Christianity
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
Explain three dates of Christian history (313, 380, 1871).
313 – Edict of Milan; 380 – state religion of the Roman Empire; 1871 – Tashkent and Turkestan eparchy created.
2
Compare the mythicist and historical approaches in three sentences.
The mythicist approach holds that Jesus was not a historical person. The historical approach regards him as a real person and relies on the sources. Most modern scholars support the latter.
3
Find and explain one example of religious tolerance from the history of Christianity in Central Asia.
For example, in Sogdiana (Urgut) a church and Zoroastrian and Buddhist temples operated at the same time.
4
What measures were taken against Christians in the Soviet period? State the facts neutrally.
In the 1920s–1930s many churches were closed, property confiscated and clergy repressed.
5
What was the “Under One Sky” conference (1995) devoted to and where was it held?
It was an international Muslim–Christian conference held in Tashkent, devoted to interfaith harmony.