Religious World in the Ninth Century: Summary

Caliphs and Sultans succeeded Mohammed as the political and religious leaders of Muslims. With the growth of the Islamic empire, comes fractures and competing rulers.

Three denominations of Christianity, there are three major divisions of the Church, the Latin Church, the Greek Church, and the Eastern Church. Similar but with distinctives in language and practice.

The Church in the East is considered the pioneer in going to unreached people and making Christianity global.