Getting to Know the Church Fathers – An Evangelical Introduction Litfin‚ Bryan M. Getting to Know the Church Fathers: An Evangelical Introduction. Grand Rapids‚ Mich.: Brazos Press‚ 2007. Bryan M. Litfin an associate professor of theology at Moody Bible Institute‚ wrote Getting to Know the Church Fathers. Bryan has great passion towards history and specifically the history of the church fathers‚ the one’s who were there in the beginning of Christianity and the one’s who sat and learned at the
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The History of the Catholic Church and the Death Penalty The Ten Commandments‚ principles issued by God for us to live our lives by‚ includes one that states – “Thou Shall Not Kill.” However‚ on Wednesday‚ September 21‚ 2011‚ two men in the United States were executed – Mr. Troy Davis in Georgia‚ and Mr. Lawrence Brewer in Texas. (Jonsson) While the approaching execution of Mr. Brewer was almost unmentioned‚ the approaching execution of Mr. Davis garnered much public attention with many believing
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The Role of Women in the Church With the advent of the feminist movement‚ the role of women in all parts of society has come under increasing scrutiny. One area of recent controversy is the role of women in the Christian Church. Some churches whose traditions and practices are less rigidly tied to Biblical doctrines have begun placing women in leadership positions such as pastor or teacher. Other churches which interpret the Bible more literally have been slow to adopt such changes. Much of the
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The church has influenced various issues in our society. The issues which have been influenced are abortion‚ divorce‚ homosexuality‚ and poverty. But before we look at how these issues were influenced lets first look at some of the aspects of the church. The churches mass is made up of two parts- the liturgy of the word and the liturgy of the Eucharist for the duration of which the Holy Communion is rejoiced. Mass is the center of worship that Catholics participate in. Catholics are supposed to
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movement would challenge not only the corrupt practices of the Catholic Church but also the legitimacy of the institution entire. Up to the sixteenth century‚ Catholicism was the dominant form of Christianity in all of Christendom (Christian world). Other Christian sects existed such as the Coptic Church in North Africa and Orthodoxy in Eastern Europe‚ but none had the power and authority held by the Catholic Church. The Catholic Church wielded total spiritual authority over Europe at this time‚ as well
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plans. It’s a weekday that to holds no significance to most but to a Spanish speaking member of St. Anne’s Church it is a day for worship. To this member it is a night where she can go to church to pray‚ sing‚ and practice Catholicism. This member is a woman by the name of Alejandra Montoya‚ age 36‚ who is a devout Catholic and cherishes her community at St. Anne’s church. St. Anne’s Church is richly decorated inside and out‚ and is home to the Wednesday night Mass held at 7:00 p.m. in Spanish (St
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The Catholic Church played a large role in colonial Latin American society. The Church served as a unifying institution in a society made up of many different kinds of people - Europeans‚ Africans‚ Indigenous‚ and mixed-raced individuals - from a variety of economic backgrounds. Documents from the colonial period show that the Church was a maintainer of Iberian social order‚ and its officials and priests were expected to serve as exemplars of their religion. The Church maintained order and conveyed
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open mind‚ and see what happens. I enjoyed helping on service day at Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church. With my family by my side we cleaned the campus grounds‚ worked inside the sanctuary cleaning and polishing pews. I met many people from the parish and made friendships. After service day I felt pride‚ and had fun spending time helping the church‚ but I realized I wasn’t a member of the church. I spoke to my parents about how passionately my siblings and I wanted to become parishioners. We
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Church History I Theme Report New Role for Women in the Early Church This theme report analyzes how Jesus sent a new revolutionary message laying the groundwork for the elevation of the social status of women in the early church. The cultural norm of the day was that women were restricted to subordinate roles in society and the church. Jesus broke boundaries in his dealing with women and led his disciples to challenge those same boundaries as they took over leadership of the church
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September 15‚ 1963 The Sixteenth Street Baptist Church a black church in Birmingham‚ Alabama was bombed. Four young girls by the names of Addie Mae Collins 14‚ Cynthia Wesley 14‚ Carole Robertson 14‚ and Denise McNair 11 who decided to attend church that morning were killed by the explosion while attending Sunday school class and twenty-three adults and children were injured ("Ballad of Birmingham"). Whoever would have thought a good day in church could turn into such a tragedy before service ended
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