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2 days ago · The roots of the split between the Catholic and Orthodox churches can be traced back to the early centuries of Christianity. In the 4th century, the Roman Empire adopted Christianity as its official religion, and the bishop of Rome (the pope) became an important political and spiritual leader.
4 days ago · The Science of Monasticism. On the epistemology of prayer. Michael Warren Davis. May 10, 2024. “Our religion is not a question of words, but of realities.”. — Gregory Palamas. Increasingly, I’m convinced that the divide between the “East” (Orthodoxy) and the “West” (Roman Catholicism; Protestantism) is not fundamentally ...
5 days ago · In the broadest sense, it can be said that the controversy between Pelagius and Augustine was over the nature of sin and the nature of grace.”. This debate has massive implications for the modern church at large. First, this is a core doctrine of the faith with significant implications for one’s salvation.
4 days ago · The U.S. Catholic Church is experiencing a significant shift towards conservatism among younger Catholics and clergy, contrasting with the modernizing influences of Vatican II. This movement emphasizes traditional practices like Latin Masses and strict adherence to doctrine, reflecting a broader search for orthodoxy amid declining church ...
1 day ago · Mandaean Beth Manda ( Mashkhanna) in Nasiriyah, southern Iraq in 2016, a contemporary-style mandi. Gnosticism (from Ancient Greek: γνωστικός, romanized: gnōstikós, Koine Greek: [ɣnostiˈkos], 'having knowledge') is a collection of religious ideas and systems that coalesced in the late 1st century AD among Jewish and early Christian ...
2 days ago · Christianity (/ k r ɪ s tʃ i ˈ æ n ɪ t i, k r ɪ s t i ˈ æ n ɪ t i /) is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ.It is the world's largest and most widespread religion with roughly 2.4 billion followers, comprising around 31.2% of the world population.
5 days ago · The realms of philosophy and religion have sometimes intersected in conducting such inquiries as these. As with philosophy, the study of religion underscores how humankind has long speculated about its origins. The possibility of a higher being (or beings) to which livings things owe their existence has long captived human thought.
