Encyclopedia - Sermon: Encyclopedia - Sermon
A sermon is an oration by a prophet or member of the clergy. Sermons address a Biblical, theological, or religious topic, usually expound...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sermon: Encyclopedia Ii - Sermon - The Delivery Of Sermons
Sermons are usually, but not always, delivered in a house of worship, most of which have a pulpit or ambo, an elevated architectural feat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sermon: Encyclopedia Ii - Sermon - Types Of Sermons
There are a number of different types of preaching, that differ both by their subject matter and by their intended audience. Not all type...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sermon On The Mount: Encyclopedia - Sermon On The Mount
History of Christianity Jesus of Nazareth The Apostles Ecumenical councils Great Schism The Crusades Reformation The Trinity God the Fath...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fundamentalist Christianity: Encyclopedia - Fundamentalist Christianity
History of Christianity Jesus of Nazareth The Apostles Ecumenical councils Great Schism The Crusades Reformation The Trinity God the Fath...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Benjamin Breckinridge Warfield: Encyclopedia - Benjamin Breckinridge Warfield
Benjamin Breckinridge (B.B.) Warfield (November 5, 1851 - February 16, 1921) was the principal of Princeton Seminary from 1887 to 1921. S...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gospel Of Matthew: Encyclopedia - Gospel Of Matthew
The Gospel of Matthew (literally: according to Matthew, Greek: Κατα Μαθθαιον ) is one of the four Gospel accounts of the New ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Westboro Baptist Church: Encyclopedia - Westboro Baptist Church
Westboro Baptist Church is an organisation based in Topeka, Kansas, headed by minister Fred Waldron Phelps, Sr. and notorious for running...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Asalha Puja: Encyclopedia - Asalha Puja
Asalha Puja (known as Asanha Puja in Thailand) is a Theravada Buddhist festival which typically takes place in July, on the fifteenth day...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Book Of Homilies: Encyclopedia - Book Of Homilies
During the Reformation in England, Thomas Cranmer and others saw the need for local congregations to be taught Reformed theology and prac...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cure Of Souls: Encyclopedia - Cure Of Souls
In some denominations of Christianity, the cure of souls (Latin cura animarum) is the exercise by a priest of his or her office. This typ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Homiletics: Encyclopedia - Homiletics
Homiletics (Gr. homiletikos, from homilos, to assemble together), in theology the application of the general principles of rhetoric to th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lust: Encyclopedia - Lust
Lust is a term for an intense desire or craving, usually sexual although it is also common usage to talk of a "lust for life" or a "lust ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vision And Prophecy: Encyclopedia - Vision And Prophecy
In literature, vision and prophecy are literary devices used to present a possible timeline of future events. They can be distinguished b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pulpit: Encyclopedia - Pulpit
History of Christianity Jesus of Nazareth The Apostles Ecumenical councils Great Schism The Crusades Reformation The Trinity God the Fath...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cooneyites: Encyclopedia - Cooneyites
History of Christianity Jesus of Nazareth The Apostles Ecumenical councils Great Schism The Crusades Reformation The Trinity God the Fath...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sermon On The Mount: Encyclopedia Ii - Sermon On The Mount - Structure Of The Sermon
The sermon comprises the following components: Sermon on the Mount - Chapter 5. When Jesus saw he had attracted a large crowd by heali...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nahj Al Balagha: Encyclopedia Ii - Nahj Al Balagha - Sermons
In total Nahj al Balagha has a collection of 245 sermons of Imam Ali. The following is a incomplete list of summaries on each sermon in t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nahj Al Balagha: Encyclopedia Ii - Nahj Al Balagha - Sermons
In total Nahj al Balagha has a collection of 245 sermons of Imam Ali. The following is a incomplete list of summaries on each sermon in t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mormon War: Encyclopedia Ii - Mormon War - The Salt Sermon And The Danites
(main articles: Salt Sermon, Danite) At the same time, a leadership struggle between the church presidency and Missouri leaders led to th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pope Paul Vi: Encyclopedia Ii - Pope Paul Vi - Controversial Sermons
On June 29, 1972 Pope Paul VI in a homily delivered a strikingly downbeat analysis of the state of the Roman Catholic Church post Vatican...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hugh Blair: Encyclopedia Ii - Hugh Blair - Major Works
