Isolation and Outreach: Christian Churches in Shanghai and Beyond

Christian unity: the search for ways to achieve

Ukrainian Religious Studies ◽

10.32420/2001.18.1150 ◽

2001 ◽

pp. 91-100

Author(s):

Yu. Ye. Reshetnikov

Keyword(s):

Catholic Church ◽

Russian Orthodox ◽

Orthodox Church ◽

Turn Of The Millennium ◽

Russian Orthodox Church ◽

Basic Principles ◽

Christian Churches ◽

The Press ◽

Christian Unity ◽

Future Policy

Last year, the anniversary of all Christianity, witnessed a number of significant events caused by a new interest in understanding the problem of the unity of the Christian Church on the turn of the millennium. Due to the confidentiality of Ukraine, some of these events have or will have an immediate impact on Christianity in Ukraine and on the whole Ukrainian society as a whole. Undoubtedly, the main event, or more enlightened in the press, is a new impetus to the unification of the UOC-KP and the UAOC. But we would like to focus on two documents relating to the problem of Christian unity, the emergence of which was almost unnoticed by the wider public. But at the same time, these documents are too important as they outline the future policy of other Christian denominations by two influential Ukrainian christian churches - the Russian Orthodox Church and the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. These are the "Basic Principles of the attitude of the Russian Orthodox Church to the" I ", adopted by the Anniversary Bishops' Council of the Russian Orthodox Church, and the Concept of the Ecumenical Position of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, adopted by the Synod of the Bishops of the UGCC. It is clear that the theme of the second document is wider, but at the same time, ecumenism, unification is impossible without solving the problem of relations with others, which makes it possible to compare the approaches laid down in the mentioned documents to the building of relations with other Christian confessions.

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The fruit of truth is sown by the creators of peace

Ukrainian Religious Studies ◽

10.32420/1998.8.177 ◽

1998 ◽

pp. 43-44

Author(s):

Anatolii M. Kolodnyi

Keyword(s):

Roman Catholic ◽

Christian Churches ◽

Greco Roman

At the All-Ukrainian Christian Forum "The Fruit of Truth is Sacrified by the Creators of Peace", which took place in Kyiv in May, a section on the role of Christianity in the development of morality and spirituality worked. The section involved scientists, as well as theologians and teachers of eight Christian churches - three Orthodox, Greco-Roman Catholic, as well as Baptist, Adventist, and Pentecostal. At the session of the section were heard 20 reports and messages.

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Jewish Responses to Fascism and Antisemitism in Edinburgh, 1933–1945

Journal of Scottish Historical Studies ◽

10.3366/jshs.2015.0155 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 35 (2) ◽

pp. 211-239 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Mark Gilfillan

Keyword(s):

Middle Class ◽

Jewish Community ◽

Trade Unions ◽

Nazi Germany ◽

Significant Aspect ◽

Defensive Strategies ◽

Christian Churches ◽

Diverse Origin

Despite the weaknesses of domestic fascist movements, in the context of the rise of Nazi Germany and the presence of antisemitic propaganda of diverse origin Edinburgh's Jewish leaders took the threat seriously. Their response to the fascist threat was influenced by the fact that Edinburgh's Jewish community was a small, integrated, and middle-class population, without links to leftist groups or trade unions. The Edinburgh community closely followed the approach of the Board of Deputies of British Jews in relation to the development of fascism in Britain, the most significant aspect of which was a counter-propaganda initiative. Another important aspect of the response in Edinburgh was the deliberate cultivation of closer ties to the Christian churches and other elite spheres of Scottish society. Despite some unique elements, none of the responses of Edinburgh Jewry, or indeed the Board of Deputies, were particularly novel, and all borrowed heavily from established traditions of post-emancipation Jewish defensive strategies.

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Gender And Justice In The Worshipping Communities Of The Christian Churches/Churches Of Christ

10.2986/tren.062-0243 ◽

2004 ◽

Author(s):

Tay J. ODOR

Keyword(s):

Churches Of Christ ◽

Christian Churches

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Adrian Fortescue and the Eastern Christian Churches

10.31826/9781463236410 ◽

2014 ◽

Author(s):

Anthony Dragani

Keyword(s):

Christian Churches

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The Earliest Christian Communities in Southeast and Northeast Asia: An Outline of the Evidence Available in Seven Countries before A.D. 1500

Missiology An International Review ◽

10.1177/009182969101900207 ◽

1991 ◽

Vol 19 (2) ◽

pp. 203-215 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

John C. England

Keyword(s):

East Asia ◽

Northeast Asia ◽

Christian Communities ◽

Christian Churches ◽

Eastern Christianity ◽

History Of ◽

Material Evidence ◽

Central South

The history of Eastern Christianity in central, south, and east Asia prior to A.D. 1500 is rich and extensive, yet has been largely ignored. Material evidence now available from southeast and northeast Asia shows that Christian communities were present in seven countries for different periods between the sixth and fifteenth centuries. Often termed “Nestorian,” or “Jacobite,” these communities have left a diversity of remains—epigraphical, architectural, sculptural, documentary—which testify to their presence, as far northeast as Japan and southeast as far as Indonesia. The glimpses of Christian churches in medieval Asia afforded by the evidence from these and other regions of Asia offer alternatives to Westernized patterns of mission, and question many assumptions concerning the history and character of Christian presence in the region.

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The Congregational Character Questionnaire: An Initial Empirical Examination of the Significance of Collective Church Character Traits

Journal of Psychology and Theology ◽

10.1177/00916471211021923 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 009164712110219

Author(s):

T. Ryan Byerly ◽

Keith J. Edwards ◽

Peter C. Hill

Keyword(s):

Meaning In Life ◽

Satisfaction With Life ◽

Empirical Studies ◽

Well Being ◽

Character Traits ◽

Academic Disciplines ◽

Future Research ◽

Religious Congregations ◽

Empirical Examination ◽

Christian Churches

Researchers in several academic disciplines have begun to take an interest in group character traits, including the character traits of religious congregations. This article reports the first empirical studies of congregational virtues. The Congregational Character Questionnaire was developed for measuring 12 different virtues of Christian churches: clinging to apostolic teaching, honoring teachers, prayerfulness, hopefulness, discipleship, emotional supportiveness, material supportiveness, spiritual equality, unity, submission, peace with the world, and spreading the faith. The instrument was then used with an online sample ( N = 530) to study how congregants’ perceptions of their congregation’s virtuousness related to congregants’ evaluations of their congregation, participation in their congregation, as well as congregants’ satisfaction with life, presence of meaning in life, and religious well-being. Results indicated that congregants’ overall perceptions of congregational virtuousness were significantly positively related to all of these dependent variables. These results help to reveal the important role that congregational character may play in the experience of congregants. Directions for future research in this area are outlined.

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