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Christian left - Early Christianity as anti-establishment movement.
See also: Christian anarchism
Early Christian anti-materialism
Opposition to Rome
Christian left - Movements.
A number of movements of the past had similarities to today's Christian Left:
Peace churches
Heretical movements such as the Cathars
Waldenses
Lollard, John Wycliffe
Role of Christians in the Peasants' Revo ...
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| | | | Christian left: Encyclopedia II - Conservative Christianity - Conservative Protestantism
Conservative Christianity - Scholars theologians and writers.
Contemporary Conservative Protestant scholars and theologians include: Norman Geisler, FF Bruce, Gary Habermas, N.T. Wright, Kenneth Kitchen, Bruce Metzger, R. C. Sproul, Edwin M. Yamauchi, Merrill Unger, John Warwick Montgomery, Cornelius Van Til, Greg Bahnsen, and Bryant G. Wood.
Popular conservative Protestant writers and conservative Christian apologetist include:
Josh McDowell ...
See also:Conservative Christianity, Conservative Christianity - Introduction, Conservative Christianity - Conservative Protestantism, Conservative Christianity - Scholars theologians and writers, Conservative Christianity - Conservative Roman Catholicism, Conservative Christianity - Opus Dei Read more here: » Conservative Christianity: Encyclopedia II - Conservative Christianity - Conservative Protestantism |
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| | | | Christian left: Encyclopedia II - Christian communism - Controversy
Christian communism - Communism or Communalism.
A number of Christians, of various political persuasions, object to the use of the word communism in the term "Christian communism" due to that word's association with countries such as the Soviet Union, often known as "communist states". They point out that Christian communism has very little in common with the practices of those countries, and therefore argue that Christian communism should be called Christian communalism - or something similar - ins ...
See also:Christian communism, Christian communism - Brief History, Christian communism - Origin of Christian communism, Christian communism - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Christian communism - True Levellers, Christian communism - Christian communists, Christian communism - Thomas J. Haggerty, Christian communism - Controversy, Christian communism - Communism or Communalism, Christian communism - Free will, Christian communism - Government, Christian communism - Establishing Christian communism Read more here: » Christian communism: Encyclopedia II - Christian communism - Controversy |
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| | | | Christian left: Encyclopedia II - Evangelicalism - Development
Evangelicalism - 19th century.
Evangelical Christians were a diverse group; some were at the forefront of movements such as abolition of slavery, prison reform, orphanage establishment, hospital building, and founding educational institutions.
In 1846, eight hundred Christians from ten countries met in London and set up the Evangelical Alliance. They saw this as "a new thing in church history, a definite organization for the expression of unity amongst Christian individuals belonging to different ch ...
See also:Evangelicalism, Evangelicalism - Roots, Evangelicalism - Doctrine, Evangelicalism - Development, Evangelicalism - 19th century, Evangelicalism - 20th century, Evangelicalism - Parachurch organizations, Evangelicalism - Globally, Evangelicalism - World Evangelical Alliance, Evangelicalism - United States, Evangelicalism - Demographics, Evangelicalism - Movements, Evangelicalism - List of evangelicals: historical figures scholars authors educators leaders, Evangelicalism - Publications, Evangelicalism - Seminaries and Theological Colleges, Evangelicalism - Regional Groups Read more here: » Evangelicalism: Encyclopedia II - Evangelicalism - Development |
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| | | | Christian left: Encyclopedia II - Progressive Christianity - Origins A priority of justice and care for the down-trodden are present from before Christianity. These are carried on carrying through the early church, the monastic movement, the ministry of healing, the Catholic and Protestant churches, to the Progressive Movement in the 19th century United States of America and the Social Gospel.
Since the 1900s progressive Christianity was influential in determining what constitutes the values by which a good society is run. It stressed fairness, justice, responsibility, and compassion, and condemns the ...
See also:Progressive Christianity, Progressive Christianity - Origins, Progressive Christianity - Current situation Read more here: » Progressive Christianity: Encyclopedia II - Progressive Christianity - Origins |
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| | | | Christian left: Encyclopedia II - Conservative Christianity - Conservative Roman Catholicism
Conservative Christianity - Opus Dei.
One example of conservative Roman Catholicism is Opus Dei, the name is (Latin for "Work of God"), it is comprised of a prelate, secular priests, and lay people, whose aim is "to contribute to the evangelizing mission of the Church" by spreading the message that everyone is called to become a saint and an apostle. It "encourages Christians of all social classes to live consistently with ...