Blair is best known for the publication of three major works: A Critical Dissertation on the Poems of Ossian, Son of Fingal, Sermons, and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hugh Blair: Encyclopedia Ii - Hugh Blair - Life
Blair was born in Edinburgh, Scotland on April 7, 1718 into an educated Presbyterian family. From an early age it was clear that Blair, a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jonathan Swift: Encyclopedia Ii - Jonathan Swift - Writings
Dating generally follows the Norton Critical and Oxford Authors single-volume editions of Swift's writings, as well as Herbert Davis's (e...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Open-air Preaching: Encyclopedia Ii - Open-air Preaching - Open-air Preaching Within Christianity
One famous Biblical example of street preaching is that of Jonah, who reluctantly obeys the command of God to go to the city of Nineveh a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mormon War: Encyclopedia Ii - Mormon War - The Extermination Order
(main article: Extermination Order) News of the battle quickly spread and contributed to an all-out panic in northwestern Missouri. Exagg...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mormon War: Encyclopedia Ii - Mormon War - The Compromise Breaks Down 1838
Many non-Mormons apparently believed that local Mormon leaders in Missouri agreed that Mormon settlement would be limited to Caldwell Cou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mormon War: Encyclopedia Ii - Mormon War - Aftermath
Missouri blamed the Mormons for the conflict and forced the Latter Day Saints to sign over all their lands in order to pay for the state ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mormon War: Encyclopedia Ii - Mormon War - Background To The Conflict
Shortly after organizing the early Mormon church, founder Joseph Smith Jr. revealed to Latter Day Saints that the Second Coming of Christ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mormon War: Encyclopedia Ii - Mormon War - The Gallatin Election Day Battle
(main article: Gallatin Election Day Battle) Daviess County was a sparsely settled area immediately north of Mormon Caldwell County. Perh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mormon War: Encyclopedia Ii - Mormon War - Mormons Expelled From De Witt
Earlier that spring, Henry Root, a Missourian who was a major land-owner in Carroll County visited Far West and sold his plots in the mos...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christian Poetry: Encyclopedia Ii - Christian Poetry - Overview Of Christian Poetry
Poetic forms have been used by Christians since the recorded history of the faith begins. The earliest Christian poetry, in fact, appears...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mormon War: Encyclopedia Ii - Mormon War - Battle Of Crooked River
(main article: Battle of Crooked River) Thomas B. Marsh, President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the church, and fellow Apostle...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mormon War: Encyclopedia Ii - Mormon War - The Siege Of Far West And Capture Of Church Leaders
In the face of the overwhelming power of the state of Missouri, the Latter Day Saints were now clearly on the defensive. Most Mormons gat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mormon War: Encyclopedia Ii - Mormon War - Daviess Expedition
General David R. Atchison wrote a letter Governor Lilburn Boggs on October 16, 1838. He stated that General Parks reported to him that "a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mormon War: Encyclopedia Ii - Mormon War - The Haun's Mill Massacre
(main article: Haun's Mill Massacre) Agitation against the Latter Day Saints had become particularly fierce in the sparsely settled count...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Westboro Baptist Church: Encyclopedia Ii - Westboro Baptist Church - Similarities To The Christian Identity Movement
While not known to be directly connected to the Christian Identity movement, many of Phelps' sermons do reflect some of the principles wh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Martin Luther And The Jews: Encyclopedia Ii - Martin Luther And The Jews - Luther's Statements About The Jews
Dr. Halsallstates, "In his Letters to Spalatin, we can already see that Luther's hatred of Jews, best seen in this 1543 letter On the Jew...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Martin Luther And The Jews: Encyclopedia Ii - Martin Luther And The Jews - Luther's Statements About The Jews
Martin Luther and the Jews - Luther's Spalatin Letter. Luther's first known comment on the Jews is in a letter written to Reverend Spal...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jonathan Swift: Encyclopedia Ii - Jonathan Swift - Biography
Jonathan Swift was born at No. 7, Hoey's Court, Dublin, to an English mother, seven months after his father died. He was educated by his ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Martin Luther: Encyclopedia Ii - Martin Luther - The Breach Widens
