Encyclopedia - Sin: Encyclopedia - Sin
Sin has been a term most usually used in a religious context, and today describes any lack of conformity to the will of God; especially, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sin: Encyclopedia Ii - Sin - Christian Views Of Sin
Sin - In General. In Western Christianity, sin is often viewed as a legal infraction or contract violation, and so salvation tends to b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sin: Encyclopedia Ii - Sin - Muslim Views Of Sin
Islam sees sin (dhanb ذنب) as anything that goes against the will of Allah. Muslims believe that God is angered by sin and punishes so...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Original Sin: Encyclopedia - Original Sin
This article is about sinfulness. For the movie, see Original Sin (movie) Original sin is usually understood of the condition of sinfulne...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Atonement Governmental View: Encyclopedia - Atonement Governmental View
Background Christianity Protestantism Pietism Anglicanism Arminianism Doctrinal distinctives Articles of Religion Prevenient Grace Govern...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Heterodoxy: Encyclopedia - Heterodoxy
Heterodoxy includes "any opinions or doctrines at variance with an official or orthodox position". [1] As an adjective, heterodox is...   » Read the article

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

Encyclopedia - Purgatory: Encyclopedia - Purgatory
The term purgatory is generally defined as "the means by which the elect reach perfection before entering into the Kingdom of Heaven". Th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Catechism Of The Catholic Church: Encyclopedia - Catechism Of The Catholic Church
The Catechism of the Catholic Church, or CCC, is an official exposition of the teachings of the Catholic Church, first published in Frenc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Spiritual Exercises: Encyclopedia - Spiritual Exercises
The Spiritual Exercises of Ignatius of Loyola, (written within 1522-1524) is a brief set of meditations, prayers and mental exercises, av...   » Read the article

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

Encyclopedia - Sanctification: Encyclopedia - Sanctification
Sanctification or in its verb form, sanctify, literally means to set apart for special use or purpose, that is to make holy or sacred (co...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thirty-nine Articles: Encyclopedia - Thirty-nine Articles
Background Christianity Protestant Reformation Apostolic Succession Roman Catholicism People Thomas Cranmer Henry VIII Richard Hooker Gov...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Contrition: Encyclopedia - Contrition
Contrition (from the Latin contritus 'ground to pieces, i.e. crushed by guilt) is sincere and complete remorse (i.e. regret with a sense ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Total Depravity: Encyclopedia - Total Depravity
Total depravity (also called total inability and total corruption) is a theological doctrine that derives from the Augustinian doctrine o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Problem Of Hell: Encyclopedia - Problem Of Hell
The problem of Hell is a variant of the problem of evil, aimed specifically at religions which hold both that: An omnipotent (all-powerf...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anti-catholicism: Encyclopedia - Anti-catholicism
Anti-Catholicism is opposition to the Roman Catholic Church or to Catholics, often employing mischaracterizations, stereotypes and negati...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Limbo: Encyclopedia - Limbo
In some Roman Catholic circles, limbo describes the temporary status of the souls of good persons who died before the resurrection of Jes...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Temple In Jerusalem: Encyclopedia Ii - Temple In Jerusalem - Christian Views
Temple in Jerusalem - Protestant view. The dominant view within Protestant Christianity is that animal sacrifices within the Temple wer...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Perseverance Of The Saints: Encyclopedia Ii - Perseverance Of The Saints - The Traditional Doctrine
The Reformed tradition has consistently seen the doctrine of perseverance as a natural consequence to its general scheme of predestinatio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Perseverance Of The Saints: Encyclopedia Ii - Perseverance Of The Saints - Objections To The Doctrine
The primary objection lodged against the doctrine is that such teaching will lead to license (Jude1:4). Objectors contend that if people ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eucharist: Encyclopedia Ii - Eucharist - Christian Theology
The Eucharist has always been at the center of Christian worship, though theological interpretations vary. In general, the Roman Catholic...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Problem Of Hell: Encyclopedia Ii - Problem Of Hell - The Debate
While Hell has traditionally been regarded as a punishment for wrong-doing or sin in life, the problem arises primarily from the severity...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eucharist: Encyclopedia Ii - Eucharist - Christian Theology
