Christianity - Church History, Doctrine, Practices: In the first Christian generation, authority in the church lay either in the kinsmen of Jesus or in those whom he had commissioned as Apostles and missionaries. The Jerusalem church under St. James, the
Christianity - Church Polity, Doctrine, History: The Orthodox and Roman Catholic churches are organized around the office of the bishop. As the development of the episcopacy has been covered above (under Evolution of the episcopal office), this section w
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This book explains how Roman Catholicism and its beliefs and practices came to be what they are. The authors move through history to sum up the present characteristics of Catholic Christianity and the major tests it faces in the third millennium. Explaining matters in a fresh and original way,...
History of Christianity See also: History of Christianity and Historicity of Jesus and Evidence for the resurrection of Jesus Christ Christianity's teachings are derived from the life, teachings, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ in the 1st century A.D.[6] The historicity of Jesus focuses...
Roman Catholic Church (redirected fromRoman Christianity) Thesaurus Encyclopedia Roman Catholic Church n. The Christian church characterized by an episcopal hierarchy with the pope as its head and belief in seven sacraments and the authority of tradition. ...
A History of Christianity: With Diarmaid MacCulloch, Keith Moore, Rudolf Weckerling, Nicholas Holtam. Diarmaid MacCulloch, an Oxford history professor, travels to historical points of interest relevant to Christianity discussing the origins and spread of
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Presently, Roman Catholicism, the Orthodox Church and Protestantism are the largest three sects of Christianity. The number of followers of the Christian faith reaches 2.2 billion around the world. History of Development of Christianity in China In 635, the ninth year of the reign of Emperor Li ...
Part 2: Catholicism - The Unpredictable Rise of Rome Quote: In a series tracing Christianity's roots, Professor Diarmaid MacCulloch explores the rise of the Roman Catholic Church. Over one billion Christians look to Rome, but how did a small Jewish sect from the backwoods of 1st century ...