Early Heresies in Christianity: Gnosticism to Nestorianism
First Heresies of Christianity
What is Heresy?
The term “heresy” comes from the Greek heresis (choice), which appears in Sacred Scripture in the sense of a group, faction, or even division. In this sense, it already acquired a negative character and conviction in the early days of the Church.
The Code of Canon Law states that “Heresy is the obstinate denial, after receiving baptism, of some truth which must be believed with divine and Catholic faith, or an obstinate doubt concerning the same.”
Do not
Read MoreTirtha: Sacred Pilgrimage Sites in Hinduism
Tirtha literally means “a ford,” a “crossing place” in the sense of transition or junction. Tirtha is a spiritual concept in Hinduism, particularly as a “pilgrimage site,” states Axel Michaels, that is a holy junction between “worlds that touch and do not touch each other.” The word also appears in ancient and medieval Hindu texts to refer to a holy person, or a holy text with something that can be a catalyst for a transition from one state of existence to another. It is, states Knut A. Jacobsen,
Read MoreKey Beliefs and Events in Biblical History
Exam 1
- Baptists, through preaching, opened salvation to all.
- Temptation is a historical fact of Jesus’ life.
- The apocalyptic is born in response to a crisis situation and is a call for hope.
- The stories of the patriarchs were written after the Exodus and before that of origins.
- Luke speaks of the Spirit in relation to the Father as John does in relation to Jesus.
- The Sadducees did not believe in the resurrection of the dead because they only accepted the Pentateuch as the Bible.
Exam 2
- While John the Baptist
Early Christian Art: From Catacombs to Basilicas
Early Christian Art
Historical Context
Roman territorial expansion led to the spread throughout the empire of certain oriental cults widespread in their places of origin. In the same context and circumstances fits the spread of Christianity. After the crisis of the century, the Roman Empire began to collapse economically and politically. The bad times and insecurity pushed large groups of people to seek refuge and comfort in these new eastern cults, which offered a spirituality and hope that lacked
Read MoreWomen and Minorities in Science: A Historical Perspective
In December 1938, Lise Meitner had just moved to Stockholm, while her nephew, Otto Frisch, worked in Copenhagen with Niels Bohr. The proximity of the Swedish coast to Kungälv, in southern Sweden, allowed the escape of many Jews and Danes fleeing during the war, among them Bohr himself in 1943.
Women in the World of Physics
Lise Meitner and Otto Hahn in the Laboratory of the Institute of Berlin. Lise was able to work in this institute from 1912 to 1938 because it was a private institution, but was
Read MoreEvolution of the Catholic Church: From Pentecost to Today
Contributions to the Life of the Church
The Second Vatican Council made significant contributions and represented a profound change in the internal life of the Church:
- The recognition of the Christian spirit in non-Catholic churches.
- Recognition of the role of the laity in the life of the Church.
- The liturgical reform, renewing all the celebrations.
- The definition of the Church as “People of God.”
The council produced, among others, four major documents:
- The Dogmatic Constitution on the Church, Lumen Gentium.