Quiz 5 Study Guide Towns: pp. 660–708 What is the major characteristic of the Episcopal form of church government? Places a high degree of authority in the leaders. It implies the rule of one position over a church or many churches. Why should this form of church government be rejected? The structure of oversight is not found in the New Testament. What is the major characteristic of the Representative form of church government? Is based on the rule of the church by presbyters or elders
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It is widely known that the United States was founded by descendants of Europeans that were seeking religious refuge and freedom. However‚ to the lay-historian‚ the labels “Puritan” and “Pilgrim” are often used interchangeably in reference to the English colonists of the New World. This is an honest mistake; there is much ambiguity even in historical texts regarding the differences between Puritans and Pilgrims. The most erroneous assumption seems to be that the Pilgrims of Plymouth colony were Puritan
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Philadelphia also known as the ‘City of Brotherly Love’ was a part of the Nativist movement in the United States. There have been immigrants in Philadelphia‚ but the continuous influx began to change the demographic of city’s population. Tensions began to rise over religion then political motives set in as well. The Philadelphia riots of 1844 took root in considering the immigrants as the Other and finding ways to establish their superiority through suppressing the immigrants power. The 1844 riots
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The Sacrament of Holy Orders is the continuation of Christ’s priesthood‚ which He bestowed upon His Apostles; thus‚ the Catechism of the Catholic Church refers to the Sacrament of Holy Orders as "the sacrament of apostolic ministry." "Ordination" comes from the Latin word ordinatio‚ which means to incorporate someone into an order. In the Sacrament of Holy Orders‚ a man is incorporated into the priesthood of Christ‚ at one of three levels: the episcopate‚ the priesthood‚ or the diaconate. The Priesthood
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In his novella‚ Chronicle of a Death Foretold‚ Gabriel Garcia Márquez establishes his setting in Sucre‚ a small town of Bolivia. In this Bolivian society‚ all of the townspeople’s actions focus upon a theocentric outlook and derive conclusions based on guidance from hierarchal figures. Through his use of ironical and biblical references‚ Márquez implements satire to portray the societal members’ lack of adherence to the Catholic morals‚ and eventually leads up to Santiago Nasar’s murder. In doing
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The exclusion crisis stemmed from the fact that James‚ the Duke of York was a catholic and the only legitimate heir to the throne in a country which greatly feared Catholic absolutism and the universal monarchy of Louis XIV. Furthermore‚ James marriage to Catholic Mary of Moderna who was also a client of Louis XIV was a pivotal factor in creating the crisis as it resulted in fears of a Catholic succession line. Historians debate how far the exclusion crisis strengthened or undermined his position
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Biography Verena Schiller was an Anglican Nun of the Holy Name. Prior to this she studied and received her education from Cambridge. She felt called on by God to live in silence and solitude for 25 years.She spent this time on the edge of Llŷn Peninsula located in Wales. Verena resided in a small wooden cabin that was weather-beaten and accompanying her were minimal belongings. While living as a hermit‚ besides writing she focused on simple day to day tasks. Not everyday things like checking emails
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migrants left their homeland‚ in search of religious freedom‚ although they discriminated against other religions‚ ironically. In America‚ even though‚ Catholicism and Protestantism were major religions‚ Protestantism created two key branches‚ Anglicanism and Calvinism. In spite of religious differences‚ religious tolerance increased‚ to provide peace and end all conflict amongst the various ideals of Americans. The hatred of Catholics was an overwhelming similarity between all kinds of religions
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4. How do you think this event fulfilled the great commission & began the development of Christian Communities? The men that were gathered from every nation when the disciples spoke in tongues were then convinced of the workings of God as they became witnesses to the miracles that they had heard about. They were then able to go back to their nations and minister the words of God themselves with faith. 6. See v22-24: Peter now tells the crowd the message about Jesus death and resurrection (this
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non sacramental rites include Confirmation‚ Holy Matrimony‚ Holy Orders and the Anointing of the Sick. (Lutheran Church of Australia‚ 2017) Secondly‚ The Anglican Church. The history of Anglicanism also dates to the 16th century during the reformation‚ The history goes further back‚ however this is when Anglicanism was first noticed majorly. King Henry the VIII was at the time not able to divorce his wife thus he decided to break away
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