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name where Christian was first used   Antioch  
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year Jesus was crucified   31AD  
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first Christian martyr   Stephen  
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apostle to the gentiles   Paul  
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2 apostles martyred in Rome   Peter and Paul  
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longest living apostle and his books   John---gospel of John, 3 letters of John, Revelation  
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organisational structure of early church   bishops, elders, deacons Founded by apostles 'a person who was sent' they set up elders, they were assisted by deacons who carried out duties, and they later appointed bishops.  
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meaning of canon and summary of NT   fixed body of sacred writings; gospels, Luke's Acts, 21 letters and Revelation  
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date of recognition of NT canon   400CE  
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main reason for roman hatred of Christians   Christians refused to offer incense to Nero/emperor = disloyal  
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3e.g. of Roman emperors who severely persecuted Christians   Decius, valerian, Diocletian  
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constantine   312AD-made Christianity a religion licitia 325AD-convened the church council of Nicea (Roman emperor 4C attributed his victory to Christian God)  
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excommunication   religious censure used to deprive, restrict or limit membership in a religious community/church  
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Gnosticism   belief that physical world is evil and corrupt, salvation comes through secret knowledge (gnosis means knowledge). Jesus was evil because he had a physical form -human.  
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Trinity   Tertullian - God is of 1 divine substance but 3 individuals  
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Arianism   Arius denied divinity of Jesus as he was created by God  
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papacy   office or authority of pope  
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donation of Constantine   a forged statement authorized by Constantine, all Christian leaders to be subjected to the bishop of Rome.  
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holy roman empire   German empire in central europe. ruled by holy emperor, considered to be the secular head of Christianity and protector and partner of the bishop of Rome.  
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crusades   Religious wars conducted by Western Christians in order to recover the holy land from Muslims. 11-13C  
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Great Western Schism   A time when two popes claimed supreme authority (rome+France), a third pope (Pisa) came in near the end and he was elected, 1388 - 1417.  
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Renaissance   rebirth when people cultivated the study of the classical era.  
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protestants   members of Churches founded by the reformers of the sixtieth century. - separate from Catholic church  
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dioceses   a district under the pastoral care of a Bishop  
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thirty years war   1618-1648 in Germany A religious war fought between Protestants and Catholics, because the protestant movement grew in Europe.resulted in substantial decline of RC church  
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Counter-Reformation and the Council of Trent   ecumenical council of RC church. trent italy. redefined church doctrine and strengthened authority of papacy. dealt with protestant reformation.  
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congregation of the propagation of the faith   Pope Gregory XV in 1622 set up a new department in Rome to oversee the spread of Catholicism in foreign lands.  
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papal infallibility   doctrine that pope is incapable of error in pronouncing dogma.  
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purgatory   a state of punishment and purification after death for those not completely alienating God.  
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predestination   doctrine is some Christian theology, some humans have been chosen for salvation and others set aside for damnation.  
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secularisation   a tendency of modern society to lessen the influence of religion in worldly affairs. - lack of interest in religious practices/ideas  
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RC biblical passage used to justify teach on apostolic authority   Matt 16:18  
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Matt 16:18   and i tell you that you are peter, and on this rock i will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it.  
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true aim of Popes in MA   church + bishops to be the supreme power in religious and secular matters  
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incident with henry IV demonstrated the growing power of papacy in 11C   pope made the kind stand barefoot in the snow for 3 days before he let him see him.  
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7 sacraments   baptism, confirmation, eucharist, penance, matrimony, ordination, last anointing,  
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waldensians + RC church get rid of them?   group of christians in french/italian alps during MA. practice their religion according to conscience and work of God. rejected authority of pope.  
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protestant reformation   early 1500s . reform movement led by monk Martin Luther. aim to challenge and reform the RC church  
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anglican church -church of england   Henry VIII wanted to remarry, he asked the pope to declare the marriage invalid, when the Pope refused, Henry in 1534 made himself the supreme head of the Church of England.  
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john and charles wesley   2 famous revivalists of 18C - john preacher, charles-hymn writer ----Methodist denomination formed under their influence.  
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3 major challenges to protestantism in 19-20C   1)science = conflicted against bible teaching (creation/miracles) 2) philosophy =no need for God 3) historical studies = encouraged reinterpretations of Christian scriptures  
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2 main groups of protestantism   1)liberal 2)conservative  
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eastern orthodox church has religious/political control   Greece and Cyprus  
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main problem with ecumenical movement   effort to find unity can easily result in compromising of biblical truths  
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western world must rethink traditional christian views   1)feminism 2)evolution 3) ecology  
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why is large no of non christian sources about jesus so important?   eliminates charge of bias and gives greater credibility to accuracy of bible  
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what is significant that gospels record women as first witnesses to jesus ressurection   woman were not considered reliable witnesses at the time and no Jewish writer would invent such a claim  
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why were jews so offended that jesus claimed to forgive sins?   only God can forgive sin, so the realised Jesus claimed to be God.  
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3 reasons why christianity spread so quickly   1) relative peace and ease of movement in roman empire 2)characteristic of zeal of early christians 3) help of God.  
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indulgences   certificates of salvation sold by RC in MA  
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kingdom of God   God's rule internally atm "kingdom of Grace" and externally kingdom of glory to come.  
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pope   head of RD church/bishop of Rome  
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Grace   Gods unmerited and unearned favour to sinners  
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2 timothy 3:16   scriptures are not merely human books but all scripture inspired by God  
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time span of writing of the bible   1600 years  
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inerrant   incapable of being wrong  
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2 main characteristic of the church   holiness-character of God in ppl +church universality-anyone from any nation can be apart of God's church  
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koinonia   Greek word for fellowship - God/ppl  
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origin of christmas   festival in 4C of the sun god made into official day of Christ's birth.God was true sun. done to accommodate pagans into christian church after constantine made christianity official religion of empire.  
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eschatology   last things - associated with end of world. death judgement + final destiny of soul and humankind.  
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2 rites of passage + special rite of passage of pilgrimage to holy site.   Baptism- is becoming a member of the family of God and community of faith. Marriage - is the ceremony marking the passing from being single to married. pilgrimage to lourdes for healing.  
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basis of christian ethics   1) 10 commandments 2) sermon on the mount. matt5-7  
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3 christian theologians   martin luther, john Knox, augustine  
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institutes of the Christian religion   john Calvin  
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2 ways of holiness   normal: prayer, worship, special: monasticism or mysticism-oneness with God  
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3 christian women   mother theresa, elizabeth fry, mary-mother of Jesus  
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recent rise in protestant churches idea of femaleness   idea of goddess, mainly promoted by feminists who insist on seeing God as not just male or entirely female.  
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3 reasons why religion is regarded in such poor light.   1) christians claim to be only true way-antagonizes non believers, 2) nonbelievers are oppressed to religious beliefs 3) cosmic conflict between the devil and God  
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Philippians 4:8   Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable if anything is excellent or praiseworthy think about such things.  
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James 1:21   Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and the evil that is so prevalent and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save you.  
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india   hinduism  
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indonesia   islam  
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china   non religious/buddist  
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america   protestant  
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UK   protestant  
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africa   islam/protestant/traditional practices  
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russia   orthodox/non religious  
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canada   RC  
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largest jewish pop   USA then israel  
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largest hindu   india  
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largest christian pop   USA  
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muslim pop   pakistan  
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buddhism   china  
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what dates of the great western schism   1388-1417AD  
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when was the 30 years war fought?   1618-1648  
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