The article presents the author's insights on the ecumenical creeds of Christianity. The author reflects on the social concept of the creeds of Christianity to the people. The author is critical on the divine trinity of God the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit as compelled by the ...
By focusing on baptism as the means by which all persons, not merely Israelites, might be integrated in Christ as the Son of God, early Christians presented Judaism as a preparation for the access of all humanity to God's Spirit. The first creed of Christianity defined the experience of God...
Related to Disciples of Christ:discipleship Dis·ci·ples of Christ (dĭ-sī′pəlz) pl.n.(used with a sing. or pl. verb) A Christian denomination founded in 1809 that accepts the Bible as the only rule of Christian faith and practice, rejects denominational creeds, and practices bapt...
Of course, it’s not just about Jesus. Theism in general and Christianity in particular have been subjected to penetrating, withering critique. We are experiencing—and have been for some twenty years—an unprecedented atheist publishing surge. This has never happened before. Ever. There are more...
在东洋文库中还藏有《中国的基督教——其传教的历史和现在的叛乱》(The Christianity in China, The History of Christian missions, and of the present Insurrection)一书,其扉页收录了咸丰帝和洪秀全的画像(图7)。第12章“现在中国叛乱的起源和基督教的胜利发展”中用很大的篇幅介绍了太平天国发生的过程。此外...
ChristianityThe Encyclopedia of Christian Civilization is a comprehensive reference work on the history and impact of Christianity. Over 1,400 entries, written by over 350 scholars from more than 24 countries, provide an in-depth look at Christianity both through its history and the way it has ...
Incarnation- (Christianity) the Christian doctrine of the union of God and man in the person of Jesus Christ Nicene Creed- (Christianity) a formal creed summarizing Christian beliefs; first adopted in 325 and later expanded real presence- (Christianity) the Christian doctrine that the body of Ch...
“In an age when subjectivism trumps all, Scott Hahn’s latest book, which emphasizes the objectivity of Christian doctrine, is a bracing tonic. The leitmotif of this work is that we don’t make the creeds; rather, the creeds make us. Further, Dr. Hahn’s exploration of the meaning ...
The sectioning of Christianity and the collapse of the Mongol Empire are just speed bumps on history’s highway. What is an Empire? p212 An empire is a political order with two important characteristics. First, to qualify for that designation you have to rule over a significant number of ...
that Christianity was true. This is why the faith has that elaboration of doctrines and details which so much distresses those who admire Christianity without believing in it. When once one believes in a creed, one is proud of its complexity, as scientists are proud of the complexity of ...