John Calvin From ancient Egypt to the Christian Church ruling over the majority of Europe theocratic governments had one great ideal in common: political ideologies were not just from the church, they were the church. John Calvin had his own, unique version of a theocracy, which he outlined in...

Christianity and Sport Both Sport and Christianity are two things that have been around for a long time but never seem to be associated with one another. Actually, Christianity has been involved in sport for a long time. Way back in the 1800's in England, an attitude toward physicality deve...

Roman Catholic Cardinal Joseph Bernardin, the former Archbishop of Chicago, was a gifted and remarkable man. His thoughtful leadership raised awareness of difficult issues behind the nuclear arms race and the economic problems faced by the poor. His faith in God and the existence of eternal life led...

The Prince of the Humanists. A writer, scholar, humanist, and chief interpreter of intellectual currents to northern Europe; this is what Desiderius Erasmus was known for being during the Italian Renisance. He was born in Gouda, Holland, on Oct. 27, in 1469. He was the illegitimate son of a pri...

Lumen Gentium, arguably the most significant document to emerge from Vatican II in 1964, symbolizes a new turn in Catholicism, changing the way the Catholic Church views itself and its relationship to its world. Throughout Lumen Gentium, phrases such as "proclaiming... to every creature," ...

In the sixteenth century the Christian religion began to change. The conflicting idea of salvation was the key ingredient in the separation of the Roman Catholic Church in Rome. Martin Luther and his followers began to believe in a different form of salvation. During this time, several other gro...