Question

Despite being against the law and dangerous, Christianity spread quickly in the first few centuries CE. How do you think Christianity might have developed differently if it had never become the official, state religion under Constant?

Answer 1

During the early years of Christianity, the religion was considered illegal. Despite this, Christianity was able to spread quickly. People who practiced Christianity had to hide from authorities, and the religion spread secretly, while Christians faced persecution, until Constant declared it the official state religion of the Roman Empire. After this point, Christianity became even more popular.

It is very likely that, if Christianity had not been declared legal, the speed in which it spread would have been a lot slower. However, it would have continued to spread through secret methods in the same way that it had during its early years.