well Christianity started out as a non European religion so of how it impacted European religions can be seen in how it impacted indigenous American traditions. read more
In all these ways Christian women enjoyed far greater security and equality than did women in the surrounding culture. See Rodney Stark, The Rise of Christianity." In India, widows were voluntarily or involuntarily burned on their husbands' funeral pyres. Christian missionaries were a major influence in stopping these century-old practices and ideas. read more