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From the outset I have tried to avoid saying that Jesus founded the church upon a presbyterian governmental structure. Sometimes, Reformed Protestants try to make this argument, but it lacks necessary nuance. There may be prudential or theological reasons for preferring one polity over another, ...
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the larger centers, here werebarefootedpeasants in long coats and round hats, here were peasant women in rough garments but with head scarfs and shawls of dazzling colors, here were the inhabitants of a Jewish village, twelve men in black robes and black hats, with the characteristicorthodox...
When America was first founded as a nation in the late 1700s, over 90% of the inhabitants were involved in agriculture. By the time of the Civil War and the presidency of Abraham Lincoln in the 1860s, that number had dwindled to about 50%. ...
He has been described as a monk or as a "strannik" (wanderer, or pilgrim), though he held no official position in the Russian Orthodox Church. After traveling to St. Petersburg, either in 1903 or the winter of 1904–05, Rasputin captivated some church and social leaders. He became a ...
2 for he has founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the rivers. 3 Who shall ascend the hill of the Lord? And who shall stand in his holy place? 4 He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to what is false, and does not swear deceitful...
Although they use the words “Jesus did rise from the dead,” the Witnesses do not, in fact, believe in the Resurrection of Christ in the orthodox Christian way. The man Christ is dead forever. “The Person who died,” Russell tells us, “remained dead, and he will never be seen agai...
Established as an order of the Greek Orthodox Church, her Christian Sisterhood of Martha and Mary honored her aunt, Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna, and built on her earlier efforts giving care to those in need. Alice's convent was established on the Greek island of Tinos, where, ...