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Christianity | A Wisdom Archive on Christianity | | Christianity Christianity is a monotheistic, broadly trinitarian religion, encompassing many religious traditions that trace their origins to Jesus Christ. Christians believe that Jesus is the Son of God, and the Lord and sole Savior of all humanity as the Jewish Messiah. Over the past two millennia, Christianity has diverged into three main branches: Catholicism, Protestantism, and Eastern Orthodox. Collectively, it is the world's largest single religion, with over two billion followers. | |
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| Resources on Christianity | | | | History Christianity originated in the first century AD. According to Acts 11:19 and 11:26 in the Christian New Testament, Jesus's followers were first called Christians by non-Christians in the city of Antioch, where they had fled and settled after early persecutions in Palestine. After Jesus' death, early Christian doctrine was taught by Paul of Tarsus and the apostles. The term Christian derives from Greek Χριστός Khristós (Christ), and means "belonging to Christ".
Relative peace and good roads throughout the Roman Empire allowed Christianity to spread quickly over the next three centuries, but more important was the conversion of Emperor Constantine in 312. Combined with his Edict of Milan in 313, Constantine's conversion effectively made Christianity the favored religion of the Empire, and he organized the first of several ecumenical councils for resolving doctrinal issues. Between the first century and 1050, missionaries from Constantinople, Ireland (from about 450), and elsewhere evangelized Christianity throughout Europe, Asia and Africa, translating the Bible into local languages and sometimes incorporating elements of native culture into Christian custom (see for example Easter: Symbolism of Easter, Halloween: Alleged Christianizing the Celtic Samhain).
In the second millennium, Christianity spread worldwide but experienced accelerating fragmentation. The Great Schism of 1054 split the universal Church into Western and Eastern branches: the Western branch gradually consolidated into the Catholic Church under the central authority of Rome (see Catholicism), while the Eastern branch became known as the Orthodox Church with the Patriarch of Constantinople as the most honored bishop among its autocephalous churches (see Eastern Orthodoxy). In the European Reformation of the 1520s, Protestants and numerous similar churches arose in objection to perceived abuses of growing Papal authority and to perceived doctrinal error and novelty in Rome. This sparked a vigorous struggle for the hearts and minds of Europeans. Disputes between Catholics and Protestants sparked persecution and were part of the motivations for various wars, both civil and foreign.
Protestants arrived in North America (and later Australasia) with European settlement, but lacking any central authority in either Rome or national governments, they worshipped in hundreds, and later thousands, of independent denominations (see Restorationism). Christianity was taken to South America and Africa by European colonists, especially in the 16th to 19th centuries.
In the 19th and 20th centuries many Christian-dominated nations, especially in Western Europe, became more secular. Most communist states were governed by avowed atheists, though only Albania was officially atheist. Adherents to Fundamentalist Christianity, particularly in the United States, also perceived threats from new scientific findings about the age of the Earth and evolution of life.
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| | | | Christianity - The Philosophy
Christianity began as a movement within Judaism. The founder of this religion, Jesus was a Jew and many Jews recognised Him to be the Messiah in accordance with the promises made through the old prophets – and especially according to the date of His coming as announced by the prophet Daniel. He was the chosen one (Christ), who was sent by God to fulfill his promise to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. Jesus is revered as the Son of God and was born in Judea around 6 BC and died by crucifixion in 30 AD.
Jesus was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. He was born in a manger in Bethlehem, where Mary and Joseph, her husband and co-descendant of King David went to ennumerate themselves in the Roman Imperial census, which according to royal command had to be done in their ancestral place – Bethlehem, the hometown of their ancestor King David and not in their place of residence Nazareth. Jesus grew up in Nazareth and followed the trade of Joseph. At that time Palestine was suffering under the Roman rule.
Jesus, with his twelve disciples went all over Israel and Galilee and the neighbouring country of Phoenicia – now Lebanon, preaching the message of religious reform and divine love. He also possessed extraordinary healing powers.
His popularity as the Messiah alarmed the Roman and the Jewish authority and they considered him as a revolutionary. Jesus moved to Jerusalem and here he was betrayed by one of his disciples, Judas, and was arrested by the Roman soldiers. He was condemned as a blasphemer and was sentenced to Death by Pontius Pilate, the Roman governor. He was crucified and is believed to have resurrected from the dead three days after his burial and ascended into heaven.
By the late 20th century Christianity had become the most widespread religion in the world but in most of the countries of Asia and Africa, Christians are a minority though in India and even in China they number several million members. |
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Christianity - Nicene Creed.
One statement describing the beliefs of a majority of Christians is the Nicene Creed, ratified as the universal creed of Orthodox and Catholic Christendom by the Council of Ephesus in 431, and generally believed to be true by Protestants as well. Therefore, the Nicene Creed is generally acknowledged to be the most universally accepted summary expression of the Christian faith.
Central Christian beliefs which are affirmed in the Nicene Creed include, but are not limited to:
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See also:Christianity, Christianity - Overview, Christianity - Denominations of Christianity, Christianity - History, Christianity - Beliefs, Christianity - The Trinity, Christianity - Jesus Christ as God, Christianity - Jesus Christ as Salvation, Christianity - Crucifixion and Resurrection, Christianity - The Second Coming, Christianity - The Afterlife, Christianity - Differences in Beliefs, Christianity - Nicene Creed, Christianity - Scriptures, Christianity - Worship and practices, Christianity - Weekly worship services, Christianity - Holidays, Christianity - Symbols, Christianity - Persecution, Christianity - History and denominations, Christianity - Notes, Christianity - References and select bibliography Read more here: » Christianity: Encyclopedia II - Christianity - Differences in Beliefs |
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| | | | Christianity: Encyclopedia II - Christianity - Worship and practices Orthodox and Catholic believers describe Christian worship in terms of the seven sacraments or "mysteries." These include baptism, the Eucharist (communion), matrimony, Holy Orders, confirmation or Chrismation, penance and reconciliation, and the Anointing of the Sick.
Many Protestant groups, following Martin Luther, recognize the sacramental nature of baptism and communion, but not usually the other five in the same way. Anabaptist and Brethren groups would add feet washing. Pentecostal, Charismatic, and Holiness Churches emphasize " ...
See also:Christianity, Christianity - History and Origins, Christianity - Denominations, Christianity - Beliefs, Christianity - The Trinity, Christianity - Jesus Christ as God, Christianity - Jesus Christ as Salvation, Christianity - Crucifixion and Resurrection, Christianity - The Second Coming, Christianity - The Afterlife, Christianity - Differences in Beliefs, Christianity - Nicene Creed, Christianity - Scriptures, Christianity - Worship and practices, Christianity - Weekly worship services, Christianity - Holidays, Christianity - Symbols, Christianity - Persecution, Christianity - History and denominations, Christianity - Notes, Christianity - References and select bibliography Read more here: » Christianity: Encyclopedia II - Christianity - Worship and practices |
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