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| Agnosticism Agnosticism (; after Gnosticism) is the philosophical view that the truth value of certain claimsmetaphysical claims regarding theology, afterlife or the existence of deities, spiritual-beings, or even ultimate reality unknown or, depending on the form of agnosticism, inherently impossible to prove or disprove. Agnosticism | |
| Antisemitism Antisemitism (also spelled anti-semitism or anti-Semitism; also known as Judeophobia) is a term used to describe prejudice against or hostility towards Jews, often rooted in hatred of their religion, culture, or ethnic background.While the term's etymology might suggest that antisemitism is directed against all Semitic peoples, it has been used exclusively to refer to hostility toward Jews since its initial usage. Antisemitism | |
| Apocrypha Talk:Apocrypha | |
| Antipope An antipope () is a person who, in opposition to a sitting Bishop of Rome, makes a widely accepted claim to be the Pope. In the past, antipopes were typically those supported by a fairly significant faction of cardinals and kingdoms. Persons who claim to be the pope but have few followers, such as the modern sedevacantist antipopes, are not generally classified as antipopes, and therefore are ignored for regnal numbering. Antipope | |
| Apostolic succession Apostolic succession is the doctrine in some of the more ancient Christian communions that the succession of bishops, in uninterrupted lines, is historically traceable back to the original Twelve Apostles Within Catholic Christianity it "is one of four elements which define the true Church of Jesus Christ" and legitimizes the existing sacramental offices, as it is considered necessary for a bishop to perform legitimate or "valid" ordinations of priests, deacons, and other bishops. Apostolic_succession | |
| Anointing of the Sick Anointing of the Sick is distinguished from other forms of religious anointing or "unction" (an older term with the same meaning) in that it is intended, as its name indicates, for the benefit of a sick person. Other religious anointings occur in relation to other sacraments, in particular baptism, confirmation and ordination, and also in the coronation of a monarch. Anointing_of_the_Sick | |
| Albanians Albanians | |
| Apostolic succession Talk:Apostolic_succession | |
| Apostles' Creed The Apostles' Creed (Latin:Symbolum Apostolorum or Symbolum Apostolicum), sometimes titled Symbol of the Apostles, is an early statement of Christian belief, a creed or "symbol". It is widely used by a number of Christian denominations for both liturgical and catechetical purposes, most visibly by liturgical Churches of Western tradition, including the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church, Lutheranism, the Anglican Communion, and Western Orthodoxy. Apostles'_Creed | |
| Benedict of Nursia "Saint Benedict" redirects here. This article is about the founder of Western monasticism; for other saints named Benedict, see Benedict.Benedict of Nursia () (480 - 547) was a saint from Italy, the founder of Western Christian monasticism, and a rule-giver for cenobitic monks. His purpose may be gleaned from his Rule, namely that "Christ ... may bring us all together to life eternal." Benedict was canonized by Pope Honorius III in the year 1220. Benedict_of_Nursia | |
| Bishop bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. The office of bishop is a ministerial office within Christianity, synonymous with elder, pastor, and presbyter; the other office being deacon. Bishop | |
| Baptism In Christianity, baptism (from Greek baptizo:ablutions") is the ritual act, with the use of water, by which one is admitted to membership of the Christian Church and, in the view of some, as a member of the particular Church in which the baptism is administered. Baptism | |
| Christianity Christianity (from the word "Christ") is a monotheistic religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as presented in the New Testament. The Christian faith is essentially faith in Jesus as the Christ (or Messiah), the Son of God, the Savior, and God (Yahweh or the "Lord") himself.Adherents of Christianity, known as Christians, believe that Jesus is the Messiah prophesied in the Hebrew Bible (the part of scripture common to Christianity and Judaism). Christianity | |
| Condom A condom is a barrier device most commonly used during sexual intercourse to reduce the likelihood of pregnancy and spreading sexually transmitted diseases (STDs—such as gonorrhea, syphilis, and HIV). It is put on a man's erect penis and physically blocks ejaculated semen from entering the body of a sexual partner. Condom | |
| Capitalism Capitalism is an economic and social system in which trade and industry are privately controlled for profit rather than by the state. The means of production, which is otherwise known as capital and includes land are owned, operated, and traded for the purpose of generating profits, without force or fraud, by private individuals either singly or jointly. Capitalism | |
| Capital punishment Capital punishment, the death penalty or execution, is the killing of a person by judicial process for retribution, general deterrence, and incapacitation. Crimes that can result in a death penalty are known as capital crimes or capital offences. capital originates from Latin capitalis, literally "regarding the head" (Latin caput). Hence, a capital crime was originally one punished by the severing of the head. Capital_punishment | |
| Celibacy Celibacy in its strictest definition means to be unmarried. However, the term is often popularly used to describe a state of life where one chooses to abstain from all sexual activities which is strictly "chastity". Celibacy | |
| Canonization Canonization (or canonisation) is the act by which a particular Christian church declares a deceased person to be a saint and is included in the canon, or list, of recognized saints. Originally, individuals were recognized as saints without any formal process. Canonization | |
