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Dr B Christianty
World Relgions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the world's largest religion? | Christianity (2.4 Billion) |
| What is the largest branch of Christianity? | Roman Catholicism (1.4 Billion) |
| What is the fastest-growing branch of Christianity? | Pentecostal/Charismatic (600 Million) |
| Geographically, where is Christianity growing? | Primarily in Africa, Asia, and Latin America; it is growing everywhere except in the Western world |
| How many Christians have been martyred since the religion's inception? | About 70 million, with the majority of those occurring since 1900 |
| Key Dates: Early Church Birth of Jesus* | 0-3 A.D. |
| Key Dates: Early Church Crucifixion of Jesus* | 29-33 A.D |
| Key Dates: Early Church Missionary journeys of St. Paul* | 50-60 A.D |
| Key Dates: Early Church Destruction of the temple in Rome; final separation of Judaism* and Christianity. | 70 A.D |
| Key Dates: Early Church Edict of Toleration by Constantine. | 313 A.D. |
| Key Dates: Early Church Council of Nicaea. | 325 A.D. |
| Key Dates: Early Church Council of Ephesus (Addressed Nestorianism and the question, "Was Mary the Mother of God?"). | 431 A.D. |
| Key Dates: Early Church Council of Chalcedon (Addressed Monophysitism; affirmed Jesus is 100% God & 100% man). | 451 A.D. |
| Key Dates: Medieval & Reformation The "Great Split" between Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches | 1054 A.D |
| Key Dates: Medieval & Reformation The Crusades. | 1095-1299 A.D |
| Key Dates: Medieval & Reformation*** Martin Luther and the start of the Protestant Reformation | 1517 A.D |
| Key Dates: Medieval & Reformation Council of Trent (The Catholic counter-reformation). | 1545-1563 A.D |
| Key Dates: Medieval & Reformation Wars of religion between Catholics and Protestants. | 1562-1648 A.D |
| Key Dates: Medieval & Reformation King James translation of the Bible. | 1611 A.D |
| Key Dates: Modern Era Joseph Smith founded the Church of the Latter Day Saints. | 1830 A.D |
| Key Dates: Modern Era Beginning of global Pentecostalism at Azusa Street. | 1906 A.D |
| Key Dates: Modern Era Second Vatican Council (Vatican II) | 1962-1965 |
| Key Dates: Modern Era Period of primary Christian growth in the developing world | 1960-present |
| Ebionites | (1-3rd c.) Believed Jesus was not God, but a deified man; Christ descended on him at baptism. |
| Docetics | Believed Jesus was not really human, but a divine being in disguise. |
| Arians | Believed Jesus was not fully divine; he was created and not eternal |
| Appolinarians | (4th c.) Believed Jesus had a human body and soul, but his mind was divine (the Logos). |
| Nestorians | (5th c.) Believed Jesus's two natures (divine/human) were so different he was like two persons, not united in essence. |
| Monophysites | Believed Jesus had only one nature, as the divine had "swallowed up" the human at incarnation. |
| How did Eastern & Western beliefs differ on Jesus's nature? | East emphasized the divine nature of Jesus; West emphasized the human nature. |
| How did Eastern & Western beliefs differ on church authority? | East submitted to several patriarchs; West submitted to the Pope. |
| How did Eastern & Western beliefs differ on worship aids? | East used icons; West used statues. |
| How did Eastern & Western beliefs differ on clergy marriage? | East allowed priests to marry before ordination; West expected priests to be celibate. |
| How did Eastern & Western beliefs differ on liturgy language? | East used Greek; West used Latin. |
| How did Eastern & Western beliefs differ on the Filioque? | East rejected it; West accepted it. |
| The Immaculate Conception (1854) | Dogma that Mary was born without the taint of original sin. |
| Papal Infallibility (1869) | Dogma that the Pope is infallible when he speaks ex cathedra (on issues of faith and morals). |
| Bodily Assumption of Mary (1950) | Dogma that Mary did not suffer bodily decay but was taken directly into heaven. |
| Modern Movements The 19th Century is called... | The Evangelical Century. |
| Modern Movements The 20th Century is called... | The Pentecostal Century. |
| Modern Movements What was the "Death of the Evangelical Mind"? | A growth in anti-intellectualism as more Americans became Fundamentalists or Evangelicals. |
| Modern Movements What did Dr. Peter Kreeft mean: "Protestants (Evangelicals) have the fire, Catholics have the fireplace?" | (This is a discussion quote) It implies Evangelicals have passion/zeal ("fire"), while Catholics have the structure/tradition/history ("fireplace") to contain it. |
| Modern Movements hat did Dr. Peter Kreeft mean: "Catholics have been sacramentalized without being evangelized. Protestants have been evangelized without being sacramentalized."? | (This is a discussion quote) It implies Catholics go through the motions of the sacraments without a personal relation with God /conversion, while Protestants have a personal conversion/relationship with God but may lack the grounding of the sacraments. |
| How many Christians face persecution every day? | About 360 million Christians face persecution every day |
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