See also:Conservative Christianity, Conservative Christianity - Introduction, Conservative Christianity - Conservative Protestantism, Conservative Christianity - Scholars theologians and writers, Conservative Christianity - Conservative Roman Catholicism, Conservative Christianity - Opus Dei Read more here: » Conservative Christianity: Encyclopedia II - Conservative Christianity - Conservative Roman Catholicism |
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| | | | Christian left: Encyclopedia II - Christian communism - Brief History
Christian communism - Origin of Christian communism.
The origin of Christian communism can be traced to the New Testament book Acts of the Apostles at chapter 2 and verses 44 and 45:
44 And all that believed were together, and had all things in common; 45 And sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all men, as every man had need. (King James Ver ...
See also:Christian communism, Christian communism - Brief History, Christian communism - Origin of Christian communism, Christian communism - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Christian communism - True Levellers, Christian communism - Christian communists, Christian communism - Thomas J. Haggerty, Christian communism - Controversy, Christian communism - Communism or Communalism, Christian communism - Free will, Christian communism - Government, Christian communism - Establishing Christian communism Read more here: » Christian communism: Encyclopedia II - Christian communism - Brief History |
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| | | | Christian left: Encyclopedia II - Evangelicalism - Demographics A 1992 survey (Green) showed that in the United States and Canada evangelicals make up both the largest and the most active group of Christians (surpassing both Catholics and Mainline or non-Evangelical Protestant groups).
On a worldwide scale evangelical Churches are (together with Pentecostals) the most rapidly growing Christian churches. The two are even beginning to overlap, in a movement sometimes called Transformationalism.
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See also:Evangelicalism, Evangelicalism - Roots, Evangelicalism - Doctrine, Evangelicalism - Development, Evangelicalism - 19th century, Evangelicalism - 20th century, Evangelicalism - Parachurch organizations, Evangelicalism - Globally, Evangelicalism - World Evangelical Alliance, Evangelicalism - United States, Evangelicalism - Demographics, Evangelicalism - Movements, Evangelicalism - List of evangelicals: historical figures scholars authors educators leaders, Evangelicalism - Publications, Evangelicalism - Seminaries and Theological Colleges, Evangelicalism - Regional Groups Read more here: » Evangelicalism: Encyclopedia II - Evangelicalism - Demographics |
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| | | | Christian left: Encyclopedia II - Evangelicalism - Globally Globally, evangelicalism and Pentecostalism are among the most influential and fastest growing Christian movements. Growth in Africa and Latin America is especially rapid, and because it is not dependent on European and North American evangelical sources allowing greater diversity. An example of this can be seen in the African Independent Churches.
Evangelicalism - World Evangelical Alliance.
The World Evangelical Alliance is now
a network of churches in 121 nations that have each forme ...
See also:Evangelicalism, Evangelicalism - Roots, Evangelicalism - Doctrine, Evangelicalism - Development, Evangelicalism - 19th century, Evangelicalism - 20th century, Evangelicalism - Parachurch organizations, Evangelicalism - Globally, Evangelicalism - World Evangelical Alliance, Evangelicalism - United States, Evangelicalism - Demographics, Evangelicalism - Movements, Evangelicalism - List of evangelicals: historical figures scholars authors educators leaders, Evangelicalism - Publications, Evangelicalism - Seminaries and Theological Colleges, Evangelicalism - Regional Groups Read more here: » Evangelicalism: Encyclopedia II - Evangelicalism - Globally |
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| | | | Christian left: Encyclopedia II - Evangelicalism - Roots The contemporary evangelical movement has its origins in the 18th century. In that period, the First Great Awakening was deeply influencing American religious life, while at the same time John Wesley and the Methodist movement were renewing British Christianity. Much of this religious fervor was a reaction to Enlightenment thinking and the deistic writings of many of the western philosophical elites.
The chief emphases of the fledgling Methodist movement as well as the Awakening were individual conversion, personal piety and Bible stu ...
See also:Evangelicalism, Evangelicalism - Roots, Evangelicalism - Doctrine, Evangelicalism - Development, Evangelicalism - 19th century, Evangelicalism - 20th century, Evangelicalism - Parachurch organizations, Evangelicalism - Globally, Evangelicalism - World Evangelical Alliance, Evangelicalism - United States, Evangelicalism - Demographics, Evangelicalism - Movements, Evangelicalism - List of evangelicals: historical figures scholars authors educators leaders, Evangelicalism - Publications, Evangelicalism - Seminaries and Theological Colleges, Evangelicalism - Regional Groups Read more here: » Evangelicalism: Encyclopedia II - Evangelicalism - Roots |
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