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From Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium

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Contents 1 Persons 2 Churches 3 History 4 Philosophy 5 Other

Persons

• Abraham [r]: Biblical patriarch and founder of monotheism. [e]
• God [r]: Supreme, supernatural entity, often credited with omnipotence, omniscience and rulership of the universe. [e]
• Jesus [r]: Traveling preacher in first century CE, foundational figure in Christianity. [e]

Churches

• Anglicanism [r]: the religious tradition of the Church of England and the other autonomous members of the Anglican Communion. [e]
• Catholicism [r]: 1. A large group of Christian denominations which view themselves as being in historical and doctrinal continuity with Catholic Christianity as it existed before the Great Schisms that separated the church universal into different communions. It is taken from the word catholic, used in the sense of universal, or all-embracing. 2. Adherence, membership or affiliation with the Roman Catholic Church. To use the term "Catholic" to describe only Roman Catholics is standard among many, but may offend Christians of other denominations who also view themselves as "Catholic", such as many Anglicans, Orthodox Christians and High Lutherans. [e]
• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints [r]: A restorationist Christian denomination founded in 1830 by Joseph Smith, Jr. and currently headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah. [e]
• Eastern Orthodox Church [r]: Those Christians who are in communion with the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. [e]
• Pentecostalism [r]: Protestant Christian denomination emphasizing divine healing and baptism of the Holy Spirit. [e]
• Protestantism [r]: The branch of Christianity that split away from the Roman Catholic Church as a result of the Reformation during the 15th and 16th centuries. [e]

History

• Papacy, history [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Reformation [r]: The major religious revolution in Western Europe in the 16th century, led by Martin Luther, John Calvin and other Protestants. [e]

Philosophy

• Death of God theology [r]: Theological movement based on Nietzsche's proclamation that "God is dead". [e]
• Judaism [r]: Monotheistic religion of the Jewish people based on the Torah. [e]
• Nicene Creed [r]: A statement derived from the Christian Scriptures defining the basic beliefs of the Church. [e]
• Theology [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Trinitarianism [r]: Add brief definition or description

Other

• The Bible [r]: A collection of literary works that are essential to a religious group or a section of society; usually associated with Judaism or Christianity. [e]