Christianity

Christianity

Christianity is a monotheistic and Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ, whom adherents believe to be the son of God. According to Christianity Jesus Christ is the savior of humanity phophesied in the Old Testament.

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Pantocrator, Christ

Religion; Christianity

Christ depicted as "Ruler of the Universe," a common image in Orthodox iconography.

Orthodox

Religion; Christianity

The branch of Christianity prevalent in Greece, Russia and Eastern Europe. Originates as a separate body when the Eastern (Orthodox) church split from the Western (Catholic) church in 1054 AD. ...

Pelagianism

Religion; Christianity

Belief system, attacked by Augustine and declared a heresy in , which denies original sin and asserts the ability of humans to choose good over evil with only external assistance from God.

Patristics

Religion; Christianity

(Lat. Pater, "father") Branch of Christian theology and history concerned with the church "fathers" (patres), usually understood to refer to the period from the later first century to the mid-fifth ...

Passion

Religion; Christianity

(Latin passio, "suffering"). The crucifixion of Jesus and the events leading up to it.

Quietism

Religion; Christianity

17th-century movement emphasising complete passivity and the "prayer of quiet" before God. The ideal is to abandon all desires, even for virtue, love of Christ, or salvation, as well as all outward ...

Quartodecimanism

Religion; Christianity

("14-ism"). The early Christian custom, especially common in Asia Minor, of observing Easter on the 14th of the Jewish month of Nisan, whether or not it fell on a Sunday. Towards the end of the ...