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…between developed and underdeveloped nations, one is at the same time rejecting God. The word of God commands Christians to rise up against this oppression and to break free from the command of powerful nations. This command to rise up against powerful nations…

…be seen literally everywhere. One place these ideas come together is the façade of the Christian Church at 1166 Oak, between 11th and 12th Street. The front of the building would make any citizen of ancient Athens feel at home. The wide steps rise up…

…to meet together for meals. There was in particular a feast eranos to which each participant brought his own share of the food. The early church called this feasts the Agape or Love feast. It was a way of producing and nourishing real Christian fellowship…

…the blacks as not equal, and only suitable for slave work. I will also contrast how Douglass’ view was very similar to that of the women in America, and the role that Christianity played in his life as a slave and then as a free man. The novel clearly…

…the Maryland Toleration Act, which stated that all Christian religions would be tolerated. This was to ensure the survival of the Catholics in Mary land. Pennsylvania also was founded for the sole purpose of religion, but unlike the other colonies, it began…

…. Even the biggest philistine would be impressed. Granada was ruled by many Caliphs, Arabic sultans and dynasties. The Arabic/Moslem empire once stretched right up into the north of Spain. The various Christian groups settled their differences, joined…

…to become more modernized and urbanized. "Guatemala's Indians…have been Christianized, and to some extent modernized, since the conquistador Pedro de Alvarado first came thundering down from Mexico in 1524." However, centuries of custom are not lost…

…of the evangelical tradition, it comes out of the second Great Awakening, it comes out of this Christian evangelical notion that if you can convert individuals to salvation, you can also convert whole societies. In the 1830s there are many black abolitionists attracted…

…is the sermon by John Winthrop entitled, A Model of Christianity. Two rules by which all men should abide, he says, are to show mercy and do justice. Among many other good deeds, he preaches love among Christians, performing service for the Lord, having unity…

…Christianization. The influence of the Ghost Dance made possible the introduction and acceptance of many Christian sects, including the Indian Shaker church, the Pentecostal church, and Four Square Gospel church.…