Religion

Religion

Refers to any set of beliefs of any community or nation, concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of life and the universe, especially when considered as the creation of a supernatural or divine agency.

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Nestorianism

Religion; Christianity

The doctrine, named for Nestorius (d. C. 451), Patriarch of Constantinople, that there were two separate persons in the incarnate Christ, one divine and the other human. Nestorius ...

Pantocrator, Christ

Religion; Christianity

Christ depicted as "Ruler of the Universe," a common image in Orthodox iconography.

Orthodox

Religion; Christianity

The branch of Christianity prevalent in Greece, Russia and Eastern Europe. Originates as a separate body when the Eastern (Orthodox) church split from the Western (Catholic) ...

Pelagianism

Religion; Christianity

Belief system, attacked by Augustine and declared a heresy in , which denies original sin and asserts the ability of humans to choose good over evil with only external assistance ...

Patristics

Religion; Christianity

(Lat. Pater, "father") Branch of Christian theology and history concerned with the church "fathers" (patres), usually understood to refer to the period from the later first ...

Passion

Religion; Christianity

(Latin passio, "suffering"). The crucifixion of Jesus and the events leading up to it.

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Religion; Christianity

The hypothetical source that many biblical critics suggest was used by the authors of the Gospels of Matthew and Luke. It consists of all passages Matthew and Luke have in common ...