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CHRISTIANITY

CHRISTIANITY. THE SECOND LARGEST WORLD RELIGION. BEGINNINGS. From Judaism Based on teachings of Jesus Christ Early persecution Constantine’s conversion Papal Authority Impact of Christianity of Europe and World. SCHISMS.

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CHRISTIANITY

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  1. CHRISTIANITY THE SECOND LARGEST WORLD RELIGION

  2. BEGINNINGS • From Judaism • Based on teachings of Jesus Christ • Early persecution • Constantine’s conversion • Papal Authority • Impact of Christianity of Europe and World

  3. SCHISMS • 1054 first break between Latin speaking church in West and Greek speaking church in East • Catholic and Orthodoxy • Protestant Reformation (reasons why) • Martin Luther’s 95 thesis 1817 • Henry VIII

  4. BASIC BELIEFS OF CHRISTIANITY • Jesus Christ is Son of God • Bible is word of God • Bible composed of Old and New Testament and Apocrypha • Translation issues with Bible • Basic belief in love, forgiveness and repentance • By dying and then rising from dead, Christ made world redemption possible

  5. Trinity • Basis of Catholicism • Son, Jesus Christ, is truly God and truly human • Father, Son and Holy Spirit makes up trinity • Not considered as having a gender • Triune is both one and three • Fact that it defies logic is part of Dogma

  6. Catholicism • Belief in Bishop of Rome or Pope • Participation in Sacraments, like Eucharist, penance, baptism, marriage, etc are necessary • Church has complete divine revelation • Pope and Bishops have authority • Human soul is immortal • Virgin Mary was preserved from original sin by being mother of Jesus and after her life she was assumed into heaven • Papal Infallibility

  7. ORTHODOX CHURCH • Most doctrinal issues similar to Catholicism because were united in beginning • Use leavened bread • Liturgies sung, not spoken • Priests may marry before being ordained • Infants may receive communion • Less centralized the Catholicism • Typically nationalistic and cultural

  8. PROTESTANTISM • Term to describe Christian religions who came after the Reformations • Respect for Individual experience • Lay believers have same access to God as clergy • Bible is source of infallible truth • Believer is justified by God’s grace, not by good deeds or religious institution

  9. OTHER DENOMINATIONS • Anglican Church: rejects Rome but agrees with Roman Dogma on most issues • Episcopal: American version of Anglican Church • Methodist: focus on repentance, individual faith and responsibility for making society better • Baptists: baptism must be a conscience adult choices that goes with accepting Jesus Christ • Congregationalism: local churches operate separately from central power

  10. OTHER DENOMINATIONS cont • Quakers: reject ordained ministers and sacraments, views life as sacred • Mennonites: commitment to live as simply as possible • Unitarian: rejects Trinity and see Christ as teacher not divine • Christian Science: spiritual world is true reality • Jehovah’s Witness: see Bible as absolute true and expect Armageddon to occur soon followed by 1000 year rule by Christ • Mormons: Book of Mormon with Bible

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