What is the heart of Christianity? - explorefaith
Christianity is not primarily about believing; a relationship involves a much deeper part of ourselves than simply the content of our minds. The fifth fundamental is a concern for the transformation of ourselves and of society.
What is the heart of Christianity? - explorefaith.org
For me, the heart of Christianity—Christian fundamentals for our time—would be, first, the reality of God. Without a robust affirmation of the reality of God, Christianity makes little important sense. Secondly, the centrality of the Bible. To be Christian is to be in a continuing, ongoing conversation with our sacred scriptures.
Key Places: Islam - explorefaith
A discussion of the places that are important in Islam, from the book What Do Our Neighbors Believe: Questsions and Answers on Judaism, Christianity, and Islam by Howard R. Greenstein, Kendra G. Hotz, and John Kaltner.
Soul Friends - explorefaith.org
John O’Donohue, Irish author and poet, has noted that the Celtic Christians were distinctive in recognizing that “Friendship is a creative and subversive force.” (Anamchara: A Book of Celtic Wisdom) A soul friend will be a hearth where we may sit in silence and be warmed. A soul friend will be a place of belonging and rest.
C.S. Lewis's Mere Christianity, a commentary by William Griffin ...
Mere Christianity was the overarching title for the BBC Radio talks, which had already been published in three books: The Case for Christianity, published in England under the title Broadcast Talks (1943), Christian Behavior (1943), and Beyond Personality (1945).
Attitudes towards other faiths: Christianity - explorefaith
Questions and Answers on Judaism, Christianity and Islam by Howard Greenstein, Kendra Hotz, and John Kaltner are used by permission from Westminster John Knox Press, Louisville, Kentucky. The book will be available for purchase in December 2006.
What are the seven seasons of the Christian calendar?
Early in its history, the Church divided the year into liturgical seasons based on the life and ministry of Jesus.
When did Christianity become a separate religion from Judaism?
In time, as Christianity launched its own empire, repression of Jews became standard practice, as it had been for imperial Rome. As time went on, Europe's Jews came to be seen as entirely different from Christianity, a convenient scapegoat for embattled leaders.
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A Celtic Christmas: - explorefaith.org
As Christianity came to these lands, perhaps as early as the first century, there was a ready embracing of the proclamation that Jesus was the Son of God. As far as we can tell, the pre-Christian religious practices of the Celtic peoples were inclined to celebrate the natural world as shot through with divine presence.