What is the sect–church cycle? How can this help us understand social change? The sect-church cycle is a cycle that begins with church leaders becoming too involved with secular issues in the eyes of some of the churches members. These members then distance themselves from that church and that church’s worldly concerns and corruptions and create their own sect. When that sect picks up enough momentum and following that sect becomes a new religion which becomes a new church‚ and the cycle continues
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Holy Office. Through Erasmus’s views on the Church and moreover indulgences‚ we must solely reform and act as well. I strongly agree with what archbishop of Milan‚ Charles Borromeo‚ believed on how corrupt the Church is and uses its power in a devious matter. I also am aligned with your statement that “Scripture has the ability to humble man and allow us to stay close to God.” Since Erasmus never fully sided with the Protestants‚ nor the Catholic Church‚ I as Cardinal Medick believe and acknowledge
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In the first three centuries of the early Christian church. The church was being martyred and treated badly by the Roman population. There were many reasons that the Romans persecuted Christians. Although many people thought the reason was because the Christians refused to worship the roman gods or take part in the sacrifices. But‚ that was only part the reason that the Romans actually persecuted Christians. The Romans just hated the Christians in general because of their teachings of the Lord.
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After visiting three church services‚ Lutheran‚ Presbyterian‚ and Methodist‚ and I found many similarities and differences. But first‚ I will discuss each church service individually. Then‚ I will compare those services with each other. Firstly‚ when I visited Phinney Ridge Lutheran Church‚ I did not know what to expect because I have had never visit a Church before this visit. When entering the church‚ I noticed that there were many people there‚ and they were waiting for the service to begin.
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Caritas... The Catholic Concern for Justice By Sean Hughes Table of Contents: 1 Introduction p.4 2 Caritas Worldwide - Caritas Australia... A global mission p.5 2.1 Countries that are associated p.5 2.2 Missions which are run p.5 3 Caritas within Australia - Caritas... In the Land of Australia p.7 3.1 Australia’s association with Caritas p.7 3.2 Activities & projects in each state p.7 3.3 How Australians live out the Caritas mission p.7 4 Caritas
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Dear Roseville Lutheran Church‚ I am writing you today as a concerned member of your congregation. Recently‚ I found myself on the doorstep of an old‚ breath-takingly beautiful cathedral‚ but I stumbled in only to realize that I‚ a devout Lutheran‚ am not allowed to receive communion. My lack of knowledge on the Eucharist and the guidelines the Catholic church has placed on this sacrament lead to a response of hostility and hurt on this particular guideline. I am writing to tell you that my response
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Why is Vatican II so Significant in the Modern Church? INTRODUCTION: VATICAN II Vatican II was the 21st ecumenical council recognized by the Roman Catholic church‚ which became the symbol of the church ’s openness to the modern world. The council was announced by Pope John XXIII on January 25‚ 1959‚ and held 178 meetings in the autumn of each of four successive years. The first gathering was on October 11‚ 1962‚ and the last on December 8‚ 1965. Of 2908 bishops and others eligible to attend‚ 2540
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the 1500’s the Roman Catholic Church was all powerful in Western Europe. There were no other choices. The Catholic Church was very controlling and protected its position amongst the society. Anybody who was willing to have gone against the Catholic Church was labelled a heretic and burnt at the stake. There was no other way. The Catholic Church did not tolerate anyone going against its doctrine. Anyone who expressed an interest in going against the teachings of the Catholic Church were considered
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Orthodox Church The Greek Orthodox Church is one of the three major branches of Christianity‚ which "stands in today ’s society as one of the communities created by the apostles of Jesus in the region of the eastern Mediterranean‚ and which spread by missionary activity throughout Eastern Europe" (Meyendorff 5).The word orthodox comes from Greek‚ meaning right-believing. currently the orthodox religion has more than 174 million followers throughout the world. The Greek Orthodox church is autocephalous
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During the Middle Ages‚ the church heavily influenced medieval society. Many peoples’ lives revolved around and relied on the church. The church assumed duties that were usually associated with government. They owned land‚ charged taxes‚ operated courts‚ and ran schools. Often‚ high church officials who hoped to find a place in heaven donated large sums of money to the church‚ making the church the largest landowner in Europe. The church even had its own set of laws called the canon laws. Everyone
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