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christianity
Articles on Christianity: its origins, councils, scriptures and its relations with Judaism and Islam. Browse the articles.
33 articles carry this tag.
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The parting of the ways: how Christianity separated from Judaism
Jesus and his disciples were Jews. How did their movement become a separate religion? From Acts and Paul to the two wars…
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The symbols of the four traditions
The Star of David, the Mandaean banner, the cross and the crescent: where each came from, how old each is, and why…
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Nicaea, 325: the council, the creed and the church beneath the lake
Archaeologists at Iznik have found the earlier church beneath the lakeside basilica. What the Council of Nicaea decided there, how it ranked…
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The five great sees of the early church
How Rome, Constantinople, Alexandria, Antioch and Jerusalem came to head the church of the Roman empire, and what became of the arrangement…
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Hagia Sophia: cathedral, mosque, museum and mosque again
Cathedral for nine centuries, the first mosque of the Ottoman state, a museum, and a mosque again: the history of Hagia Sophia…
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The Abrahamic family tree and what the traditions share
Who descends from whom, and what the traditions hold in common: the family of Abraham and the beliefs Judaism, Christianity and Islam…
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Paul and Peter: two missions in the early church
Paul’s own letters describe a real conflict with Peter at Antioch. A later letter, in Peter’s name, makes peace.
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Apostasy in the Abrahamic traditions
Rabbinic law, Christian empire, classical Islamic jurisprudence and modern reconsideration: how each tradition has treated those who leave.
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The population of the Abrahamic religions
Pew Research projects Islam and Christianity nearing parity by 2050, and Islam becoming the largest religion by 2060 or later.
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Jesus across the traditions
Lord and Saviour, prophet and Messiah, or a pupil of John who departed from his teaching: how three traditions see Jesus.
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Mary across the traditions
The only woman named in the Qur’an and the mother of God incarnate in Christian doctrine: Mary in scripture.
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Al-Ghazali, Ibn Rushd and the limits of reason
The medieval argument over whether philosophy could be trusted, and why it mattered more in Europe than in Islam.