Ecumenism

In 1905, Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church, under the direction of Rev. L. L. Downing, erected their persistently famous Stonewall Jackson memorial window. Each Sunday, Fifth Avenue’s pastor still preaches from the pulpit with this picturesque image in the background, denoting the phrase, “Let us Cross the River and Rest in the Shade of the Trees.” General Jackson was, of course, well known for his devout Presbyterian faith. What may be most surprising to those unfamiliar with Fifth Avenue Presbyterian

The religious, social, political and economical climates of seventh century Arabia, also known as pre-Islamic Arabia, contributed immensely to the emergence of Islam. Religious climates were one of the causes of the emergence of Islam. At the time in the seventh century of Arabia, people lived in the days of ignorance, known as Jahiliyah. During this period of time, people of Arabia worshipped idols and Arabia was considered a God-less region. Before the time of Jahiliyah, a group of people

Source Analysis – Diplomacy and Religion Daniel Rogers’s discourse on the political, commercial and religious environment of Denmark-Norway, Jean Hotman’s musings on the ideal diplomat and Francois Dubois’s representation of the St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre appear disparate and unrelated; however, their wider significance as a vignette of the evolving diplomatic and religious landscape of Western Europe in the latter half of the sixteenth century is extremely noteworthy. Rogers wrote the ‘discourse

The II Vatican council was held in rome from 1962-1965. Vatican Council II was an ecomunal or global council that is the meeting of all the Catholic bishops from all around the world which dealt with certain issues facing the Catholic Church. Major issues that took place during the era of the Vatican Council II was that the church was powerful and was taking to much money from people. Because of changes in culture due to modernism it was decided that the church needed to update its procedures to

There is much debate within evangelicalism about the role of confessions and creeds. In “The Creedal Imperative”, Carl Trueman addresses this by stating his belief that confessions and creeds are “vital to the present and future well-being of the church” through life and through worship (13). Trueman finds it important to argue that confessions and creeds fall in line with the belief that Scripture alone is the main source of revelation and authority, yet also noticing the synthetic and public nature

Indigenous Religions Complementary dualism –the concept that the universe contains life enhancing and life-diminishing forces that work together and are equally necessary to its survival. Conflict dualism – the concept that the universe contains good and evil forces that are wholly separate and in constant opposition. Dogon – a member of a group of indigenous people of the mountains of central Mali. Ghost dance - a group dance of a late 19th century American Indian (Iroquois) messianic

* Ecclesiology- the church- the branch of theology that is concerned with the nature, constitution, and functions of a church * Ecumenism- initiatives aimed at greater Christian unity or cooperation; It is used predominantly by and with reference to Christian denominations and Christian Churches separated by doctrine, history, and practice * Elders- refers to the office of pastor

The Genesis of American Baptists The American Baptist Movement came from England in the 17th century, after the Baptists were persecuted by the Church of England for being dissenting separatists. In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, new members were converted and congregations were formed by Baptist preachers who traveled throughout the South, in particular during the eras of the First and Second Great Awakenings. The Triennial Convention The Triennial Convention was formed in 1814, when

He was sent as a young bishop to the Vatican II council which would give him foundational themes of his papacy. His energy and speaking talents were noticed by church leaders as he spoke about many subjects like discipleship, evangelization, ecumenism and human rights. Closest to his heart was the discipleship of over a billion Catholics in the world, but always including everyone, to grow closer to Christ. This was evidenced in his first official address in 1978 known as an encyclical, entitled

A query from Thomas Merton: “Can’t I just be in the woods without any special reason?” (TMSM, 391). The question returns with each reading of Merton’s earlier works. And, the commonplace response of the newly introduced student to Merton comes not from the Trappist Monk, but from Dorothee Soelle in her book Theology for Skeptics: Reflections on God: “But must we really speak in this way?” (Sölle, 15). No doubt the gifted theologian realizes the truth in this hypothetical Socratic dialogue; even