In What Way Did the Relationship Between Religion and Power

question 23

Multiple Choice

In what way did the relationship between religion and power differ for Islam and Christianity?

• A) Islam and Christianity were both universalizing religions, but Islam was not linked to political power.
• B) Unlike Islam, Christianity was not linked to any political power.
• C) Christianity, unlike Islam, provided a set of moral and ethical rules that were applied to laws and governance.
• D) The followers of Muhammad had to create an empire to facilitate the expansion of their faith, while Christianity inherited an empire when Constantine converted.

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