DeAnn Grove
1) Compare and contrast the three major sects of Christianity (Catholicism, Protestantism, and Eastern Orthodoxy); include comments regarding when and how they originated and differences in belief, dogma, and practices. Christianity was officially recognized as a religion in 380 BCE, and was “one” religion until 1054 CE when the Great Schism occurred, thus separating Christianity into the Eastern and Western Orthodox sects. After 463 years, in 1517 CE, Martin Luther released the 95 theses that were against the practices and beliefs followed at that time in the Catholic Church. Protestantism is characterized by belief in the supremacy of the Bible and defiance of the Pope as the sole authority of Christians. In …show more content…
Constantine was vague, but claimed that Jesus and God were of the same substance, he suggested, without delving too much into the nature of that relationship. A majority of the bishops agreed on the compromise andandand voted to pass the language into doctrine. and their statements of compromise, came to be known as "The Nicene Creed," formed the basis for Christian ideology. The bishops also used the Council of Nicea to set in stone some church rules that needed clarification, and those canons were the reference point after which all future laws were modeled. As a final order of business, the bishops decided upon a date for the holiest of Christian celebrations, Easter, which was being observed at different times around the empire. Previously linked with the timing of Passover, the council settled on a moveable day that would never coincide again with the Jewish holiday. So the council decided on the first Sunday after the first full moon on or after the vernal
1) Compare and contrast the three major sects of Christianity (Catholicism, Protestantism, and Eastern Orthodoxy); include comments regarding when and how they originated and differences in belief, dogma, and practices. Christianity was officially recognized as a religion in 380 BCE, and was “one” religion until 1054 CE when the Great Schism occurred, thus separating Christianity into the Eastern and Western Orthodox sects. After 463 years, in 1517 CE, Martin Luther released the 95 theses that were against the practices and beliefs followed at that time in the Catholic Church. Protestantism is characterized by belief in the supremacy of the Bible and defiance of the Pope as the sole authority of Christians. In …show more content…
Constantine was vague, but claimed that Jesus and God were of the same substance, he suggested, without delving too much into the nature of that relationship. A majority of the bishops agreed on the compromise andandand voted to pass the language into doctrine. and their statements of compromise, came to be known as "The Nicene Creed," formed the basis for Christian ideology. The bishops also used the Council of Nicea to set in stone some church rules that needed clarification, and those canons were the reference point after which all future laws were modeled. As a final order of business, the bishops decided upon a date for the holiest of Christian celebrations, Easter, which was being observed at different times around the empire. Previously linked with the timing of Passover, the council settled on a moveable day that would never coincide again with the Jewish holiday. So the council decided on the first Sunday after the first full moon on or after the vernal