The Eucharist has always been at the center of Christian worship, though theological interpretations vary. In general, the Roman Catholic...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Purgatory: Encyclopedia Ii - Purgatory - Christian Spirituality
Roman Catholics and many Eastern Orthodox Christians consider it to be a fact of great beauty that God provides a means of purification a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bill Maher: Encyclopedia Ii - Bill Maher - Early Life And Career
Maher was born in New York City and grew up in River Vale, New Jersey. He graduated from Pascack Hills High School in Montvale, New Jerse...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baptism: Encyclopedia Ii - Baptism - Latter Day Saint Baptism
In the Latter Day Saint movement (Mormonism), baptism is recognized as one of the four basic principles of the gospel, in addition to fai...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baptism: Encyclopedia Ii - Baptism - Latter Day Saint Baptism
In the Latter Day Saint movement (Mormonism), baptism is recognized as one of the four basic principles of the gospel, in addition to fai...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baptism: Encyclopedia Ii - Baptism - Explanation
The Christian explanation of baptism as the definitive rite, by which the baptized person is indicated to be fully- qualified for partici...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baptism: Encyclopedia Ii - Baptism - Baptism In Churches Of Christ
Claiming to date back to the establishment of the Church in the first century on the day of Pentecost (Acts 2), Churches of Christ believ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baptism: Encyclopedia Ii - Baptism - Explanation
The Christian explanation of baptism as the definitive rite, by which the baptized person is indicated to be fully- qualified for partici...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baptism: Encyclopedia Ii - Baptism - Baptism In Churches Of Christ
Claiming to date back to the establishment of the Church in the first century on the day of Pentecost (Acts 2), Churches of Christ believ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Original Sin: Encyclopedia Ii - Original Sin - Original Sin Christian Doctrine
There are wide-ranging disagreements among Christian groups as to the exact understanding of the doctrine about a state of sinfulness or ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Catholicism: Encyclopedia Ii - Catholicism - The Roman Catholic Church
"The Catholic Church", when used not of an abstract invisible entity, but of a visible concrete body of Christians, usually refers to wha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Heterodoxy: Encyclopedia Ii - Heterodoxy - Ecclesiastic Usage
Heterodoxy - Eastern Orthodoxy. In the Eastern Orthodox Church, the term is used to refer to Christian churches not belonging to the Ea...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Judaism And Christianity: Encyclopedia Ii - Judaism And Christianity - Sin And Original Sin
In both religions, one's offenses against the will of God are called sin (in Christianity the full name is "actual sin"). These sins can ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pelagius: Encyclopedia Ii - Pelagius - Pelagius And The Doctrine Of Free Will
After his acquittal in Diospolis, Pelagius wrote two major treatises which are no longer extant, "On Nature" and "On Free Will." In these...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sanctification: Encyclopedia Ii - Sanctification - Protestantism
A true overview as to what protestants believe concerning sanctification is almost impossible, due to the fact that protestant theologies...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Spiritual Exercises: Encyclopedia Ii - Spiritual Exercises - Theological Teachings Of The Exercises
Spiritual Exercises - Some historically contextual aspects of the Exercises. The teachings conveyed via the exercises appear to reflect...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pelagius: Encyclopedia Ii - Pelagius - Persecutions
An objective view of Pelagius and his effect is most difficult. His name has been maligned and used as an ephithet for centuries by both ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Resurrection Of Jesus: Encyclopedia Ii - Resurrection Of Jesus - Significance Of The Resurrection
Most Christians, whether Catholic, Orthodox or Protestant believe in the literal bodily resurrection of Jesus and accept the New Testamen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religious Views Of Suicide: Encyclopedia Ii - Religious Views Of Suicide - Islam
Islam, like other Abrahamic religions, views suicide strictly as sinful and highly detrimental to one's spiritual journey. However, human...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Purgatory: Encyclopedia Ii - Purgatory - Eastern Orthodox Theology
