From the very beginning Christianity has been the proclamation of joy. Even at the very bottom of the darkness of impossibility, Christianity announced and conveyed a new all-embracing joy and with this joy it transformed the End into a Beginning. Without the proclamation of this joy the Christianity is incomprehensible. It is only as joy that the church was victorious in the world, and it lost the world when it lost that joy and ceased to be a credible witness to it. Of all the accusations against
The Eastern Orthodox church is a branch of Christianity formed in 33 AD, five days after the resurrection of Jesus Christ. For a long time the Roman Catholic Church was a part of the Orthodox Church, including holding the same beliefs, until 1054. It was then that the Roman Catholic Pope split off from the rest of the church by decreeing authority over the whole of Christianity; something that the Eastern Orthodox church disagreed with strongly. The Roman Catholic church then began inserting new
located in modern day Germany. At the age of 33, Ambrose was a successful lawyer, owned a large estate, and was governor of Milan. At this time, though, Milan was split between Arian heretics, those who believed that Christ was not fully divine, and orthodox Christians. After the death of the violent Arian Bishop of Milan, Auxentius, the people rioted over who should take his place. Therefore, it fell on Ambrose to keep the peace, while the general election was held. Ambrose gathered all the clergy in
According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, “Confirmation perfects Baptismal grace; it is the sacrament which gives the Holy Spirit in order to root [Catholics] more deeply in the divine filiation, incorporate [Catholics] more firmly into Christ, strengthen [the] bond with the Church, associate [Catholics] more closely with her mission, and help [Catholics]
The Reformed church came about as the works of the reformation took hold. Though John Calvin did not have the boldness of Martin Luther, he proved to have a sincere impact on the reformation. The thoughts and beliefs of John Calvin, are superimposed on the Reformed church by the key component of his theology, that God is indeed sovereign and above all. John Calvin born in 1509 was born and raised in France. Being of some influence, his father sent him away at a young age to begin his theological
religious conflict; a constant battle between the three major branches of Christianity: Roman Catholic, Protestant, and Orthodox. Martin Luther posted his 95 theses on the door of the Castle