Church of Christ

Every weekend, thousands of people flood through the doors of local churches to gather as a body and worship together. Yet, as they walk into the church, say their hellos, settle into their seats and prepare to engage in praise and worship, do they ever really consider how the Church has come to where it is regarding congregational singing? When one considers what interesting facts our history might tell them about the journey to our present state of worship in congregational singing and to…

Since I was raised Catholic, I attended Memorial Baptist Church on Leslie Campbell Avenue in Buies Creek. After attending the 11:00 a.m. service on October 29th, I recognized similarities between this church and that of my childhood as well as differences in the areas of song, prayer, and the focal points of worship, a myriad of which were topics tied into class concepts addressed throughout the semester. Several components mirrored those of Catholicism, but others contrasted my prior…

From the standpoint of the Catholic Church it may seem as if Luther was very revolutionary but in actual fact he was not. This is because the Church only found Luther revolutionary because he undermined the Church, when in actual fact he was attempting to reform the Church and return it to its former state . Many of Luther’s ideas were previously taught by the Church, or could be found in the Bible, which meant that they were not new nor original and were just his interpretation of passages from…

Reformation was a great religious movement that encouraged a reform in the authority and bylaws of the Catholic church, and led to both changes and breaks away from the Church’s authority. Beginning in the early 16th century, the Reformation officially began when Martin Luther challenged the Roman Catholic church. Luther initially challenged the Church by posting his 95 theses to the Church door, a list of disputes towards clerical abuses, nepotism, simony, usury, pluralism, and the sale of…

The Catholic response to euthanasia can be found in the Catechism of the Catholic Church that defines euthanasia as “an act or omission in which, of itself or by intention, causes the death of the handicapped, sick, or dying persons- sometimes with an attempt to justify the acts as a means of eliminating suffering.” Euthanasia, through the viewpoint of Catholicism, is considered a form of murder and thus is forbidden by the fifth commandment “you shall not kill”. It is found to be a critical…

of mental issues, from daily stress to the more serious anxiety disorder. Saint Dymphna was born March 28,1515 in the 7th century to a royal family in Ireland. St. Dymphna's feast day is on May 15. When she was fourteen, She consecrated herself to Christ and took a vow of Chastity. Her father was a pagan and her mother was a dedicated Catholic. Saint Dymphna's father loved her mother immensely. Eventually her mother died and her father’s mental stability worsen. Saint Dymphna's father, Damon,…

Saint Francis of Assisi Francis of Assisi was born around 1181 in Assisi, Italy. In 1202, the people of Assisi came under attack from the people of Perugia, and Francis took his place with Assisi’s cavalry. The men of Perugia had greater numbers, and captured and killed many Assisians, but Francis with his expensive armour and aristocratic clothes was thought to be eligible for a ransom. This was also the time he reported to have seen visions from God. After he had been held by the Perugians…

disruption that divided the believers in the catholic church and europe overall. The protestant reformation took place at the beginning of 1517, because of Martin Luther and his 95 theses.The protestant reformation divided cities and the people within it all because of the people who supported different sides of europe and who had different ideas of how the catholic church should be reformed. Martin Luther noticed that there were problems within the church, such as the sale of indulgences. The…

syncretic religion is Santería, which combined the Yoruba religion of the African slaves with Catholicism and some Native American strands; it shows similarities to Brazilian Umbanda and has been receiving a degree of official support. The Roman Catholic Church estimates that 60 percent of the population is Catholic,[2] but only 5% of that 60% attends mass regularly,[3] while independent sources estimate that as few 1.5% of the population does so.[4] Membership in Evangelical Protestant…

of the city," argued that the Word did not coexist with the Father and therefore was not divine (p.184). The Arian controversy also held the question of the relationship Christ had with humans and his ability to save. The conflict was at the very heart of the church as supporters defended both Alexander and Arius and the church was split over who was teaching falsely. Constantine subsequently…