Some Eastern Orthodox sources, including the Ecumenical Patriarchate, consider Purgatory to be among "inter-corrolated theories, unwitnes...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Resurrection Of Jesus: Encyclopedia Ii - Resurrection Of Jesus - Significance Of The Resurrection
Most Christians believe in the literal bodily resurrection of Jesus, and this is central to their faith. The resurrection is included in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Salvation: Encyclopedia Ii - Salvation - Christian Views Of Salvation
Salvation is arguably one of the most important Christian spiritual concepts, perhaps second only to the deity of Jesus Christ. Among Chr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Catechism Of The Catholic Church: Encyclopedia Ii - Catechism Of The Catholic Church - Points Of Controversy
"Traditionalist Catholics" claim to find CCC teachings inconsistent with traditional Catholic theology and mainly revert to the Roman Cat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Limbo: Encyclopedia Ii - Limbo - Limbo As A State Of Eternal, Natural Joy
If heaven is a state of happiness and a union with God, and hell is a state of torture and a separation from God, then (many eminent Roma...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Limbo: Encyclopedia Ii - Limbo - Limbo As A State Of Eternal Natural Joy
If heaven is a state of happiness and a union with God, and hell is a state of torture and a separation from God, then (many eminent Roma...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Total Depravity: Encyclopedia Ii - Total Depravity - Objections To The Doctrine
There are many Christian groups that disagree with this interpretation of the Bible and of Augustine. Writing against the monk Pelagius, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Purgatory: Encyclopedia Ii - Purgatory - Protestant Theology
Protestant churches largely reject explicit belief in the Catholic view of Purgatory. However, most do embrace the doctrine of glorificat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Homosexuality And Christianity: Encyclopedia Ii - Homosexuality And Christianity - Homosexuality And Choice In Christianity
Many Christians view homosexual intercourse as a sin. Many feel that, because engaging in homosexual intercourse is generally a choice, t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Contrition: Encyclopedia Ii - Contrition - Catholic Perspective
In the Bible, nothing is more common than exhortations to repentance: "I desire not the death of the wicked, but that the wicked turn fro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religious Views Of Suicide: Encyclopedia Ii - Religious Views Of Suicide - Christianity
Religious views of suicide - Early Christianity. Early Christianity was attracted to death as martyrdom was something they felt called ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Catholicism: Encyclopedia Ii - Catholicism - Distinctive Beliefs And Practices
Catholicism - Beliefs. Catholic Churches share certain essential distinctive beliefs and practices (though some Anglicans and Lutherans...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Perseverance Of The Saints: Encyclopedia Ii - Perseverance Of The Saints - The Non-traditional Doctrine
The non-traditional doctrine has been espoused by Charles Stanley, Norman Geisler, Zane Hodges, Bill Bright, and others. This view, like ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christian Views Of Women: Encyclopedia Ii - Christian Views Of Women - Currently
In general, the issues have been what the proper role of women is (a) in the home; (b) in the church; (c) in society at large. Among the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Heaven: Encyclopedia Ii - Heaven - Heaven In The Bahá'í Faith
For Bahá'ís, entry into the next life has the potential to bring great joy. Bahá'u'lláh likened death to the process of birth. He exp...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religion And Sexuality: Encyclopedia Ii - Religion And Sexuality - Hindu Views Of Sex And Morality
Unlike other religions the view differ depending on the region and sect. But in generel a few are accepted by all. Monogamy is prescribed...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Traducianism: Encyclopedia Ii - Traducianism - Biblical Support
While one of the ancient Church fathers, Tertullian, actively advocated Traducianism (i.e, the parental generation of souls), some of the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Heaven: Encyclopedia Ii - Heaven - Heaven In Protestant Christianity
Historically, Christianity has been divided over how people gain entry into Heaven. From the 16th to the late 19th century, Christendom w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Justification Theology: Encyclopedia Ii - Justification Theology - The Orthodox Doctrine Of Justification
Eastern Christianity, including both Eastern Orthodoxy and Oriental Orthodoxy, does not emphasize justification to nearly the same extent...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wise Blood: Encyclopedia Ii - Wise Blood - Biographical Context
Flannery O'Connor was a Roman Catholic living in the American South, and her fictions consistently illustrate not merely religious, but t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman Catholic Church: Encyclopedia Ii - Roman Catholic Church - Relations With Other Christians
