholic White Russia ? * Plausibility check: Fully Catholic Eastern Europe ? * Challenge: Predominantly Orthodox Christian Magyars and Poles * Challenge: Orthodox Christian Sweden (with a POD after 999 AD) * Orthodox Lithuania * Challenge: Orthodox conversion east of Rus * Challenge: Lutheran Austrian Habsburgs * How do we get Poland to convert to Protestantism ? * Protestant Russia * Know of any PODs or POD discussions ? Feel free to add them. —- ==== Various PODs ==== * Creationism WI: Adam and Eve don't eat the apple but some, not all, of their kids do * Largest possible monastic state ? * More peaceful co-existence of Abrahamic religions in Iberia * Christmas PODs * Challenge: Patron Saint of Democracy * World Religions without Islam * Know of any PODs or POD discussions ? Feel free to add them. —- ==== See Also ==== Points of Divergence concerning Islam Points of Divergence concerning Judaism and Jews Points of Divergence concerning Buddhism Points of Divergence concerning Hinduism Points of Divergence concerning various other religions Points of Divergence concerning indigenous religions —- ==== Navigation ==== Religious PODs Main Directory Points of Divergence Main Directory**