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Revision as of 20:18, 10 April 2009
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Persons
- Abraham [r]: Biblical patriarch and founder of Abrahamic monotheism. [e]
- God [r]: Supreme, supernatural entity, often credited with omnipotence, omniscience and rulership of the universe. [e]
- Jesus [r]: Traveling preacher in first century CE, foundational figure in Christianity. [e]
- Pope Benedict XVI [r]: Former Pope of the Roman Catholic Church (2005-2013), formerly an academic theologian and Prefect of the Congregation of the Doctrine of the Faith, now known as Pope emeritus (born 1925). [e]
- Paul of Tarsus [r]: First century Christian leader and proselytizer, self declared 'Apostle to the Gentiles', noted for his epistles (letters). [e]
Churches
- Anglicanism [r]: the religious tradition of the Church of England and the other autonomous members of the Anglican Communion. [e]
- Catholicism [r]: 1. A large group of Christian denominations which view themselves as being in historical and doctrinal continuity with Catholic Christianity as it existed before the Great Schisms that separated the church universal into different communions. It is taken from the word catholic, used in the sense of universal, or all-embracing. 2. Adherence, membership or affiliation with the Roman Catholic Church. To use the term "Catholic" to describe only Roman Catholics is standard among many, but may offend Christians of other denominations who also view themselves as "Catholic", such as many Anglicans, Orthodox Christians and High Lutherans. [e]
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints [r]: A restorationist Christian denomination founded in 1830 by Joseph Smith, Jr. and currently headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah. [e]
- Eastern Orthodox Church [r]: Those Christians who are in communion with the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. [e]
- Evangelicalism [r]: A historically recent collection of religious beliefs, practices, and traditions typified by an emphasis on evangelism, and by what adherents call a "personal experience" of conversion. [e]
- Pentecostalism [r]: A Christian Evangelical movement, mostly Protestant, that emphasizes speaking in tongues, divine healing and baptism of the Holy Spirit. [e]
- Protestantism [r]: The branch of Christianity that separated from the Roman Catholic Church during the Reformation of the 16th century. [e]
History
- Papacy, history [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Reformation [r]: The major religious revolution in Western Europe in the 16th century, led by Martin Luther, John Calvin and other Protestants. [e]
Philosophy
- Thomas Aquinas [r]: (1225–1274) Catholic theologian and philosopher, author of Summa Theologica, a bedrock of Catholic thought and teaching. [e]
- Augustine [r]: Preeminent Christian philosopher and theologian, influential in the development of the Western Church and widely recognised as a saint. [e]
- Death of God theology [r]: Theological movement based on Nietzsche's proclamation that "God is dead". [e]
- Judaism [r]: Monotheistic religion of the Jewish people based on the Torah. [e]
- Liberation theology [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Nicene Creed [r]: A statement derived from the Christian Scriptures defining the basic beliefs of the Church. [e]
- Scholasticism [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Systematic theology [r]: The thematic and integrated arrangement of key topics within theology and Scripture. [e]
- Theology [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Trinitarianism [r]: Add brief definition or description
The Christian Calendar
- Advent [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Christmas [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Epiphany [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Lent [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Easter [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Pentecost [r]: Add brief definition or description
Other
- The Bible [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Biblical archaeology [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Christian broadcasting [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Christian fundamentalism [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Heresy [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Host desecration [r]: Add brief definition or description