Christian Uniting, Discipleship and Worship Working Group
... United and Uniting Churches: The Revd Charity Majiza has been a member of the continuation committee since the previous international consultation of these churches that was held in Johannesburg, South Africa in 2008. The committee met in Utrecht in the Netherlands in September 2014. The meeting was ...
... United and Uniting Churches: The Revd Charity Majiza has been a member of the continuation committee since the previous international consultation of these churches that was held in Johannesburg, South Africa in 2008. The committee met in Utrecht in the Netherlands in September 2014. The meeting was ...
A Further Response to Samuele Bacchiocchi`s Arguments for the
... He writes, “Irenaeus, Bishop of Lyons, in his book Against Heresies (composed about 175-189), refutes heretics by appealing to the apostolic tradition preserved in a special way by the Church of Rome which he describes as ‘the greatest, the most ancient, and universally known Church founded and orga ...
... He writes, “Irenaeus, Bishop of Lyons, in his book Against Heresies (composed about 175-189), refutes heretics by appealing to the apostolic tradition preserved in a special way by the Church of Rome which he describes as ‘the greatest, the most ancient, and universally known Church founded and orga ...
What Happened To the Church Established By Christ and His
... false teaching related to the principle of Christian faith or it could refer to an act the church did not favor, as in the case of William Tyndale, who was strangled and burned in 1536 because he translated the New Testament into English. Moreover, the word heresy was also used to refer to an opinio ...
... false teaching related to the principle of Christian faith or it could refer to an act the church did not favor, as in the case of William Tyndale, who was strangled and burned in 1536 because he translated the New Testament into English. Moreover, the word heresy was also used to refer to an opinio ...
Two Christian Churches
... convents. During this time, one of the best known nuns was a Roman widow named Paula. In the early A.D. 400s, Paula helped a scholar named Jerome translate the Christian Bible into Latin. The Greek bishop Basil (BAY • zuhl) created a list of rules for monks and nuns. Known as the Basilian (buh • ZIH ...
... convents. During this time, one of the best known nuns was a Roman widow named Paula. In the early A.D. 400s, Paula helped a scholar named Jerome translate the Christian Bible into Latin. The Greek bishop Basil (BAY • zuhl) created a list of rules for monks and nuns. Known as the Basilian (buh • ZIH ...
Byzantine`s Influence on Russia
... The Byzantine Empire does not exist anymore yet its influence survives. In 1054 A.D., a split occurred in the Christian church. The church in West of the former Roman Empire became known as the Roman Catholic Church. The church in the East became known as the Eastern Orthodox Church. What caused a s ...
... The Byzantine Empire does not exist anymore yet its influence survives. In 1054 A.D., a split occurred in the Christian church. The church in West of the former Roman Empire became known as the Roman Catholic Church. The church in the East became known as the Eastern Orthodox Church. What caused a s ...
Roamin` Catholics
... were combined with the practices of the rest of the Church, making it universal or “catholic”. In the 11th century, the Churches of the East dissolved their relationship with the Bishop of Rome, becoming known as the Eastern Orthodox Church. In the 16th century, the Protestant Reformation further se ...
... were combined with the practices of the rest of the Church, making it universal or “catholic”. In the 11th century, the Churches of the East dissolved their relationship with the Bishop of Rome, becoming known as the Eastern Orthodox Church. In the 16th century, the Protestant Reformation further se ...
eastern christianity - Stanford University
... of the Roman Empire and subsequent Medieval Kingdoms in the West. While Christianity in the West developed in lands which knew the legal and moral philosophy of Ancient Rome, Eastern Christianity developed in lands which knew the Semitic and Hellenistic cultures. While the West was concerned with th ...
... of the Roman Empire and subsequent Medieval Kingdoms in the West. While Christianity in the West developed in lands which knew the legal and moral philosophy of Ancient Rome, Eastern Christianity developed in lands which knew the Semitic and Hellenistic cultures. While the West was concerned with th ...
The Great Schism of 1054
... The result of the 1054 Schism is the division between the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Church. The word Orthodox means dedication to ...
... The result of the 1054 Schism is the division between the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Church. The word Orthodox means dedication to ...
Episcopal polity
An episcopal polity is a hierarchical form of church governance (""ecclesiastical polity"") in which the chief local authorities are called bishops. (The word ""bishop"" derives, via the British Latin and Vulgar Latin term *ebiscopus/*biscopus, from the Ancient Greek επίσκοπος epískopos meaning ""overseer"".) It is the structure used by many of the major Christian Churches and denominations, such as Catholic, Eastern (e.g. Eastern Orthodox), Anglican and Lutheran churches or denominations, and other churches founded independently from these lineages.Churches with an episcopal polity are governed by bishops, practicing their authorities in the dioceses and conferences or synods. Their leadership is both sacramental and constitutional; as well as performing ordinations, confirmations, and consecrations, the bishop supervises the clergy within a local jurisdiction and is the representative both to secular structures and within the hierarchy of the church. Bishops are considered to derive their authority from an unbroken, personal apostolic succession from the Twelve Apostles of Jesus. Bishops with such authority are known as the historical episcopate. Churches with this type of government usually believe that the Church requires episcopal government as described in the New Testament. In some systems, bishops may be subject to higher-ranking bishops (variously called archbishops, metropolitans, and/or patriarchs, depending upon the tradition). They also meet in councils or synods. These gatherings, subject to presidency by higher ranking bishops, usually decide something, though the synod or council may also be purely advisory.For much of the written history of Christianity, episcopal government was the only known form of church organization. This changed at the Reformation. Many Protestant churches are now organized by either congregational or presbyterian church polities, both descended from the writings of John Calvin, a Protestant reformer working and writing independently following the break with the Roman Catholic Church precipitated by The Ninety-Five Theses of Martin Luther.