| Cardinal (Catholicism) A cardinal is a senior ecclesiastical official, usually a bishop, of the Catholic Church. They are collectively known as the College of Cardinals, which as a body elects a new pope. The duties of the cardinals include attending the meetings of the College and making themselves available individually or collectively to the pope if he requests their counsel. Most cardinals have additional duties, such as leading a diocese or archdiocese or running a department of the Roman Curia. Cardinal_(Catholicism) | |
| Council of Trent The Council of Trent () was the 16th century Ecumenical Council of the Roman Catholic Church. Considered to be one of the Church's most important Council_of_Trent | |
| Canon law Canon law is internal ecclesiastical law governing the Roman Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox churches, and the Anglican Communion of churches. The way that such church law is legislated, interpreted and at times adjudicated varies widely among these three bodies of churches. In all three traditions, a canon was initially a rule adopted by a council (From Greek kanon / κανών, Hebrew kaneh / קנה, for rule, standard, or measure); these canons formed the foundation of canon law. Canon_law | |
| Sacraments of the Catholic Church This article is an expansion of a section entitled Sacraments within the articleRoman Catholic Church.The Sacraments of the Catholic Church are, the Church teaches, "efficacious signs of grace, instituted by Christ and entrusted to the Church, by which divine life is dispensed to us. Sacraments_of_the_Catholic_Church | |
| Creed A creed is a statement of belief—usually religious belief—or faith often recited as part of a religious service. The word derives from the for I believe and credimus for we believe. It is sometimes called symbol (), signifying a "token" by which persons of like beliefs might recognize each other.The most definitive creed in Christianity is the Nicene Creed, formulated in AD 325 at the First Council of Nicaea. Creed | |
| Christianity and homosexuality Historically, Christianity has generally regarded homosexuality, in the sense of human sexual behavior, to be an immoral practice (or vice). As the concept of homosexuality as one of several possible sexual orientations developed, Christianity has adopted varying views about homosexuality. Christianity_and_homosexuality | |
| Chastity Chastity is sexual behavior of a man or woman acceptable to the ethical norms and guidelines of a culture, civilization, or religion.In the western world, the term has become closely associated (and is often used interchangeably) with sexual abstinence, especially before marriage. However, the term remains applicable to persons in all states, single or married, clerical or lay, and has implications beyond sexual temperance. Chastity | |
| Christian views of marriage Christians typically regard marriage as instituted and ordained by God (Genesis 2 and 3) for the lifelong relationship between one man as husband and one woman as wife. In the New Testament marriage is thought of as normal and proper. It is to be "held in honor among all" ().Civil laws recognize marriage as having social and political status. Christian_views_of_marriage | |
| Christian mythology Christian mythology ( μῦθος (mythos) in Greek) is the body of traditional narratives associated with Christianity. Many Christians believe that these narratives are sacred and that they communicate profound truths. These traditional narratives include, but are not necessarily limited to, the stories contained in the Christian Bible.Many Christian denominations have emerged over the centuries, and not all denominations hold the same set of sacred traditional narratives. Christian_mythology | |
| Christian mythology Talk:Christian_mythology | |
| Catholic Catholic is an adjective derived from the Greek adjective (katholikos), meaning "universal". In the context of Christian ecclesiology, it has a rich history and several usages. For Roman Catholics, the term "Catholic Church" refers to the Church in full communion with the Bishop of Rome, including both the Western particular Church and the Eastern Catholic Churches. Catholic | |
| Corporatism Corporatism is a system of economic, political, and social organization where corporate groups or interest groups, such as business, ethnic, farmer, labour, military, or patronage groups, are joined together under a common governing jurisdiction to try to achieve societal harmony and promote coordinated development. Corporatism | |
| Church of the Holy Sepulchre Church_of_the_Holy_Sepulchre | |
| Demon In religion, folklore, and mythology a demon (or daemon, dæmon, daimon from Greek:daimōn) is a supernatural being that is generally described as a malevolent spirit. In Christian terms demons are generally understood as fallen angels, formerly of God. A demon is frequently depicted as a force that may be conjured and insecurely controlled. Demon | |
| Deism Deism is a religious and philosophical belief that a supreme god created the universe, and that this and other religious truth can be determined using reason and observation of the natural world alone, without the need for faith. Deists generally reject the notion of divine interventions in human affairs - such as by miracles and revelations. These views contrast with a dependence on revelations, miracles, and faith found in many Judeo-Christian, Islamic and other theistic teachings. Deism | |
| Distributism Distributism, also known as distributionism and distributivism, is a third-way economic philosophy formulated by such Roman Catholic thinkers as G. K. Chesterton and Hilaire Belloc to apply the principles of Catholic Social Teaching articulated by the Roman Catholic Church, especially in Pope Leo XIII's encyclical Rerum Novarum and more expansively explained by Pope Pius XI's encyclical Quadragesimo Anno According to distributism, the ownership of the means of production should be spread as widely as possible among the general populace, rather than being centralized under the control of the state (indirect socialism) or a few large businesses or wealthy private individuals (capitalism). Distributism | |