The Catholic Church attributes very high authority to 21 Ecumenical Councils: Nicaea I (325), Constantinople I (381), Ephesus (431), Chal...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Justification Theology: Encyclopedia Ii - Justification Theology - The Protestant Doctrine Of Justification
Protestants believe that justification by faith alone is the chief goal of Scripture, and that any and every other view of justification ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman Catholic Church: Encyclopedia Ii - Roman Catholic Church - Sacraments
The Roman Catholic Church, like other ancient Christian Churches such as the Eastern Orthodox Church, recognizes and administers seven sa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Montanism: Encyclopedia Ii - Montanism - Differences Between Montanism And Catholicism
The beliefs of Montanism contrasted with mainstream Catholicism in the following ways: The belief that the prophecies of the Montanists ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religious Views Of Suicide: Encyclopedia Ii - Religious Views Of Suicide - Buddhism
According to Buddhism, individuals' past acts bear a heavy influence on what they experience in the present; present acts, in turn, becom...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Communion And The Developmentally Disabled: Encyclopedia Ii - Communion And The Developmentally Disabled - Catholicism
The Code of Canon Law of the Roman Catholic Church (and those bodies in full communion with it) has no official policy about the sacramen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baptism: Encyclopedia Ii - Baptism - Baptist And Other Protestant Baptism
Baptist groups derive their name either from the restrictions that they traditionally place on the mode and subjects of the ordinance of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baptism: Encyclopedia Ii - Baptism - Baptist And Other Protestant Baptism
Baptist groups derive their name either from the restrictions that they traditionally place on the mode and subjects of the ordinance of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baptism: Encyclopedia Ii - Baptism - Baptist And Other Protestant Baptism
Baptist groups derive their name either from the restrictions that they traditionally place on the mode and subjects of the ordinance of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chastity: Encyclopedia Ii - Chastity - Abrahamic Religions
Traditionally, acts of sexual nature are prohibited outside of marriage in Islamic and Judeo-Christian ethical contexts and are considere...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Homosexuality And Christianity: Encyclopedia Ii - Homosexuality And Christianity - Further Debate
Homosexuality and Christianity - Issues of interpretation. Liberal Christians argue that Jesus explicitly condemned divorce—equating ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - George Cardinal Pell: Encyclopedia Ii - George Cardinal Pell - Controversies
The area in which Pell has received most publicity has been that of Catholic attitudes to sexuality, and particularly homosexuality. "Chr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Traditionalist Catholic: Encyclopedia Ii - Traditionalist Catholic - Traditionalist Beliefs
Traditionalist Catholics believe that they preserve orthodoxy by refusing to accept certain changes introduced since the Second Vatican C...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Natural Family Planning: Encyclopedia Ii - Natural Family Planning - Benefits
Proponents of NFP say it increases marital satisfaction and helps lower divorce rates. The honeymoon theory holds that the scheduled abst...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Societal Attitudes Towards Homosexuality: Encyclopedia Ii - Societal Attitudes Towards Homosexuality - Religion And Morality
Many religious establishments welcome homosexual individuals, either on a footing of equality with heterosexuals (such as the Unitarian U...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Celtic Christianity: Encyclopedia Ii - Celtic Christianity - Differences From The Rest Of Catholicism
Due to the difficulties in communications at this time, it was inevitable that variations between the local churches would arise. Althoug...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Traditionalist Catholic: Encyclopedia Ii - Traditionalist Catholic - Relations With The Holy See
The relations of traditionalist Catholics with the Holy See naturally vary according to their attitude in its regard. In denying the legi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Traditionalist Catholic: Encyclopedia Ii - Traditionalist Catholic - Traditionalist Beliefs
Traditionalist Catholics believe that they preserve orthodoxy by refusing to accept certain changes introduced since the Second Vatican C...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Justification Theology: Encyclopedia Ii - Justification Theology - The Catholic Doctrine Of Justification
