As a child, I was quite confused about the concept of religion. For me, faith was believing in God and praying- nothing more, nothing less. As I grew older I realized the reason of my state of confusion- I was practicing two different religions. My mother was raised a Catholic while my father had...

The Episcopal Church came into existence as an independent denomination after the American Revolution. Today it has between two and three million members in the United States, Mexico, and Central America, all of which are under jurisdiction of the Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church, Edmond Bro...

Today, Spain is one of the most influential countries in Europe. It is a country that is portrayed as being strong, sophisticated and stable. However, Spain's past and the route in which the country has taken to be where it is now were shaped hugely in the medieval ages. During the medieval ages Ibe...

The Reformation in Europe resulted in a movement that divided European Christianity into Catholicism and Protestantism. It shattered Europe's religious unity, it connected with new ideals which were relationships among God, the individual, and lastly society. This religious fragmentation i...

Introduction: At the beginning of the sixteenth century, the Catholic Church, modeled upon the bureaucratic structure of the Holy Roman Empire, has become extremely powerful, but internally corrupt. From early in the twelfth century onward there were calls for reform. Between 1215 and 1545 nine ...

The Christian Church is an instrument of salvation and represents the Body of Christ through its saving mission of Christ himself. Salvation is an evident expression of God's mercy. The church is able to continue with Christ through the incarnation due to it being an extension of his body. T...

Religion With the coming of the Renaissance came the corruption of the Catholic Church. Many people began to question the lifestyles of the Church leaders and also the teaching's of the Church. Leaders were supposed to guide the people and set an example of God's wo...

Cults&Sects Boston Church of Christ or CrossroadismThere is a group growing rapidly across the United States and the world called the Boston Church of Christ or the Crossroads. This cult is a highly aggressive movement that bases its doctrine on the Bible but many say is way off. Looking deeper into...

The Christian world would be more effective and cohesive if there were no denominational distinctions/divisions. Throughout history, the different denominations of Christianity have been at war with each other, creating problems where none exist. These foolish wars have resulted in the deaths of man...

As stated in The Washington Times newspaper, over two hundred active bishops are coming together to form a task force aiming its motives towards Catholic politicians. The task force will try to produce guidelines on how to deal with stubborn Catholic politicians who stray from Catholic teachings. ...

Martin Luther was a monk in the Holy Roman Empire. Luther had paved the way to question the church which eventually led to the Protestant Reformation. His views on Christianity appealed to many people, but they were a threat to the Roman Catholic Church, thus causing much commotion throughout the ...

Calvinism provides some beliefs that are pretty different from their counterparts in the Reformation. I think it would be hard for me to argue that anything but the Calvinist view of salvation is its most unique facet. In a nutshell, Calvinists believe in predestination and limited salvation. Unlike...

"In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. And the earth was without form and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. And God saw the light, that it was good: and Go...

The State and the Church, which helped establish the Holy RomanEmpire (of which the central city is Rome), characteristically influenceEuropean society of the 11th century. The social structure of the societywas mainly divided into two main categories, where people are both subjectsof the Sta...

How and why did the views of Luther and Galileo threaten the Catholic Church? Luther and Galileo were two very different extraordinary men with their own mindsets. They were very threatening to the Catholic Church. The things that they believed and that were published were questioning the ch...

When settlers from England came to America, they envisioned a Utopia, where they would have a say in what the government can and cannot do. Before they could live in such a society they would have to take many small steps to break the hold England had on them. The settlers of America had to end a mo...

Luther's and Calvin's reforming insights The early 1500's was a time of radical protest within the Church. The search for truth and the desire to escape the corruption of the popes and priests lead to the reformation movement. Luther and Calvin were two of the main reformers. We w...

Puritan Vs. Pilgrim The most obvious difference between the Pilgrims and the Puritans is that the Puritans had no intention of breaking with the Anglican church. The Puritans were nonconformists as were the Pilgrims, both of which refusing to accept an authority beyond that of the revealed word....

Defending Martin LutherI. The Catholic Church and its problemsIn the beginning of the 16th century Western Europe only had one religion, Catholicism. The Catholic Church was very powerful and rich. The church made practices to impose reforms and the lax practices had grown up in the church. Church...

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...

The Renaissance, which began in Italy in 1300s, was one of the largest periods of growth and development in Western Europe. The increase in trade caused an abundance in wealth that resulted in the focusing on the arts. Such things as literature, paintings, sculptures and many more works are known ...

Throughout the Middle Ages, the Catholic Church continued to assert itsprimacy of position. The growth of the papacy had paralleled the growth of thechurch, but by the end of the Middle Ages challenges to papal authority fromthe rising power of monarchical states had resulted in a loss of papal tem...

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," ...

Perception of Reality Essay What is real? Our perception of reality is often in the hands of the community we live in. We formulate ideas of reality using experience of our own as well as those of others around us. Our lives are constantly being influenced by our surroundings. The idea that ...

When you think of persecution, what comes to the forefront of your mind? Are you reminded of those who have been murdered mercilessly for the name of Christ? I think any of us, once we knew what the early church experienced--and, indeed, what Christians in other parts of the world are experiencing n...