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In Christianity, a schism occurs when a single religious body divides and becomes two separate religious bodies. The split can be violent or nonviolent but results in at least one of the two newly-created bodies considering itself distinct from the other.
Chalcedonian Christianity is a term referring to the branches of Christianity that accept and uphold theological resolutions of the Council of Chalcedon, the fourth ecumenical council, held in 451.
The schism between the Western and Eastern Mediterranean Christians resulted from a variety of political, cultural and theological factors which transpired over centuries. Historians regard the mutual excommunications of 1054 as the terminal event.
Schism, in Christianity, a break in the unity of the church. In the early church, “schism” was used to describe those groups that broke with the church and established rival churches. The term originally referred to those divisions that were caused by disagreement over something other than basic.
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May 13, 2024 · East-West Schism, event that precipitated the final separation between the Eastern Christian churches and the Western church. The mutual excommunications by the pope and the patriarch in 1054 became a watershed in church history.
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Jan 10, 2016 · 1879 Christian Scientist religion is born, founded by Mary Baker Eddy. 1879 Jehovah's Witnesses founded by Charles Taze Russell. 1906 Pentecostal movement spreads after the Azusa Street Revival (1906-09); also known as " Charismatic Movement " from ca.1960 onwards.
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4 days ago · Christianity - Schism, Reformation, Doctrine: A major factor in the consolidation and expansion of Christianity in the West was the growth in the prestige and power of the bishop of Rome.