To Catholics, justification is "a translation, from that state wherein man is born a child of the first Adam, to the state of grace, and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Divine Grace: Encyclopedia Ii - Divine Grace - Concepts Of Grace In The History Of Christianity
Sociologists of religion, analysing the functioning of religious faiths and institutions as social structures without specific regard to ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religion And Sexuality: Encyclopedia Ii - Religion And Sexuality - Abrahamic Religions And Sexual Morality
Different-sex sexuality, and specifically procreation, is currently viewed as the ideal by some members of the Abrahamic religions. They ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baptism: Encyclopedia Ii - Baptism - Reformed And Covenant Theology View
Paedobaptist Covenant Theologians see the administration of all the biblical covenants, including the New Covenant, as including a princi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baptism: Encyclopedia Ii - Baptism - Reformed And Covenant Theology View
Paedobaptist Covenant Theologians see the administration of all the biblical covenants, including the New Covenant, as including a princi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baptism: Encyclopedia Ii - Baptism - Ecumenical Statement
One ecumenical statement prepared by representatives across a spectrum of Christians, Orthodox, Roman Catholic, and Protestants tradition...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baptism: Encyclopedia Ii - Baptism - Ecumenical Statement
The ecumenical paper Baptism, Eucharist and Ministry, prepared by representatives across a spectrum of Christians, Orthodox, Roman Cathol...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Judaism And Christianity: Encyclopedia Ii - Judaism And Christianity - Faith Versus Good Deeds
Judaism teaches that the purpose of the Torah is to show that good deeds are considered in holiness as much or even more important than b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Traditionalist Catholic: Encyclopedia Ii - Traditionalist Catholic - Relations With The Holy See
The relations of traditionalist Catholics with the Holy See naturally vary according to their attitude in its regard. In denying the legi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Judaism And Christianity: Encyclopedia Ii - Judaism And Christianity - Concepts Of God
Both Jews and Christians believe in the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, for Jews the God of the Tanakh, for Christians the God of the Ol...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cats In Ancient Egypt: Encyclopedia Ii - Cats In Ancient Egypt - Cats In Other Religions
Feline reverence is not peculiar to Ancient Egyptian civilisation. Muslim theology maintains that the prophet Muhammad once found a cat s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Abrahamic Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Abrahamic Religion - Afterlife
Most Abrahamic religions agree that a human being comprises the body, which dies, and the soul, which need not do so. The soul, capable o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Homosexuality And Christianity: Encyclopedia Ii - Homosexuality And Christianity - Christian Arguments In Favor Of The Acceptance Of Homosexuality
Other Fundamentalists, on the other hand, have revised their view in recognition of the fact that gay teenagers are three times as likely...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Passion Of The Christ: Encyclopedia Ii - The Passion Of The Christ - Controversy About Anti-semitism
This movie is considered controversial by some Jewish and Christian groups. Some Jewish groups have expressed concern that the film blame...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anti-catholicism: Encyclopedia Ii - Anti-catholicism - Religious Anti-catholicism
On the Internet anti-Catholic sites are reportedly rampant. A check on the words "Catholicism is evil" yields some examples.[1] The South...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sin: Encyclopedia Ii - Sin - Atheist Views Of Sin
To the atheist, the concept of sin isn't very useful; human behavior is not regulated by "commandments" given from above, but by moral st...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sin: Encyclopedia Ii - Sin - Etymology
The English word sin derives from Old English synn. The same root appears in several other Germanic languages, e.g. Old Norse synd, or Ge...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sin: Encyclopedia Ii - Sin - Hindu Views Of Sin
In Hinduism, the term sin or pavam is often used to describe actions that create negative karma. Sin, in Hinduism, besides creating negat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sin: Encyclopedia Ii - Sin - Jewish Views Of Sin
Judaism regards the violation of divine commandments to be a sin. Judaism uses this term to include violations of Jewish law that are not...   » Read the article

Article - Popular Pages Sitemap Vii - S
This is a sitemap for Popular Pages VII - S . Click on a link and you will find multiple definitions and articles related to the word. ...   » Read the article