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From Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium
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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]
- Pope Benedict XVI [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Paul of Tarsus [r]: Add brief definition or description
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]
- evangelicalism [r]: A historically recent collection of religious beliefs, practices, and traditions typified by an emphasis on evangelism, and by what adherents call a "personal experience" of conversion. [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
- Thomas Aquinas [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Augustine [r]: Add brief definition or description
- 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]
- liberation theology [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Nicene Creed [r]: A statement derived from the Christian Scriptures defining the basic beliefs of the Church. [e]
- Scholasticism [r]: Add brief definition or description
- systematic theology [r]: Add brief definition or description
- theology [r]: Discipline that engages in dialogue and reflection about God and religion. [e]
- Trinitarianism [r]: Add brief definition or description
Other
- Advent [r]: The first season of the Christian year that lasts for four weeks and is marked by preparations for the celebration of Christmas. [e]
- 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]
- Biblical archaeology [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Christian broadcasting [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Christian fundamentalism [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Christmas [r]: The observance of the birth of Jesus Christ, the central figure of Christianity. [e]
- Easter [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Epiphany [r]: Add brief definition or description
- heresy [r]: Add brief definition or description
- host desecration [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Lent [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Pentecost [r]: Add brief definition or description
- sin [r]: An immoral act or omission considered by Christians and other religious people to be against divine law, or offending God. [e]

