ATHANASIUS (296-373) Athanasius is counted as one of the four great doctors of the church in the Roman Catholic church as well as one of the great doctors of the church in Eastern Orthodoxy where he is also labeled the Father of Orthodoxy. He is also celebrated by many Protestant who label him as Father of the Canon‚ Athanasius is venerated as Christian saint whose feast day is May 2 in western community. May 5 is the Coptic
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1096 to 1099 the First Crusade was born. They were Christian military undertakings and religous wars broadcasted by the general population. The motivation behind the Campaigns was to pick up and keep control over Palestine from the Muslims. Palestine was additionally called the Holy Land since Jesus lived there. Alexius Compenus was another ruler that came into force in Byzantium in 1081. Constentinople was in risk in light of the fact that the Seljuks debilitated them‚ so Alexius initially called
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Christianity Study Guide Summary Points: Origins Students learn about: The historical and cultural context in which Christianity began Students learn to: Outline the historical and cultural context in which Christianity began • Power was centred in Jerusalem during first century Judaism • Fierce sectarian rivalry existed between the different Jewish sects‚ particularly between the Pharisees‚ Sadducees
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Jesus is not God then how the human race could claim to be saved through him ("Arius and Athanasius: Early Christian Disputes"). This caused a big divide in the Christian community that encouraged for Emperor Constantine to call for the council of Nicaea. Both parties faced exiles at some point in the course of this great debate. In as much as those of Athanasius´s school of thought won the argument‚ it continues to occur in recent times. An individual Christian would find them selves leaning towards
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English 101 Sec. 54 Christine Cranford Project 3 The Da Vinci Code Dan Brown’s fictional novel‚ The Da Vinci Code‚ is one of the most popular books in recent history. In fact it’s over forty million copies sold worldwide is second only to J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series (Koyzis 1). Along with its astounding popularity‚ the novel also has aroused a great deal of controversy within the religious community. Most of the hysteria is centralized over the plot of the story which claims that
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Christians in the Byzantium Empire The Byzantine Empire was in fact the Eastern Roman Empire. Byzantium was established in the year 395 and came to an end in 1453. During the Byzantine reign of power‚ we shall see imperial Christianity which was distinctive to Byzantium. This was a rule were the Pope was not the ruler over the Christians but it was effectively the Emperor who held control over the church. This included appointing prominent bishops and also appointed patriarchs.1 The religious aspect
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Christianity based on a claimed battlefield vision‚ although during his reign he built memorials to other Roman Gods and even the Sun. His support of Christianity was very political as evidenced by the near 2000 people he invited to the Counsel of Nicaea to determine various religious argument within Christianity‚ not the least of which was declaring Jesus as part of trine
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After religion‚ Fulcher characterizes the people of the near-east based on heritage and political ties. Fulcher defines the Turks as “a Persian people” and the editor of A History of the Expedition to Jerusalem‚ Harold Fink‚ specifies that they are “Seljuk Turkish nomads” (Fulcher 66‚ 80). The Turks are governed by the Atabeg of Damascus‚ which is clear from the way Fulcher describes the Turkish army as the Atabeg’s Turks (Fulcher 266). Thus‚ the Turks are defined by their religion as Muslims‚ their
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Period 3 13 Friday 2012 Oriental Orthodoxy Oriental Orthodoxy is the official religion of the Eastern Christian Churches that identify with only three ecumenical councils. These three councils are as follows: the First Council of Nicaea‚ the First Council of Constantinople‚ and the First Council of Ephesus. Although “Oriental” means Eastern‚ Oriental Orthodox Churches are separate from the Eastern Orthodox Church. In contrast to the Eastern Orthodox Church‚ the Oriental Orthodox
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