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Christianity. Dominik Lalik Nick D’Angelo Alec Dotto Dominic Lopiccolo. The History. Founder: Jesus Christ and St. Paul Founded in 1 st century C.E. Founded in the area of present-day Israel and Palestine also known as the Holy Land. Jesus Christ. Historical Events.
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Christianity Dominik Lalik Nick D’Angelo Alec Dotto Dominic Lopiccolo
The History • Founder: Jesus Christ and St. Paul • Founded in 1st century C.E. • Founded in the area of present-day Israel and Palestine • also known as the Holy Land Jesus Christ
Historical Events • Jesus crucified in circa 30 C.E. • St. Paul • New Christian calendar • Evangelists: Mathew, Mark, Luke, John • 138-257 C.E. - Persecutions of Christianity between • 325 C.E. - Council of Nicea • 399 C.E. - Emperor Theodosius
Historical Events • 4th to 5th centuries C.E. - Augustine, Bishop of Hippo • 451 c.E. - Council of Chalcedon • Clovis, chief of the Merovingian Franks, converted to Christianity in 507 C.E. • Monasteries are being built in 600 C.E. • England converts to Christianity in 700 C.E.
Historical Events • 9th to 11th centuries: focus of conversion shifted to Northern Europe and parts of Asia • The Great Schism in 1054 • 1095 to 1291 C.E. - The Crusades • Martin Luther: started Protestant Reformation in 1517 C.E • 1648 C.E. - Treaty of Westphalia
Historical Events • Thousands of small denominations of Christianity, particularly Protestantism, have come into existence and faded out in the past 3 centuries
Main Principles of the Faith • Christianity is a Monotheistic religion • Worship one God, The Lord • Different names of God: • The Father (of Jesus) • Holy Book • The Bible
Main Principles of the Faith • Main Principles • The Bible • The Ten Commandments • The Beatitudes
Symbols of Christianity • The Holy Cross
Symbols of Christianity • The Dove
Symbols of Christianity • The Fish
Symbols of Christianity • The Chi-Rho
Major Denominations • Roman Catholic • Eastern Orthodox • Protestant • Anglican/Episcopalian • Baptists • Lutheran • Presbyterian • Quakers • Amish
Religion and Culture • The Calendar of Christianity • Christmas • Advent • Holy Week • Pentecost • Ordinary Time • Easter
Special dietary practices • Depends on the denomination of Christianity • For most Christians, eating meat on Fridays is prohibited during Lent because of the preparation for the Resurrection of Christ. • Clean food: • fish with fins and scales • insects of the locust family • and animals with cloven hoofs • Cattle • Goats • Sheep • Deer
Clothing of the Faith Vestments- liturgical clothing that is worn during service • Clerical clothing- is non-liturgical clothing worn by priest monks and nuns
Christianity Today • World Population: about 2.1 Billion (October 7 2007)
U.S.A. Population • Population in US: 159 Million as of 2001
Slides 2, 3, 4 • Howard Spodek. The World's History. Second Edition. Prentice Hall, New York. 2000. • Slides 7, 8 • BBC Online. “Christianity At A Glance.” http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/christianity/ ataglance/glance.shtm. (Accessed 12/1/2010) • Slides 16, 17 • The Christian Calendar. 2010. http://www.christianitysite.com/calendar.htm (accessed December 2, 2010) • James McBride. 2008. Are Some Meats Unfit To Eat? http://www.abcog.org/food.htm (accessed December 4, 2010)