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Christianity and UCA
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Christianity represents one of the foundation and dominant religions of human beings on the planet Earth. One in three of all of us profess to be followers of a christian faith. |
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| Foundation |
| Date Founded |
33 CE |
Place Founded |
Palestine |
| Founder |
Jesus of Nazareth |
Adherents |
2,000 million |
| Major Sects |
Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Protestant (Over 22,000 smaller sects) |
| Main Locations |
Europe, North America, South America |
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| Sacred texts |
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| Original language |
Aramaic, Greek, Latin |
| Spiritual leaders |
Priest; bishop; archbishop; patriarch; pope; pastor; minister; preacher; deacon
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| Place of worship |
Church, chapel, cathedral, basilica, meeting hall
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| Day of worship |
Sunday |
| Major holidays |
• Advent (Nov. 30 - Dec. 24)
• Christmas (Dec. 25)
• Epiphany (Jan. 6)
• Lent (40-day period prior to Easter)
• Good Friday (last Friday before Easter)
• Easter (date varies)
• All Saint's Day (Nov. 1) |
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| Fundamental philosophy |
| Theism ("god") |
Trinitarian Monotheism |
| Ultimate reality |
One God (a Trinity of Father, Son and Holy Spirit) |
| Human nature |
Created good but now born sinful |
| Purpose of life |
Know, love and serve God |
| How to live |
Have faith in the true God and Christ's resurrection, do good works, participate in sacraments |
| Afterlife |
Resurrection of body and soul, purgatory (Catholic and Orthodox), and eternal heaven or hell |
| Cosmology |
Tanakh with the Talmud |
| Spiritual leaders |
rabbi (rebbe in Hasidism) |
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| Laws and commandments |
| Two Greatest Commandments |
1. Love God with your heart, soul and mind.
2. Love your neighbor as yourself. |
| Four Last Things |
1. second coming
2. judgment
3. heaven
4. hell |
| Seven Deadly Sins |
1. pride
2. greed
3. lust
4. envy
5. gluttony
6. anger
7. sloth |
| Seven Ecumenical Councils |
1. Council of Nicea (325 AD)
2. Council of Constantinople (381)
3. Council of Ephesus (431)
4. Council of Chalcedon (451)
5. Second Council of Constantinople (553)
6. Third Council of Constantinople (681)
7. Second Council of Nicea (787) |
| Twelve Apostles |
1. James, son of Zebedee
2. John, son of Zebedee
3. Philip
4. Bartholomew
5. Thomas
6. Andrew (Peter's brother)
7. Simon Peter
8. Matthew the tax collector
9. James, son of Alphaeus
10. Simon the Zealot
11. Judas Iscariot
12. Thaddaeus |
| Fourteen Stations of the Cross |
1. Jesus is condemned to death
2. The cross is laid upon him
3. Jesus' first fall
4. Jesus meets Mary
5. Simon of Cyrene bears the cross
6. Veronica wipes Jesus' face
7. Jesus' second fall
8. Jesus meets the women of Jerusalem
9. Jesus' third fall
10. Jesus is stripped of his garments
11. Jesus is crucified
12. Jesus dies
13. Jesus' body is taken down
14. Jesus's body is laid in the tomb |
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