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uncaused” while Jesus was “not ‘God’ in the full sense of the term” (The Churches Creed). Arius argued that both beings are powerful and god-like but Jesus is not as ‘God’ and the Father is. The reasoning behind this statement is that Jesus was born and died and therefore could not be ‘God’. Because of Arius’ assertions, a group of bishops met in Nicaea to discuss Arius’ theology. Many believes condemned Arius and wrote a creed establishing the Trinity, this would later be adopted by the church…

conclusion favored Athanasius and the first version of the Nicene Creed (see Appendix 1) was adopted ecumenically across the Eastern and Western Christian churches, become the new Christian profession of faith (Holcomb 2014, 38). This first version of the Nicene Creed contains critical verbiage regarding the relationship of the Father to the Son, stating they were of identical substance (homoousis). While the Holy Spirit is in the Nicene Creed, it is with little emphasis. This lack of attention…

INTRODUCTION The religion of Christianity has many sub groups within the religion. These are called denominations. Denominations in Christianity are a distinct religious group with similar traits. The religion of Christianity has many sub groups within the religion. These are called denominations. Distinctions between groups are determined by which doctrine they follow. From denominations there can be branches of Christianity which are groups of denominations that share similar beliefs and…

Abraham, a man considered to be the father of the Jewish people, lived around 1900 BCE in Mesopotamia and Canaan. Judaism and Christianity are both Abrahamic faiths. This is only one of many similarities between these two religions. Although Christianity and Judaism differ in some ways, one can use the foundations and origins, ideology, and sacred texts of these faiths to prove that they are more alike than different. First, where these religions came from and what they are based are only the…

population continued to grow, the creation of hierarchy in the church was established to organize the believers in the Roman Empire. Although Christianity was growing there was still many struggles and controversies. To end controversies doctrines and creeds were established. Religion overall was fundamental to the safety and prosperity for the community and the individual. Rome…

DISCERNING GOD IN THE CREED Believing Three Ways in One God: A Reading of the Apostles’ Creed, by Nicholas Lash, London: S.C.M. Press, 1992. Believing Three Ways in One God Prof. Lash begin his reflections on the Apostles’ Creed by explaining the attitude toward the articles. He defined the appropriate attitude “Amen” as a fundamental reflection about God’s work from the beginning, present, and future. For the time being, it is enough to make a general point that unity or identity of…

church, is an anti-creedal impulse. Wayland believes that when creeds attempt to unite churches by regulating belief, they problematically monopolize church life. And such monopolizing does not achieve church unity but rather, it produces division. The critical proof here is historical: if creeds functioned to preserve unity, then why have there been so many divergences and schisms in church history? Stated positively, the absence of creed, which underwrites the autonomy of every church, is what…

Ethics & Morality There are many different views throughout the Lutheran denomination of Christianity all over the world, regarding controversial issues such as homosexuality and abortion. For example, the Evangelical Churches in Germany and Sweden support same-sex relationships, while in Africa and Asia, Lutherans have a more conservative view and condemn these relationships as sinful. Disagreements about ordaining homosexual pastors into the Lutheran Church have led to breaking ties between…

The Canadian approach towards religion is associated with promoting multiculturalism (freedom of religion). In 1971, former Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau implemented multiculturalism as an “official government policy” (Canadian Multiculturalism Policy). Multiculturalism promotes cultural and religious freedom to all individuals while recognizing their contribution within Canadian society (Canadian Multiculturalism Policy). In addition, the goal of multiculturalism is celebrating…

Four barriers for overcoming diversity barriers The prejudiced discriminator Is someone that holds a personal prejudice and discriminates? Prejudice is an assertiveness, frequently the outcome of an apparent threat. It might be created or earlier encounters. In comparison to prejudice, discrimination is conduct. To discriminate is to act toward an individual not by the origin of their underlying abilities, but then again on the source of a prejudgment around a crowd. Discrimination may be one…