Written by Lawrence E. Sullivan
Written by Lawrence E. Sullivan
Christianity
Article Free Pass- Introduction
- The church and its history
- The essence and identity of Christianity
- The history of Christianity
- The primitive church
- The internal development of the early Christian Church
- Relations between Christianity and the Roman government and the Hellenistic culture
- The early liturgy, the calendar, and the arts
- The alliance between church and empire
- Theological controversies of the 4th and 5th centuries
- Liturgy and the arts after Constantine
- Political relations between East and West
- Literature and art of the “Dark Ages”
- Missions and monasticism
- The Photian schism and the great East–West schism
- From the schism to the Reformation
- Christianity from the 16th to the 20th century
- Contemporary Christianity
- Christian doctrine
- The nature and functions of doctrine
- Scripture and tradition: the apostolic witness
- Evangelism: the first teaching about the God of Jesus Christ
- Catechesis: instructing candidates for baptism
- Liturgy: the school and feast of faith
- Ethics: obeying the truth
- Aversion of heresy: the establishment of orthodoxy
- Apologetics: defending the faith
- Restatement: respecting language and knowledge
- Inculturation: respecting places and peoples
- Dogma: the most authoritative teaching
- Consensus: patterns of agreement
- Theology: loving God with the mind
- Symbolics: creeds and confessions
- Development: the maturation of understanding
- Schism: division over substantial matters
- Controversy: fighting over the faith
- Ecumenism: speaking the truth in love
- God the Father
- God the Son
- God the Holy Spirit
- The Holy Trinity
- Anthropology
- What it is to be human
- The human as a creature
- The human as the image of God
- Human redemption
- The problem of suffering
- The resurrection of the body
- Progressive human perfection
- The “new man”: The human being in the light of Christ
- The “reborn human”
- Human liberation
- Joy in human existence
- The charismatic believer
- Christian perfection
- Fellow humans as the present Christ
- The church
- Church tradition
- Eschatology
- Expectations of the Kingdom of God in early Christianity
- Expectations of the Kingdom of God in the medieval and Reformation periods
- Expectations of the Kingdom of God in the post-Reformation period
- The role of imminent expectation in missions and emigrations
- Eschatological expectations and secularization
- Concepts of life after death
- Aspects of the Christian religion
- Christian philosophy
- Christian mysticism
- Christian myth and legend
- The Christian community and the world
- The relationships of Christianity
- Christian missions
- Ecumenism
- Christianity and world religions
- Related
- Contributors & Bibliography
- Year in Review Links
Written by Lawrence E. Sullivan
Year in Review Links
- religion (in Religious Adherents in the United States of America, 1900-2010; in Worldwide Adherents of All Religions by Six Continental Areas, Mid-2011)
- Malaysia (in Malaysia: Year In Review 2011)
- Iraq (in Iraq: Year In Review 2010)
- Malaysia (in Malaysia: Year In Review 2010)
- religion (in Religion: Year In Review 2010)
- Vatican City State (in Vatican City State: Year In Review 2010)
- Nigeria (in Nigeria: Year In Review 2009)
- religion (in Religion: Year In Review 2009)
- Iraq (in Iraq: Year In Review 2008)
- religion (in Religion: Year In Review 2008)
- religion (in Religion: Year In Review 2007)
- Vatican City State (in Vatican City State: Year In Review 2007)
- religion (in Religion: Year In Review 2006)
- religion (in Religion: Year In Review 2005)
- education (in Education: Year In Review 2004)
- Nigeria (in Nigeria: Year In Review 2004)
- Vatican City State (in Vatican City State: Year In Review 2004)
- religion (in Religion: Year In Review 2003)
- Roman Catholic Church scandal (in Roman Catholic Church Scandal: Year In Review 2002 (Roman Catholicism))
- “Christianity’s Newest Converts” (in Christianity’s Newest Converts: Year In Review 2001 (Christianity))