How was Christianity out of step with Roman society?

Answer:

The polytheistic old Roman religion stood in opposition to the monotheistic Christianity (many gods). The Christians were subjected to various forms of persecution by the Romans because of their beliefs, which were widely held by the underclass.

Theistic doctrine developed by the Neoplatonists with a significant emphasis on mystical relationship with God attained via contemplation. They held that contemplation may offer a mystic path back to the divine and that the logos, or principle of reason, connected people with the divine. Neoplatonic literature were widely read throughout the middle ages, and many phrases from their theology are still used in Eastern Orthodox churches today. This tradition had a significant influence on the mystical aspect of Christianity. Although they might not strictly meet the concept of "Roman," Neoplatonists had considerably deeper roots in the Greek-speaking Eastern Empire. The Stoics were also a school of Greek philosophy, although they had extremely deep roots in the western Latin region. Stoicism, which grew popular among educated Romans, was quite consistent with ancient Roman ideals. Many Stoic maxims and moral reflections were well-liked by Christians in Roman and later times; Tertullian referred to the Stoic author Seneca the Younger as "our Seneca," and many later Christian writers believed he was a secret Christian, based primarily on the congenial of his writings. The Roman version of stoicism stressed moral behavior as well as control of the emotions. The contradictory attitudes of the Stoic school about natural or divine determinism and human free choice were mirrored in the development of early Christian doctrine. While the ascetic strain in Christianity has origins in both eastern ascetic traditions and not simply Roman ones, stoicism also featured a large element of asceticism, abstaining from earthly pleasures in favor of a more calm existence. The Western church also adopted many of the old Roman values of law, order, and duty; in later periods, significant Roman classics (such as the Aeneid or the poetry of) were re-interpreted as illustrations of "natural virtue." The Roman concept of the Jus gentium, or "law of nations," which existed outside of specific jurisdictions as an aspect of human nature, is likely responsible for the idea of "natural law" in western theology; much of that concept's evolution takes place in the middle ages, following the rediscovery of Aristotle in particular (so again, not exactly "Roman"); however, the old Roman idea of a fundamental, impersonal moral order in the universe undoubtedly played a role in the emotional Roman Christians had a complicated relationship with the surrounding culture. They were frequently persecuted by the state despite the fact that they generally believed that obeying the law was a crucial religious duty. They also abhorred many aspects of Roman civic life, especially the brutality of the gladiatorial games, not least because they were frequently on the wrong side of the arena wall. St. Augustine attempts to fit Roman history into a Christian framework in City of God, where he denounces pagan religion and the crimes of various emperors while upholding the virtue of traditional Roman values like honesty, duty, and self-sacrifice. He does this by arguing that Christianity, rather than negating the best of Roman thought, is the perfection of what was best about it.

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