Christianity and Judaism were both founded around 1200 B.C. according to a series of books known as the Torah‚ which are five books of Moses or the Old Testament. The Old Testament describes the rise of the Isralites and their agreement with God that both sides will be faithful to one another and their journey to the land promised by God. Both religions only believe in one God. They also believe in the messiah. Also they believe in other spiritual beings such as angels and demons
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‘Christianity in Britain is almost dead.’ Religion in Britain has suffered an immense decline since the 1950s. In a census done in 2005‚ results show that over 50% say they’re not religious. Yet for some reason about 72% told the 2001 census that they were Christian. 66% of the population have no actual connection to any religion or church‚ despite what they tend to write on official forms. Between 1979 and 2005‚ half of all Christians stopped going to church on a Sunday. That only seemed
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to the growth and expansion of the church‚ and ultimately its success. These factors can be summarized under three main headings. These are an combination of political‚ social and economic factors. The first of the reasons that the Christianity spread was a political factor. Rome was a dominant force in the world at this time and had excellent roads and shipping‚ which made it ‘easy’ of missionaries to travel and spread the word of the gospel. This travel and preaching was ‘easy’
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in an afterlife‚ and then further developed into tribal religions‚ which evolved into ancestral worship‚ then to polytheism‚ and lastly into monotheism. Monotheism in the form of Christianity is the largest religion of the modern world‚ and it has similar beliefs to other world religions such as Buddhism. Christianity and Buddhism are similar because both religions teach about the equality of people and that making good choices reflects the positive teachings of that religion. They are also similar
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Islam and Christianity have so many similarities and yet many differences. Historically‚ there have been many monotheistic and also polytheistic religions but none had strong impact as the great Muslim empire and the all powerful Roman Christian empire. The Roman Christian Empire at first did not see the point the this religion in fact the hated the religion so much that they were willing to kill‚ Although thousands of people nailed to a cross on a hill for others to see what would happen if others
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and Christianity share relative compatibility due to common beliefs between the two major world Religions‚ yet past these similarities‚ the two belief systems diverge in terms of religious dogma. While the two are compatible‚ it is important to note that the two religions are by no means the same. Muhammad founded the religion of Islam‚ while the religion of Christianity stems from Jesus Christ. Correspondingly‚ Islam finds its foundation in The Qur’an revealed to Muhammad‚ while Christianity seeks
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Though there have been writings disputing the notion‚ Christianity and business are still thought by many to be incompatible. It is proposed that Christianity and business are inseparable because virtually all people‚ including Christians‚ participate in business either directly or indirectly. While there may be different opinions as to how it is accomplished‚ one who is a Christian should integrate one’s faith‚ to some degree‚ in all aspects of life‚ including when participating in business. The
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Did Christianity Liberate Women? In the taking sides article Did Christianity Liberate Women? neither Karen Jo Torjesen‚ nor Karen Armstrong deliver a winning argument. There are several flaws in each of their arguments and neither successfully prove to be correct. Despite each Professor making valid points with adequate support‚ neither of them were able to fully defend their claim. The each side of the argument discredits the opposing side. Professor Torjesen argues yes‚ that Christianity both
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In his book Christianity in the West 1400-1700John Bossy approaches the Renaissance and Reformation in a way that more effectively explains the religious practices and beliefs in Europe during the late Middle Ages than other historians and theologians before him. His aim is to discuss the Reformation as more of a history of the people of the Church‚ instead of just the structure of the Church itself. He explores their way of life and their beliefs that were relevant to them in the time (vii). Instead
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