Christianity Flashcards
Council of Trent
-held between 1545 and 1563 in Trent, Northern Italy
-Roman Catholic religious leaders were meant to settle doctrinal issues of the Catholic Church
-Prompted by the Protestant Reformation is a counter-reformation
- the council was successful in removing indulgences
Eastern Schism(aka The great Schism)
-Constantine makes Turkey the second centre of Rome which creates a language and distance barrier
-A division between Latin and Greek churches that separates Roman Catholics and Eastern Orthodox.
Emperor Constantine-Edict of Milan/Nicene Creed
-When constantine converted to Christianity he lifted it’s ban
-It was a turning point in Christian history
-Tried to unify Christians nd resolve issues that divided churches by establishing the Nicene Creed.
Four Main Protestant Denominations/Branches
- Lutheranism
- Reformed (aka Calvinism)
- Baptist
- Anglicanism
Indulgences
Martin Luther- 95 Thesis
Original Sin
belief that everyone is born sinful. This means that human are born with a built-in urge to do bad things and to disobey God
Parables
everyday stories which had divine messages for those who would hear it.
(Jesus’ thing)
Protestant Reformation
Saul/St. Paul – Damascus
-Paul was a Jew who persecuted Jesus
-He did not beleive that the messiah could have died like a criminal
-Jesus talked to him in the sky
-Saul went blind for 3 days
-He got to damascus and Ananias & Jesus cured his blindness.
-Paul started preaching the gospel throughout the world
-He was now named Saul
-He wrote the letters of the epistles
The Crusades
a series of religious wars initiated, supported, and sometimes directed by the Christian Latin Church in the medieval period.
The Life of Jesus – His Ministry and His Resurrection
Three Main Branches of Christianity
Catholic
Protestant
Orthodox
Trinity
Christian set of beliefs
God is 1 God but in 3 equally eternal persons
Father, Son and the Holy Spirit
Vatican Council II
