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Christianity

About 508 pages (152,298 words) in 26 products

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Encyclopedia and Summary Information
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Christianity—Japan Summary
1,594 words, approx. 5 pages
Christianity arrived in Japan with Catholic missionaries in the midsixteenth century and flourished for approximately a century before being brutally suppressed. After that, isolated underground communities attempted to maintain Christian teachings witho...
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Christianity—Central Asia Summary
1,310 words, approx. 4 pages
In numbers of adherents, Christianity is Central Asia's second major religion after Islam. Missionaries, merchants, scholars, and diplomatic envoys traveling from Europe to the Far East all contributed to the penetration of Christianity to Central...
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Christianity—South Asia Summary
1,180 words, approx. 4 pages
Christianity has been an important force in South Asian history. During the period of British rule in India (c. 1757–1947) British Christians were influential in securing social reforms such as the suppression of sati (suttee). Protestant and Cath...
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Christianity Summary
76,805 words, approx. 256 pages
Christianity is defined by one of its leading modern interpreters, Friedrich Schleiermacher (1768–1834), as "a monotheistic faith … essentially distinguished from other such faiths by the fact that in it everything is related to the...
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Christian Perspectives Summary
9,398 words, approx. 31 pages
The relationship between science and Christianity is often portrayed as one of perpetual conflict. Although controversies such as that between the science of evolution and claims for religious creationism or intelligent design theory lend credence to thi...
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Christianity—Southeast Asia Summary
2,587 words, approx. 9 pages
With the exception of the Philippines, Christianity in Southeast Asia is statistically a minority religion. Nevertheless, because of its missionary convictions, organizational strength, and transnational connections, institutional Christianity generally...
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Christianity Information
89 words, approx. 0 pages
Christianity is a monotheistic [1] religion centered on Jesus of Nazareth, and on his life and teachings as presented in the New Testament ." [2] Christians believe Jesus to be the Messiah, and thus refer to him as Jesus Christ. With an estimated 2.1 bil...


Dictionary & Thesaurus

WordNet Dictionary

Christianity (n.):

1: a monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus as embodied in the New Testament and emphasizing the role of Jesus as savior [syn: Christian religion]

2: the collective body of Christians throughout the world and history (found predominantly in Europe and the Americas and Australia); "for a thousand years the Roman Catholic Church was the principal church of Christendom" [syn: Christendom]



Criticism and Essays
Literary Criticism
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Critical Essay by Beatrice Batson
8,665 words, approx. 29 pages
In the following excerpt, Batson examines key authors of twentieth century literature, concluding that their works are God-oriented.
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Critical Essay by Doris Grumbach
6,592 words, approx. 22 pages
In the following excerpt, Grumbach discusses the views of certain black authors on Christianity, concentrating on the Black Manifesto and its central point of the tremendous wealth of the white Christian Churches and synagogues in America.
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Critical Essay by James M. Kee
5,760 words, approx. 19 pages
In the following excerpt, Kee examines how postmodern critics address the historical traditions that bear witness to the mystery of the divine-human relationship.
 
Featured Essays
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Essay Grade: 96%
Conscience in Christian Tradition
2,988 words, approx. 10 pages
Essay provides a discussion of conscience and the formation of conscience in Christian tradition.
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Essay Grade: 86%
The Rise of Christianity and Christian Art
2,020 words, approx. 7 pages
Discusses the rise of Christianity and Christian art. Traces Christianity from 313 AD, when the Emperor Constantine formally recognized the Christian religion. Examines the great impact Christian rulers had on the art of their times.
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Essay Grade: 86%
The Positive Effect of Religion on Ecology
1,866 words, approx. 6 pages
Examines how Christianity has positive influences on ecology and environmentalism. Examines how the bible advocates a close relationship with nature.
 


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Christianity

About 508 pages (152,298 words) in 26 products

Christianity: The historical development of major church branches from their roots.
 
 
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