Martin Luther - Luther's thought develops. There was no longer hope of peace. Luther's writings were now circulated widely, reaching Fr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Martin Luther: Encyclopedia Ii - Martin Luther - The Indulgence Controversy
In addition to his duties as a professor, Martin Luther served as a preacher and confessor at the Castle Church, a "foundation" of Freder...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Four Noble Truths: Zen And Buddhism Dictionary On Four Noble Truths
Four Noble Truths: The central theme of Buddhism, and was first thing Buddha Gautama taught, in his Sermon at Deer Park.   The F...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nahj Al Balagha: Encyclopedia Ii - Nahj Al Balagha - Etymology
Nahj means open way, road, course, method or manner Balaghah means eloquence, art of good style and communication, rhetoric etc ... See...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nahj Al Balagha: Encyclopedia Ii - Nahj Al Balagha - Etymology
Nahj means open way, road, course, method or manner Balaghah means eloquence, art of good style and communication, rhetoric etc ... See...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gospel Of Matthew: Encyclopedia Ii - Gospel Of Matthew - Date Of Gospel
There is little in the gospel itself to indicate the date of its composition. Some conservative scholars argue that it was written before...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gospel Of Matthew: Encyclopedia Ii - Gospel Of Matthew - Overview
For convenience, the book can be divided into its four structurally distinct sections: Two introductory sections; the main section, which...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gospel Of Matthew: Encyclopedia Ii - Gospel Of Matthew - Overview
For convenience, the book can be divided into its four structurally distinct sections, each of which is autonomous, without transitional ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gospel Of Matthew: Encyclopedia Ii - Gospel Of Matthew - Theology Of Canonical Matthew
According to R.T. France: "Matthew's gospel, more clearly than the others, presents the view of Jesus as himself the true Israel, and of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gospel Of Matthew: Encyclopedia Ii - Gospel Of Matthew - Date Of Gospel
There is little in the gospel itself to indicate the date of its composition. Some conservative scholars argue that it was written before...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gospel Of Matthew: Encyclopedia Ii - Gospel Of Matthew - Authorship
The authorship of this Gospel is traditionally ascribed to St. Matthew, a tax collector who became an apostle of Jesus. However, most mod...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gospel Of Matthew: Encyclopedia Ii - Gospel Of Matthew - A Hebrew Gospel Of Matthew?
There are numerous testimonies, starting from Papias and Irenaeus, that Matthew originally wrote in the Hebrew tongue, which could also r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gospel Of Matthew: Encyclopedia Ii - Gospel Of Matthew - Theology Of Canonical Matthew
According to R.T. France: "Matthew's gospel, more clearly than the others, presents the view of Jesus as himself the true Israel, and of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gospel Of Matthew: Encyclopedia Ii - Gospel Of Matthew - Authorship
The authorship of this Gospel is traditionally ascribed to St. Matthew, a tax collector who became an apostle of Jesus. Of the twelve Apo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gospel Of Matthew: Encyclopedia Ii - Gospel Of Matthew - A Hebrew Gospel Of Matthew?
There are numerous testimonies, starting from Papias and Irenaeus, that Matthew originally wrote in the Hebrew tongue, which could also r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gospel Of Matthew: Encyclopedia Ii - Gospel Of Matthew - Theology Of Canonical Matthew
According to R.T. France: "Matthew's gospel, more clearly than the others, presents the view of Jesus as himself the true Israel, and of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Benjamin Breckinridge Warfield: Encyclopedia Ii - Benjamin Breckinridge Warfield - Early Life
Warfield was born near Lexington, Kentucky on November 5, 1851. His parents were William and Mary Cabell (Breckinridge) Warfield, origina...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Benjamin Breckinridge Warfield: Encyclopedia Ii - Benjamin Breckinridge Warfield - Ministry
For a short time in 1876 he preached in Presbyterian churches in Concord, Kentucky and Dayton, Ohio as a "supply pastor" - the latter chu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Benjamin Breckinridge Warfield: Encyclopedia Ii - Benjamin Breckinridge Warfield - Marriage
In August of 1876 Warfield married Annie Pierce Kinkead. Soon afterward they visited Germany. During their time there, Annie was struck b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Benjamin Breckinridge Warfield: Encyclopedia Ii - Benjamin Breckinridge Warfield - Princeton