| Euthanasia Euthanasia (from the Greek ευθανασία meaning "well death"ευ-, eu- (well or good) + θάνατος, thanatos (death)) refers to the practice of ending a life in a painless manner. Many different forms of euthanasia can be distinguished, including animal euthanasia and human euthanasia, and within the latter, voluntary and involuntary euthanasia. Voluntary euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide have been the focus of great controversy in recent years. Euthanasia | |
| Epistle of James The Epistle of James is a book in the Christian New Testament. The author identifies himself as "James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ", traditionally understood as James the Just, the half-brother of Jesus (see Authorship and Composition).Framed within an overall theme of patient perseverance during trials and temptations, the text condemns various sins and calls on Christians to be patient while awaiting the Second Coming. Epistle_of_James | |
| Episcopal polity Episcopal polity is a form of church governance which is hierarchical in structure with the chief authority over a local Christian church resting in a bishop (Greekepiscopos). This episcopal structure is found most often in the various churches of Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox and other Eastern Church, and Anglican lineage. Some churches founded independently of these lineages also employ this form of church governance. Episcopal_polity | |
| Filioque Filioque, Latin for "and (from) the Son", was added in Western Christianity to the Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed. This insertion emphasizes that Jesus, the Son, is of equal divinity with God, the Father, while the absence of it in Eastern Christianity emphasizes that the Father is the only one cause of the two other persons. Et in Spiritum Sanctum, Dominum, et vivificantemFilioque procedit. (And in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, and giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son.) Filioque | |
| Filioque Talk:Filioque | |
| Galileo Galilei Galileo_Galilei | |
| Giordano Bruno Giordano Bruno, born Filippo Bruno (1548 – February 17, 1600), was an Italian philosopher best-known as a proponent of heliocentrism and the infinity of the universe. In addition to his cosmological writings, he also wrote extensive works on the art of memory, a loosely-organized group of mnemonic techniques and principles. Giordano_Bruno | |
| Giordano Bruno Talk:Giordano_Bruno | |
| Holy See The Holy See is the episcopal jurisdiction of the Bishop of Rome, commonly known as the Pope, and is the preeminent episcopal see of the Roman Catholic Church, forming the central government of the Church. As such, diplomatically, and in other spheres the Holy See acts and speaks for the whole Catholic Church. It is also recognized by other subjects of international law as a sovereign entity, headed by the Pope, with which diplomatic relations can be maintained. Holy_See | |
| Holy Orders Holy Orders is used by many Christian churches to refer to ordination or to a group of individuals who are set apart for a special role or ministry.In the Roman Catholic (Latinsacri ordines), Eastern Catholic, Eastern Orthodox (ιερωσυνη, ιερατευμα, Свештенство), Oriental Orthodox, Anglican, Assyrian, Old Catholic, Independent Catholic churches Holy_Orders | |
| Higher criticism Historical criticism or higher criticism is a branch of literary analysis that investigates the origins of a textbiblical studies it investigates the books of the Bible and compares them to other texts written at the same time, before, or recently after the text in question. Higher_criticism | |
| Heaven Heaven may refer to the physical heavens, the sky or the seemingly endless expanse of the universe beyond. This is the traditional literal meaning of the term in English, however since at least AD 1000, it is typically also used to refer to an afterlife plane of existence (often held to exist in another realm) in various religions and spiritual philosophies, often described as the holiest possible place, accessible by people according to various standards of divinity, goodness, piety, faith etc. Heaven | |
| Humanae Vitae Humanae Vitae (Latin "Of Human Life") is an encyclical written by Pope Paul VI and promulgated on July 25, 1968. Subtitled "On the Regulation of Birth", it re-affirms the traditional teaching of the Roman Catholic Church regarding abortion, contraception, and other issues pertaining to human life.Mainly because of its prohibition of all forms of artificial contraception, the encyclical has been controversial. Humanae_Vitae | |
| Historicism Historicism refers to philosophical theories that include one or both of two claims that there is an organic succession of developments, a notion also known as historism (in German historismus), and/or; that local conditions and peculiarities influence the results in a decisive way. Historicism | |
| Hesychasm Hesychasm (Greek hesychasmos, from hesychia, "stillness, rest, quiet, silence") is an eremitic tradition of prayer in the Eastern Orthodox Church, and some other Eastern Churches of the Byzantine Rite, practised (Gkhesychazo:Hesychast (Gr. hesychastes). Based on Christ's injunction in the Gospel of Matthew to "go into your closet to pray", Hesychasm in tradition has been the process of retiring inward by ceasing to register the senses, in order to achieve an experiential knowledge of God (see theoria). Hesychasm | |
| Inquisition The term Inquisition can refer to any one of several institutions charged with trying and convicting heretics (or other offenders against canon law) within the Catholic Church. It may refer to Inquisition |
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