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1. www.britannica.com › topic › ChristianityChristianity | Definition, Origin, History, Beliefs, Symbols ...

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   2 days ago · Christianity, major religion stemming from the life, teachings, and death of Jesus of Nazareth (the Christ, or the Anointed One of God) in the 1st century ce. It has become the largest of the world’s religions and, geographically, the most widely diffused of all faiths.

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     Roman Catholicism is a Christian church that has been the...

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     Baptist, member of a group of Protestant Christians who...

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     angel and demon, respectively, any benevolent or malevolent...

   • Historical Views of The Essence

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     fundamentalism, type of conservative religious movement...

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2. www.britannica.com › topic › canon-lawCanon law | Definition, Significance, & History | Britannica

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   5 days ago · Canon law is the body of laws made within certain Christian churches by lawful ecclesiastical authority for the government both of the whole church and parts thereof and of the behavior and actions of individuals. In a wider sense the term includes precepts of divine law incorporated into the canonical codes.

3. link.springer.com › chapter › 10Is the American Form of Government a Democracy? Signs of ...

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   4 days ago · In Madison’s words, “The two great points of difference between a democracy and a republic, are: first, the delegation of the government, in the latter, to a small number of citizens elected by the rest; secondly, the greater the number of citizens, and greater sphere of country, over which the latter may be extended.”

4. www.patheos.com › blogs › rogereolsonThe Political Meaning of Christianity: Relevance to MAGA

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   1 day ago · The politics of the twentieth century, devoted either to maintaining and increasing the pleasures of a consumers’ society or else to creating a worldly paradise through revolutionary action, has ...

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   Is Roman Catholicism a Christian church?

   • Roman Catholicism is a Christian church that has been the decisive spiritual force in the history of Western civilization. Along with Eastern Orthodoxy and Protestantism, it is one of the three major branches of Christianity.

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   Why is Christianity a major religion?

   • Christianity, major religion stemming from the life, teachings, and death of Jesus of Nazareth (the Christ, or the Anointed One of God) in the 1st century ce. It has become the largest of the world’s religions and, geographically, the most widely diffused of all faiths. It has a constituency of more than two billion believers.

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   Why are Oriental Orthodox churches so important?

   • The Oriental Orthodox churches constitute one of the oldest branches of the tradition but had been out of contact with Western Christianity and Eastern Orthodoxy from the middle of the 5th century until the late 20th century because of a dispute over Christology (the doctrine of Jesus Christ’s nature and significance).

   Christianity | Definition, Origin, History, Beliefs, Symbols, Types

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   Can a church exist without authority?

   • A church is defined as a community founded in a unity of faith, a sacramental fellowship of all members with Christ as Lord, and a unity of government. Many scholars assert that a church cannot exist without authority—i.e., binding rules and organizational structures—and that religion and law are mutually inclusive.

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6. nomadnotes.substack.com › p › an-essential-christianAn "Essential" Christian Doesn't Exist

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   5 days ago · An "Essential" Christian Doesn't Exist. An Academic Essay on the Problem of Essential Christianity. Brandan Robertson. May 16, 2024. Introduction. The idea of “religion” is a thoroughly modern concept.[1] Scholars from various fields ranging from anthropology to sociology to psychology have sought to offer a coherent definition to describe ...

7. www.reddit.com › r › CatholicismDifferences between Roman Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy?

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   Catholics believe the bishop of Rome has a special kind of authority over other bishops, while orthodox do not believe that and see him as a first amongst equals. Catholics believe in the Filioque the orthodox do not.