In 1887 Warfield was appointed to the Charles Hodge Chair at Princeton Theological Seminary, where he succeeded Hodge's son A. A. Hodge. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pope Paul Vi: Encyclopedia Ii - Pope Paul Vi - Early Career
Giovanni Montini was born in Concesio in Brescia province, Italy, of a family of local nobility. He entered the seminary to train to beco...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pope Paul Vi: Encyclopedia Ii - Pope Paul Vi - Humanæ Vitæ
Pope Paul's most controversial decision occurred on July 24, 1968, when in his encyclical Humanæ Vitæ, "Of Human Life", he rejected the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pope Paul Vi: Encyclopedia Ii - Pope Paul Vi - The Pilgrim Pope
Pope Paul VI became the first pope to visit five continents, and was the most travelled pope in history to that time, earning the nicknam...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pope Paul Vi: Encyclopedia Ii - Pope Paul Vi - Denial Of Homosexual Rumours
Pope Paul VI caused considerable surprise in 1968 when, to the consternation of his aides, he apparently denied rumours that he was homos...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nahj Al Balagha: Encyclopedia Ii - Nahj Al Balagha - History
Nahj al Balagha - 10th century. It was collected by Seyyed Razi in the 10th century Nahj al Balagha - 13th century. The first pers...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nahj Al Balagha: Encyclopedia Ii - Nahj Al Balagha - History
Nahj al Balagha - 10th century. It was collected by Seyyed Razi in the 10th century Nahj al Balagha - 13th century. The first pers...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Evam: Pali Buddhist Buddhism Dictionary On Evam
evam (eva.m): Thus; in this way. This term is used in Thailand as a formal closing to a sermon.    (See also: Evam , Bud...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Sutra: New Age Spiritual Dictionary On Sutra
sutra 1. Sermon delivered by the Buddha. 2. (Sanskrit) First division of the Buddhist Tripitaka   (See also: Sutra , Body Min...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Four Noble Truths: Health And Healing Dictionary On Four Noble Truths
Four Noble Truths: The essential teaching of early Buddhism. According to tradition, after attaining enlightenment, the Buddha proclai...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pope Paul Vi: Encyclopedia Ii - Pope Paul Vi - An Indecisive Pope?
According to some critics, Pope Paul VI was habitually indecisive. One example of Paul's alleged indecisiveness revolved around his inabi...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Deer Park: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Deer Park
Deer Park The site in northern India, near the city of Benaras, where Buddha is said to have preached his first sermon.   (See...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Phillips Brooks: Encyclopedia Ii - Phillips Brooks - Publications
In 1877 Brooks published a course of lectures upon preaching, which he had delivered at the theological school of Yale University, and wh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Judging: Encyclopedia Ii - Judging - Problems Of Judging
Jesus of Nazareth, during the Sermon on the Mount, said "Judge not, lest ye be not judged." Judgement affects both the one doing the judg...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Feast Of The Holy Name Of Jesus: Encyclopedia Ii - Feast Of The Holy Name Of Jesus - Veneration Of The Holy Name
The veneration of the Holy Name was encouraged by the example of St. Bernard of Clairvaux, who apostrophized it in many sermons. But the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Martin Luther And The Jews: Encyclopedia Ii - Martin Luther And The Jews - The Influence Of Luther's Views
Martin Luther and the Jews - 16th Century reactions to Luther's words. Martin Luther and the Jews - Luther and the Jews 1600-1900. M...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Disciple: Encyclopedia Ii - Disciple - Uses Of Disciple
Disciple may refer to: the followers of any teacher (e.g. the disciples of Plato) the followers of Jesus of Nazareth While the twelv...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Terri Schiavo: Encyclopedia Ii - Terri Schiavo - Memorial
Schiavo's body was cremated following the autopsy. Her parents offered a memorial Mass for her at the Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Terri Schiavo: Encyclopedia Ii - Terri Schiavo - Memorial
Schiavo's body was cremated following the autopsy. Her parents offered a memorial Mass for her at the Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Henry Suso: Encyclopedia Ii - Henry Suso - Bibliography
Henry Suso - Sources. Suso, Henry (c.1295-1366) Works, ed. K. Bihlmeyer, Heinrich Seuse. Deutsche Schriften, 1907; trans. F. Tobin, Th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lust: Encyclopedia Ii - Lust - Derivation
The word derives from the Old English term for desire, and ultimately from the German word of the same spelling. Obsolete uses include lu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Open-air Preaching: Encyclopedia Ii - Open-air Preaching - Open-air Preaching As Protest
