Arianism

crimes. Racial, gender, ethnics and religious violence persists as mechanisms of oppression, which sadly is not too dissimilar from the past century with the likes of Hitler and his Nazi doctrines which drew heavily on extremist Christian beliefs of Arianism or more contemporary acts of hate crimes like the killing of Michael Brown by Officer Darren Wilson, the dozens of school shootings in America as well as the murderous rampage of Benjamin Smith. These all stand as reminders that the bigotry…

religious persecution was rooted in the desire to create political and religious unity in Medieval Spain. The origins of religious persecution in the context of Christianity can be traced back to the time of the Visigoths, when the conversion from Arianism to Catholicism takes place. For example, when describing the Arian Christians in “We do not believe that your holiness are unaware of how long a time Spain labored under the error of the Arians, […] venerable fathers, we have decided to unite…

“Before we can hope to reason correctly, we need God’s grace to transform our minds” (Jones p.13). Growing up with a Catholic background, I never knew much about what theology was. I had heard stories about the study of theology, but never practiced the understanding of the things of God. I grew up in a traditional Catholic background and was baptized when I was very young. I had the support of my family to attend church and have a relationship with God. On my mom 's side, I am a 5th generation…

Israelites to follow, the first of which explicitly states: “You shall have no other Gods before Me,” specifically proving that Christianity is in fact a monotheistic religion. Because of all the confusion and tension within the Christian community over Arianism, Constantine held a meeting, later known as the Council of Nicaea, which…

Medieval Europe as a society greatly shunned deviations from cultural norms or established religious orthodoxy. From this denouncement, persecution of minority groups was commonplace, and possibly even a defining trait of European society at the time. Notably, mistreatment of Jewish communities and supposed Christian heresies were the more common forms of religious persecution. Furthermore, even Christians could be subject to persecution, if certain individuals were accused of breaking ethical…

democracy. However, the main difference is based on the acceptance of different races and the disapproval of mixing races. Fascists believed that the state was the most important element and is all encompassing. Nazism emphasized the importance of Arianism, which was the superior race (“Difference Between Fascism and Nazism,” 2009). Hitler’s ideology was expressed in his book which was written before his control of Germany called “Mein Kampf, My Struggle”. He expressed his racist views…

will be scrutinizing and analyzing is called City of God, written by St. Augustine during the periods of 354-430 A.D. Around this time, there were still pagans who were worshiping multiple gods and goddesses, and other sects of Christianity such as Arianism were being practiced. It is important to note that during this period, the Vandals, under the command of their king Alaric, captured the city of Rome. This was a major defeat for the Romans because their empire had now fallen. Before this…

The Effects of the Third Ecumenical Council on the Representation of Marian Doctrine in the Fifth-Century Church According to Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia (2014), an ecumenical council was “assembly convened to deliberate and decide on ecclesiastical doctrine and on other matters affecting the interests of the Christian church.” In the Early church, ecumenical councils were called to discuss and expound upon the doctrine being formed within the church. They centered around heresy and…

Introduction Something that was really important in Church history was the spreading of the word of God. Many people have dropped everything and went out and told people about who God is and how to live in a lifestyle that is devoted to God. Jesus has told us, in Matthew 28, to go out and share what we have learned from him to all the nations. There are so many people who have taken this commandment to heart and as a result have impacted Church history and also have made an impact on how…

Madrid Spain is the capitol city of Spain. The country of Spain has an interesting past, but a great economic future. In that Madrid sat in the middle of all the excitement, with all of its history. It had a rip for several hundreds of years that damage Spain’s culture, but also made the history unique. It has a wide variety of religion. With all the beautiful churches or cathedrals, evangelism is something new to Madrid Spain. The history of Madrid Spain is rich in diversity. According to…