Christianity Marks Departure

It can be maintained that Christianity marked a departure from the values and belief structures of the Greco-Roman cultures to the extent that the first tended to emphasize the importance of expansive teaching and conversion of followers, monotheism and a separation of church and state, while the later championed the importance of mystic secrecy, a variety of patron gods or civic gods, and the importance of rulers as gods. The Greco-Romans fell into a variety …

…or not. This made them more acceptable to the community and sometimes made new converts, according to Professor Weber. In general, Greco-Roman values centered around the political powers of their times, emphasizing the importance of their leaders and the advancement of their social systems. Christianity was a departure by virtue of its emphasis on educating the individual in order to aid their transformation into the kind of ethical, loving person their leaders, especially Jesus, encouraged.