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This 3 page paper examines the relationship between Christianity and governments throughout the ages, ranging from the time of the death of Jesus through the time of Luther. This paper focuses on the religious and socio-cultural aspects of this relationship. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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Pontius Pilate) for the threat he represented against the state. Since that time, a tenuous relationship between these two entities has continued to exist, causing a great many historic
clashes throughout the ages. Christians have often taken the idea of domination as a holy entitlement, based upon the passage in
Genesis that refers to man being made in Gods image and having dominion over the all of the earth (Council, 2004). Interestingly, the Benedictine Order of the Catholic Church,
established in approximately 529 A.D., is the worlds oldest corporation, and thus is very representative of many of the conflicts that have ensued based upon the idea of domination (Council,
2004). Max Webers The Protestant Ethic addressed this very concept, as Weber argued that capitalism was the direct result of a religious
movement (Calvinism) (Council, 2004). It was Calvinism that contended that God willed some people to be damned and willed others to be saved (Council, 2004). According to this
premise, He didnt base His decision on good or bad, but simply His own will (Council, 2004). And so, people began to seek economic security and success as they
became less sure of their eternal salvation (Council, 2004). Thus, the tenuous relationship between government and Christianity moved forward (Council, 2004).
Christian exploitation is certainly nothing historically new. In fact, the imperial expansion of Western Europe was based upon "terra nullius", or the idea that the government had the
right to occupy new lands (Council, 2004). However, this evolved into the notion that Christians had the "responsibility" to occupy new lands if the natives were to primitive and/or
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