christianity Flashcards
founder
apostle paul
founding date
100 CE
founding location
Southwest asia
greece
italy
roman empire
poly/monotheistic
mono
same ideas as
judaism
messaih is
jesus
holy book
bible
key belief
ten commandments
key divisions
many divisions
roman catholic
protestant (europe)
eastern orthodox (russia and greece)
where is it practiced now
everywhere predominantly Northamerica southamerica europe australia africa asia
how many people practice it
2 billion-largest religion ever
roman catholics
51%
southwest to east in europe
protestants
24%
europe: northwest
ORTHODOX
11%
europe:east and southeast
collection of 14 self governing churches in eastern europe and the middle east
roman catholic and protestant
sharp boundaries
christianity came to russia in the —–century
tenth
roman orthodox church established in — century
16th century
western hemispher
90% are christian
latin america
roman catholic
roman catholics in america
clustered in south western/northeastern USA and quebec
US
baptists churches have largest adhrence
baptists in the USA
south east
Lutherans in USA
upper midwest
development of other christian churches
isolation
islamic control
doctrine differences
