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3 days ago · Catharism (/ ˈ k æ θ ər ɪ z əm / KATH-ər-iz-əm; from the Ancient Greek: καθαροί, romanized: katharoí, "the pure ones") was a Christian quasi-dualist or pseudo-Gnostic movement which thrived in Southern Europe, particularly in northern Italy and southern France, between the 12th and 14th centuries.
3 days ago · Many 17th century European settlers in the Thirteen Colonies in British America were Calvinists, who emigrated because of arguments over church structure, including the Pilgrim Fathers. Others were forced into exile, including the French Huguenots.
4 days ago · Roman Catholicism - Monasticism, Orders, Canons: Interest in the humanity of Christ and the desire to live the apostolic life in imitation of him influenced religious orders in the 12th century. The reformed orders of canons represent one aspect of this trend.
3 days ago · Early Islam arose within the historical, social, political, economic, and religious context of Late Antiquity in the Middle East. The second half of the 6th century CE saw political disorder in the pre-Islamic Arabian peninsula, and communication routes were no longer secure. Religious divisions played an important role in the crisis.
3 days ago · United States - Revivalism, Sects, Denominations: Religion played a central role in the emergence of a distinctively “American” society in the first years of independence. Several key developments took place.
2 days ago · Carlos Eire’s Reformations aims to provide a readership of ‘beginners and nonspecialists’ (p. xii) with an introduction to European history between 1450 and 1650. Eire narrows down this immense task by concentrating his narrative on the history of religion.
4 days ago · The Reformation and Counter-Reformation were two significant movements that changed the course of Christianity. The Reformation led to the emergence of Protestantism, while the Counter-Reformation marked the Catholic Church’s response to the Protestant challenge.
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