Street preaching frequently takes on a form of protest at public gatherings. Among today's best known practitioners of preaching-as-prote...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Homily: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Homily
Homily (Greek, "discourse") An address given during the Christian liturgy, often synonymous with sermon (Lat. , "speech...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Mahakasyapa: Zen And Buddhism Dictionary On Mahakasyapa
Mahakasyapa: A disciple named Kasyapa was called this after he had understood Buddha Gautama's silent sermon. When Buddha held out a f...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ananda: Zen And Buddhism Dictionary On Ananda
Ananda: Name of one of Buddha's disciples, joining early during Buddha's second year of teaching; he was one of Buddha's favored disci...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Homily: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Homily
Homily (Greek, "discourse") An address given during the Christian liturgy, often synonymous with sermon (Lat. , "speech...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Redman: Encyclopedia Ii - Redman - Discography
Redman - Albums. 1992: Whut? Thee Album 1994: Dare Iz a Darkside 1996: Muddy Waters 1998: Doc's Da Name 2000 1998: El Nino (with Eric ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Joseph H. Hertz: Encyclopedia Ii - Joseph H. Hertz - Publications
Affirmations of Judaism, a collection of his sermons, was well regarded. He published a further four volumes of sermons, addresses and st...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fire And Brimstone: Encyclopedia Ii - Fire And Brimstone - History
During the Great Awakening of the 1730s and 1740s, revivalist preachers such as Jonathan Edwards and George Whitefield used fire and brim...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Open-air Preaching: Encyclopedia Ii - Open-air Preaching - Open-air Preachers In Hollywood
The stereotypical street preacher of countless Hollywood films and television shows is usually depicted as male and carrying (or even wea...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Polish Language: Encyclopedia Ii - Polish Language - Dialects
It has several dialects that correspond in the main to the old tribal divisions; the most significant of these (in terms of numbers of sp...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Polish Language: Encyclopedia Ii - Polish Language - Orthography
The Polish alphabet is based on the Latin alphabet but uses diacritics such as kreska (graphically similar to acute accent), superior do...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Polish Language: Encyclopedia Ii - Polish Language - Vocabulary
Singular: ja - I ty - you on - he ona - she ono - it Plural: my - we wy - you (Plural) oni - they (mixed group, both men and women) one -...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Homiletics: A Christian Theological Dictionary On Homiletics
A Christian theological definition of Homiletics according to CARM - The Christian Apologetics & Research Ministry:   "...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Leopold Löw: Encyclopedia Ii - Leopold Löw - Influence On Hungarian Reform
Löw brought his thorough knowledge of history, theology, and esthetics to bear upon the reform of the ritual in agreement with modern vi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Blood Atonement: Encyclopedia Ii - Blood Atonement - Similar Non-mormon Rhetoric From The Period
The idea of redemption through bloodshed appears in other contemporary speeches and sermons from the 1850s and 1860s, and does not seem c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Calvary Chapel: Encyclopedia Ii - Calvary Chapel - Practices
Calvary Chapel is known for "teaching sermons" which may last 45 minutes to an hour. In these sermons, a pastor reads and expounds upon a...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Sermon Dream Symbol: Dreams Interpretation Dictionary - Sermon
Sermon Dream Symbols: Discussion with the unconscious. A moralistic rebuke.   (Source: Myths - Dreams - Symbols)   Related p...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Elevator Dreams Symbol: Christian Dream Interpretation Dictionary - Elevator
Elevator: Also see Tower, Mountain, Hill, Up and Stairs: Jesus returning from the heavens to earth; symbolic of victory; Jesus being l...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Up Dreams Symbol: Christian Dream Interpretation Dictionary - Up
Up: Also see Tower, Mountain, Hill, Skyscraper, and Elevator: Prophetic church of great revelation; high places; above earthly experie...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Stairs Dreams Symbol: Christian Dream Interpretation Dictionary - Stairs
Stairs: See also Elevator: Steps; process of time; advancement; strong desire to reach a goal; procedure; position change; Jesus retur...   » Read the article