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2 days ago · Arianism (Koine Greek: Ἀρειανισμός, Areianismós) is a Christological doctrine considered heretical by all mainstream branches of Christianity. It is first attributed to Arius (c. AD 256–336), a Christian presbyter who preached and studied in Alexandria, Egypt.
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Arius (/ ə ˈ r aɪ ə s, ˈ ɛər i-/; Koinē Greek: Ἄρειος,...
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5 days ago · By Courtney Mares. Vatican City, Jan 24, 2022 / 12:00 pm (CNA). St. Irenaeus once helped to save the 2nd-century Church from schism. Today, the newly declared “Doctor of Unity” is the patron saint of a group of theologians working on current problems in Orthodox-Catholic dialogue.
1 day ago · A broader distinction that is sometimes drawn is between Eastern Christianity and Western Christianity, which has its origins in the East–West Schism (Great Schism) of the 11th century. Recently, neither Western nor Eastern World Christianity has also stood out, for example, in African-initiated churches .
4 days ago · Gnosticism (from Ancient Greek: γνωστικός, romanized: gnōstikós, Koine Greek: [ɣnostiˈkos], 'having knowledge') is a collection of religious ideas and systems that coalesced in the late 1st century AD among Jewish and early Christian sects.
6 days ago · POV: Schism in the Methodist Church Explained. Marsh Chapel dean reflects on what’s behind the split and what it means for the denomination’s future. May 29, 2024. 12. Robert Allan Hill. Given the completion of a split within the United Methodist Church last month, people have asked several questions as the divorce is being finalized.
2 days ago · St. Leo’s papacy began nine years after the Council of Ephesus, which condemned Nestorius and the heresy of Nestorianism, leading many of Nestorius’ followers to schism. The heresy rejected the close union of Christ’s human and divine natures and rejected the Marian title of “Theotokos,” or God-bearer, claiming that Mary only gave ...
4 days ago · The United Methodist schism represents the failure of twenty-first century Methodists to live out of the ideal of a “catholic spirit” enunciated by its founder, John Wesley (1703–1791), who urged Christians to set aside differences of opinion on non-essential matters and unite around a shared experience of divine grace.
