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Are Christians Christians?

… of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are not Christians. It is true that Mormonism holds some beliefs that … Latter-day Saints? What are the criteria that establish Christian identity? Latter-day Saints believe in the Jesus of … look at serious inquiries by Christian churches into the Christianity of Mormonism, we see them articulating their own …

Christianity

… As diverse as Christianity is, its central focus is always on Jesus Christ. … aim of this chapter is to deal with certain aspects of the Christian faith that have perhaps not been fully understood … over one-quarter of all the peoples of the world are Christians. [1] Christianity is very diverse in practice and …

Early Christianity

… How We Know What We Know An understanding of Christianity’s expansion into the Roman world during the … sources (such as Tacitus and Pliny the Younger), and other Christian texts such as the Didache, Apostolic Fathers, the … numerous inscriptions and papyri, and buildings used by Christians. As Jesus stood on the Mount of Olives at the end …

What is Christianity?

… delivered public lectures on the topic “The Essence of Christianity.” They were translated for the English-speaking … of this historian of dogma—to get at the kernel of the Christian faith that lies underneath all the incrustations of … faith. That is, while McKnight is correct to chastise Christians (largely, evangelical types) for reducing the …

Christianity in the Second Century

… unanswerable? In some ways, scholars of second-century Christianity (AD 100–200) face a similar predicament. What we … For example, other than several dozen ancient writings, no Christian archaeological evidences survive from the first or … a Christian in the second century? What did second-century Christians believe about God and Jesus and humankind’s …

Types of Christian Revelation

… of the new teachings—the stage of canonization. Primitive Christianity differs distinctly from this pattern in the … its theology. The valid point lies in the continuity of Christian creativity from Jesus to Paul. Scholars who study … Jesus’ life. Such a theory contradicts all that the early Christians said about the integrity of their texts. Form …

Sabbath and Sunday in Ancient Christianity

… The Christian practice of worshipping on Sunday may have had its … many more centuries before Sunday became a “Sabbath” for Christians. In the earliest centuries of Christianity, Christians were divided on the Sabbath. [1] …

Early Mormonism and Early Christianity

… be observed between the settings and experiences of early Christianity and early Mormonism. Of course, I am well aware … before the advent of Christ was possible, as some early Christians also noted and believed. [1] Providential history … according to Rodney Stark’s projections. [6] By that time, Christian communities had taken root in many cities, local …

Traditional Christian Sacraments and Covenants

… ordinances correspond to the sacraments of traditional Christianity. [2] In the Roman Catholic tradition, the … importance of sacraments, or ordinances, is common among Christians, the pervasive connections made by Latter-day … covenants and ordinances is unique. Whereas traditional Christian sacraments are generally considered vehicles of …

Latter-day Saint Christianity

… with what have come to be known as traditional Christian religions. This effort has resulted in some of the … understand doctrinal similarities and differences between Christians who insist they are Christian and Latter-day … basis. Why? Because we want to be accepted into mainstream Christianity? Hardly. No, more than ever before we sense the …