Greek Orthodox Church

original sin in the sense that it draws us into a different kind of community (Knight-Ridder). Naturally the idea of baptism cleansing a person of sins did not sit well with Protestants, and even some Catholics. On the outset, it seemed like the Catholic Church…

whole addresses theological implications regarding the church. Human nature is being depicted in certain ways that drive the understanding of their engagement with the rest of the world.…

Martin Luther was an influential leader during the Protestant Reformation. He confronted the Roman Catholic Church on their system of indulgences while everyone turned a blind eye. Constantly, Luther was called a liar, heretic, and an outlaw by the Catholic Church for his teachings that conflicted with the Roman Catholics’ religious orders and beliefs. However, he never stood down regardless of if he was to face death or excommunication. His theology would be the sole foundation of his teachings…

christens, it applied to ecclesial openness to other churches. The Ecclesial movement has been led by the World Council of Churches since 1948. This movement created full communion among the Evangelical Lutheran Church, Presbyterian Church, United Church of Christ, and the Reformed Church in America. Even before Vatican II made ecumenism a pivotal theme Father Yves Congar highlighted the ecumenical issue that divided Christianity. In 1995 John Paul II reaffirmed the catholic commitment to…

This poem itself goes against the church, Therefore it should have never been archived in the monastery, for a manuscript of its contents to be surrounded by other manuscripts should be compared to keeping a criminal who has been convicted of unlawful actions to be left in regular society…

stated that the King of England is the “sovereign lord” over England and all in its domain, even the church. Along with functioning as the head and leader of the country, the King of England is also named as the head of the church, which is how the Church of England is born. What makes this document potent is the public and unashamed dismissal of the Pope of having any ultimate authority in the church. Henry VIII’s Act of Six Articles – This set of laws is Henry VIII’s proof that he still…

Music exists in people’s daily life a long time ago and it is used in multiple areas and purposes. In Saint Augustine’s book Confessions, he talked about Catholic religion and mentioned the magical effects of music in the rites of the Catholic Church. Similarly, in David P. McAllester’s book Worlds of Music: An Introduction to the Music of the World’s peoples, the author also discussed the positive effects of ceremony music through the story of a Navajo ceremonial practitioner, Frank Mitchell.…

With the fall of the Roman Empire the Catholic Church took over leading to a huge rise in the Christian religion. With the Catholic Church now in power resulted in more people practicing the Christian religion, thus creating what is and was known as Christendom. The rise and evolution of Christendom was a response to factors shared by many other civilizations. Many of the factors were that Christendom has many wars, major changes in the rulers, some successes and a couple failures. This had all…

An example of a reason as to why Charles V thought that he had failed at the end of his reign may have been the growth of Protestant Lutheranism in Germany. This growth led to distrust between Charles the Emperor of much of the Catholic world and German princes who had turned to Protestantism as the alternative to Catholicism. A clear criticism of Charles can be seen in the writing of William Robertson, ‘To check the growth of these evils (Protestantism) , and to punish such as had impiously…

which was instilled in the sixteenth century. The Catholic Church was reformed in Germany in Western Europe, then to other parts of and later to other parts of the world. This move was initiated officially by Martin Luther in 1517, who challenged the church of Roman for selling indulgences. Martin’s initiative occurred when he discussed his disappointments by posting ninety-five theses and directing them to the church authorities. The church was excluded from power, and parliament, city and…