Christianity
the Christian religion, including the Catholic, Protestant, and Eastern Orthodox churches.
Origin of Christianity
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At Christianity Today, Peter Chin claims Christians should preach peace instead of bogging down in the particulars of race.
To many outside Christianity, this looks a bit like polytheism!
Does Pope Francis Believe Christians and Muslims Worship the Same God? | Jay Parini | December 7, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTKrampus makes manifest the shadow sides of human nature that Christianity seeks to repress.
Both priceless papyri that could shed light on early Christianity and forgeries are openly trafficked online.
Dismembering History: The Shady Online Trade in Ancient Texts | Candida Moss | November 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe main article called Reflections on the Final Crusade outlines in prophetic terms just how ISIS will crush Christianity.
Judge for yourself the difficulty surrounding the remainder of the symbols and fundamental truths of Christianity.
We accepted the offer, so that they might see the difference between Christianity and their ungodliness.
In other respects there is almost no change from the religion of the Gentiles to Christianity.
His Evidences of Christianity is one of the ablest defences of the Christian religion that has ever appeared.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellAnother Christian argument is the claim that the faithfulness of the Christian martyrs proves Christianity to be true.
God and my Neighbour | Robert Blatchford
British Dictionary definitions for Christianity
/ (ˌkrɪstɪˈænɪtɪ) /
the Christian religion
Christian beliefs, practices or attitudes
a less common word for Christendom (def. 1)
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Cultural definitions for Christianity
The religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. Christians (see also Christian) believe that Jesus Christ is the Messiah, sent by God. They believe that Jesus, by dying and rising from the dead, made up for the sin of Adam and thus redeemed the world, allowing all who believe in him to enter heaven. Christians rely on the Bible (see also Bible) as the inspired word of God. (See also gospel, Nativity, Resurrection, salvation (see also salvation), and Sermon on the Mount.)
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