incident in Byzantine history with which the church of St. Sophia is not associated.”1 The Church of the Divine Wisdom has a long and storied history‚ much of it drenched in the blood of those who died fighting over it. On May 28‚ 1453‚ Constantine XI entered Hagia Sophia to pray while the crowning jewel of his empire‚ Constantinople‚ was being raided and burned by Mehmed II‚ a Muslim invader with an extensive army at his back. The emperor prayed at the church before climbing back atop the city
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MASS MEDIA AND EVANGELISATION IN THE CHURCH GENERAL INTRODUCTION Communication is a necessity in the world of human beings‚ animals and plants and is an ever continuing process going on all the time. It is as necessary to human‚ animal and vegetable existence as life itself. Absence of communication and the life process wither and die. The need for communication is as basic as the hunger for food and drink‚ perhaps even more so. In the beginning after all‚ was the ‘word’ or ‘aum’; the first
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Context The church holds a dominating place in Philippine society. The state recognizes it as a potent instrument in strengthening one’s faith in God; in shaping the good and morally accepted values of people; and in building an orderly and peaceful community. This recognition is manifested not only in people’s reliance upon it for seeking spiritual guidance but also in the acceptability of documents like baptismal certificates‚ marriage contracts and other documents issued by the church as authentic
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The History of Armenian Church Armenian history cannot be fully digested without understanding the influence that Christianity and the Armenian Church have over all aspects of Armenian life. The Armenian Apostolic Church is the world’s oldest National Church and is one of the most ancient Christian communities. By establishing this church‚ Armenia was the first country to adopt Christianity as its official religion in 301 AD (Ananyan 2016). According to the ancient tradition that is well supported
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How the Catholic Church lead European governance during the Middle Ages Catholic‚ in its purest form meant wholly‚ general or universal. At least this is what it represented as a church. Catholicism came about when letters were discovered around the second century containing the name of the church. This gave proof to the existence of the church even as far back as in the earlier times. Western Europe was leading in terms of numbers of followers in the middle Ages. The Roman Catholic Church used Latin
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Church Business Plan [Company Name] Contact: [Name] Address: [Address] [Address] Phone: XXX-XXX-XXXX Fax: XXX-XXX-XXXX Email: [Email Address] Confidentiality Agreement The undersigned reader acknowledges that the information provided by [Company Name] in this business plan is confidential; therefore‚ reader agrees not to disclose it without the express written permission of [Company Name]. It is acknowledged by reader that information to be furnished in this business plan
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The separation of church and state is a very sensitive topic in today’s society. Most people see the phrase “separation of church and state” and think it is concrete‚ constitutional‚ proof that nothing religious should set foot in anything relating to government‚ but that is not always the case. The division of the church and the state was instead to prohibit the government from imposing or taking away any religious beliefs. Today’s laws concerning church and state relations are very strict. The
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Separation of Church and State “…I contemplate with sovereign reverence that act of the whole American people which declared that their legislature should ‘make no law respecting an establishment of religion‚ or prohibiting the free exercise thereof‚’ thus building a wall of separation between Church [and] state.” These words‚ spoken by Thomas Jefferson in his letter to the Danbury Baptists in 1802‚ reassured the nation of his support of the First Amendment. The wall Thomas Jefferson illustrates
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Church Unique is a well-written book concerned with the development and implementation of a vision. Will Mancini writes with a passion and desire for leader to be able to see and communicate the God sized vision that God has for their church. Mancini mentions his one purpose in writing: “…to challenge you to find your Church Unique – that is‚ to live a vision that creates a stunningly unique‚ movement – oriented church” (xxii). There are many church growth models and fads available today‚ yet Mancini
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The church is a place where Christianity (Catholic‚ Protestant‚ Orthodox) holds religious services such as mass prayer. The church is divided into bishops‚ cathedrals‚ churches and churches. The world’s top three cathedrals are Catholic: St. Peter’s Cathedral‚ Milan Cathedral‚ Seville Cathedral‚ the world a total of 1‚520 pilgrimage temple‚ most of which are located in Europe‚ especially in Italy. From the 12th century to the 15th century‚ the city has become the political‚ religious‚ economic and
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