What precedent was there for the emergence of an ascetic movement with the Christian church?
A) The secular philosophies of the day also tended to be world-denying.
B) Ascetics' self-denial had been an important part of Roman culture.
C) The Christian church's founders were themselves ascetics.
D) German invaders of the west practiced a form of pagan asceticism.
E) Classical Greek philosophy and science saw the world as worthless and meaningless.
Answer: A
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