4. How do you think this event fulfilled the great commission & began the development of Christian Communities? The men that were gathered from every nation when the disciples spoke in tongues were then convinced of the workings of God as they became witnesses to the miracles that they had heard about. They were then able to go back to their nations and minister the words of God themselves with faith. 6. See v22-24: Peter now tells the crowd the message about Jesus death and resurrection (this
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Alan Hirsch asks the question‚ how did the church grow from as few as 25‚000 Christians in AD100 to nearly 20 million only two centuries later? This was despite Christianity being an “illegal religion‚” and not having “any church buildings as we know them‚” nor the Scriptures in their finalised form and without the institutions and methods that are present in the church today. [3] To counter a claim that this may have been an historical aberration‚ Hirsch further illustrates the point by drawing
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challenges in determining how to dialogue with philosophy and historical criticism. Origen also depicted the Gospel as being narrative. This is an important aspect of postmodern theology today and in some other theological approaches‚ such as Pentecostalism. Narrative for Origen did not mean simply a plain account of the story of Christ‚ instead it impacts the hearer in a profound way. This concept of being affected by the Gospel as more than story is also found later in Gadamer’s hermeneutics
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in more recent times denominational switching has become more common. Many people‚ especially young people‚ find their denomination boring or out of touch and switch to a more exciting and engaging denomination. This has led to an increase in Pentecostalism. Revivals and crusades also led to denominational switching. Also the breakdown of the traditional family structure has led to denominational switching. Children of divorced parents have been found to be more likely to switch denominations. Also
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Discuss the old patriarchal system of the South. Does it still apply? Support with specific examples in the areas of family and religion. Patriarchy is the idea that the man is supposed to be the head of the family which means the man dominated the institution. In the old patriarchal system of the South‚ men were the head of any institution as well as in the household. Woman had no much say and could barely occupy position either in the political system or in the church. But the trend has changed
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Critically examine the relationship between different social groups and their religious beliefs and practice (33 marks) There are significant differences between social groups and their religious beliefs and practice... There is a very significant ethnic pattern in the participation of religion. The minority groups in britain are a lot more religious than the majority of the population (white christian) . For example‚ it is much more likely to find black christians(who make up 40% of the membership)
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North and South Growing Together: The Differences It Makes In Partial Fulfillment of the requirements For HTH-655 By Phoenix‚ Arizona August 23‚ 2013 North and South Growing Together: The Differences It Makes The Global North and South are in a state of change‚ that can continue to grow further from a real and loving relationship with God‚ or become a religion that is closer to what Christ had intended for all us. In the north we see a rise in an individualism‚ a
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Explain the importance of the Bible in the Christian Tradition “Sacred texts express a relationship between people and their god/s”1. Sacred texts are a key aspect of spiritual understanding. The Bible is the primary and only source of written worship in the Christian faith. It has significant importance
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C u r r e n t s in 8 AMERICAN SCHOLARSHIP S E R I E S C A B Religious Histor y I B L I O G R A P H I C A L AMERICAN ur rents E S S A Y Catherine L. Albanese U NIVERSITY OF C ALIFORNIA ‚ S ANTA B ARBARA “...American religious history— and of American religion‚ which it seeks to narrate and interpret—is surely lively and growing‚ nourished by the works of colleagues in related disciplines and challenged by new discoveries about the past and by the ever-changing religious
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[turn-of-the-century] citizens kept inventing protean ways to pursue their spiritual questions (Marty 2).” Protestant denominations amassed with schisms among the Baptists‚ Disciples of Christ‚ Methodists‚ and several new religious movements including Pentecostalism‚ Seventh-day Adventism‚ Christian Science‚ New Thought‚ Mormonism‚ Spiritualism‚ and Theosophy. Many eastern religions also took foothold in American culture‚ such as Buddhism‚ Hinduism and Islam. The awareness of this pluralism was garnered through
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