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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Alexandrian School

Religion; Christianity

School of thought associated with Alexandria, Egypt. It was influenced by Platonic philosophy and tended to emphasise the divinity of Christ over his humanity and interpret scripture allegorically. ...

Alexandrian rite

Religion; Christianity

System of liturgical practises found in the Egyptian and Ethiopian Christian churches. It is historically associated with St. Mark the Evangelist, who is believed to have travelled to Alexandria.

Amish (also Amish Mennonites)

Religion; Christianity

Conservative group in the USA and Canada arising from a division within the Swiss Brethren in Alsace under the leadership of Jakob Ammann (c. 1656-1730). Further divisions occured after the Amish ...

Edict of Nantes

Religion; Christianity

Edict signed by Henry IV at Nantes on April 13, 1598, after the end of the French wars of religion. It granted extensive rights to the Huguenots (French Calvinists). The edict was revoked by Louis ...

Fast of Ninevah

Religion; Christianity

Pre-Lenten fast of three or four days kept in the Church of the East, the Syrian Orthdox Church, the Coptic Orthodox Church, and the Armenian Orthodox Church.

New Rome

Religion; Christianity

A name for the city of Constantinople, which may have been coined by Constantine himself. The Council of Constantinople (381) declared that "the Bishop of Constantinople is to have honorary ...

Nestorianism

Religion; Christianity

The doctrine, named for Nestorius (d. C. 451), Patriarch of Constantinople, that there were two separate persons in the incarnate Christ, one divine and the other human. Nestorius preached against ...