Sentences with phrase «studying early church history»

Reading the teachings of Jesus and studying early Church history shows - Christians were Socialists in the best possible way.

Having studied early church history and the bible intensely, coupled with a background in the sciences I can turn such a conversation vile, but usually choose not to as it simply ruins the outing.

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If more Christians studied the history of the Bible and the history of the early Church, not just the Bible itself, I think they would have much greater perspective on their religion, what has been taught to them and some of the why's (who decided what was «right» and what was «wrong» in early teachings) and how they have come to believe what they do.

I spend the next few years studying the history of Christianity itself, especially the early church, and that not only «re-connected» me to the faith, it also allowed me to survive amidst all the muddle of the current climate.

When Newman was studying the history of the early Church he noticed that «the true faith never could come into contact with the heathen philosophies, without exercising its right to arbitrate between them» (Arians p. 101).

By laying emphasis on environmental study at both levels we can cross the bridge between history and theology, provided that we are willing to recognize a considerable measure of continuity between the early Church and the Church today.