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Assorted References
- Apologist (in Apologist)
- canon law (in canon law)
- classification of religions (in classification of religions: Normative; in classification of religions: Other principles )
- Founding Fathers, Deism, and Christianity (in The Founding Fathers, Deism, and Christianity (Founding Fathers))
- historical criticism of Baur (in Ferdinand Christian Baur (German theologian))
- Jerusalem’s importance (in Jerusalem (Israel): Christians)
- Jesus Christ (in Jesus Christ)
- missions (in missions)
- moral theology (in moral theology)
- patristic literature (in patristic literature)
- Reformation (in Reformation)
- sacred literature (in Bible)
- study of religions (in study of religion: Neutrality and subjectivity in the study of religion; in study of religion: Later attempts to study religion; in study of religion: Cross-cultural perspective )
- theology (in theology)
- viewed by Machiavelli (in history of Europe: Renaissance thought)
arts
- dance (in dance (performing arts): Changes in attitude toward dance; in Western dance: Christianity and the Middle Ages )
- Early Christian art (in Early Christian art)
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literature
(in Western literature: Christianity and the church)- fable, parable, and allegory (in fable, parable, and allegory (parable): Parable; in fable, parable, and allegory (parable): Renaissance )
- Latin literature (in Latin literature: Medieval Latin literature; in Latin literature: Renaissance Latin literature )
-
mosaic art
(in mosaic (art): Glass; in mosaic (art): Middle Byzantine mosaics )- tesserae (in tessera (mosaic))
- Mozarabic art and architecture (in Mozarabic art)
-
music
(in Western music: Monophonic liturgical chant)- African (in African music: History)
- folk (in folk music: Folk music in historical context)
- Japanese (in Japanese music: Religious and military music)
- percussion instruments (in percussion instrument (musical instrument): Idiophones)
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painting
(in Western painting (art): Early Christian; in Western painting (art): Late Gothic )- adoration of the shepherds (in adoration of the shepherds (religious motif))
- halo (in halo (art))
- Holy Family (in Holy Family (art))
- iconography (in iconography (visual art))
- Madonna (in Madonna (religious art))
- Nativity (in Nativity (Christian art))
- orant (in orant (Christian art))
- subject matter (in painting: Devotional)
- symbolism (in painting: Symbolism)
- Pietà (in Pietà (iconography))
- sculpture (in sculpture: Devotional images and narrative sculpture; in Western sculpture (art): Early Christian )
- theatre (in theatre (building): The Middle Ages in Europe)
doctrines, beliefs, and teachings
(in doctrine and dogma (religion): Distinctions between doctrine and dogma)-
angels and demons
(in angel and demon (religion): Angels; in angel and demon (religion): In Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islām )- cherubs (in cherub (religion))
- Satan (in devil (religion))
- anti-Semitism (in anti-Semitism: The origins of Christian anti-Semitism; in Judaism (religion): Jewish-Christian relations )
- atheism (in atheism: Atheism as rejection of religious beliefs)
- chosen people (in chosen people (Judaism))
- claims to truth aspects (in theology)
- communion of saints (in communion of saints (Christian theology))
- confirmation (in confirmation (Christianity))
- covenant (in Jeremiah (Hebrew prophet): Prophetic vocation and message; in covenant (religion): The origin and development of the covenant in Christianity )
- creation and transcendence (in creation myth: Transcendence and otherness)
- creeds (in creed (religion): Christianity)
- cremation (in cremation (funeral custom): History.)
- David’s symbolic meaning (in David (king of Israel): Religious role and significance.)
- death (in death: Christianity)
- Deism (in Deism (religious philosophy): The English Deists)
- dress and adornment (in dress (body covering): Female display)
- dualism (in dualism (religion): Christianity)
- eschatology (in eschatology (religion): Christianity)
- extrinsicism (in extrinsicism (philosophy and theology))
- faith healing (in faith healing)
- heaven (in heaven: Christianity)
- hell (in hell (religion): Christianity)
- Holy Spirit (in Holy Spirit (Christianity))
- homosexuality (in homosexuality)
- idolatry (in idolatry)
- immortality (in immortality (philosophy and religion))
- Last Judgment (in Last Judgment (religion))
-
love
- Clairvaux’s theology (in Saint Bernard de Clairvaux (French abbot): Pillar of the church.)
- New Testament theme (in biblical literature: The First Letter of Paul to the Corinthians; in biblical literature: The First Letter of Paul to the Corinthians; in biblical literature: The First Letter of John )
- magic (in magic (supernatural phenomenon): Ancient Mediterranean world)
- marriage (in marriage: Marriage rituals)
-
martyrs
(in martyr (religion): Christianity.)- Scillitan Martyrs (in Scillitan Martyrs (Christian martyrs))
- Mary, mother of Jesus (in Mary (mother of Jesus))
- miracles (in miracle: Christianity)
- monotheism (in monotheism (theology): Christianity)
- Nicene Creed (in Theodosius I (Roman emperor): Early years as emperor)
- oaths (in oath (religious and secular promise))
- opposition to slavery (in abolitionism (European and American social movement))
- poverty (in history of Europe: Poverty)
- prophecy (in prophecy: Prophecy in Christianity)
- Providence (in providence (theology): Etymological history of the term Providence)
- purgatory (in purgatory (Roman Catholicism): Christian traditions)
- resurrection (in resurrection (religion))
- revelation (in revelation (religion): Christianity)
- Sabbatarianism (in Sabbatarianism (religion))
- saints (in saint: Christianity)
- salvation (in salvation (religion): Objects and goals; in salvation (religion): Christianity )
- sin (in sin (religion))
- soul (in soul (religion and philosophy))
- supernaturalism (in supernaturalism)
- syncretism (in religious syncretism)
- theism (in theism (religion): The personal God and the world; in theism (religion): Theism and incarnation )
- witchcraft and witch-hunts (in witchcraft: The witch-hunts)
historiography
(in historiography: The early Christian conception of history)- Dead Sea Scrolls (in Dead Sea Scrolls)
history from 1055 to 1600
- Baltic states (in Baltic states (region, Europe): The conquest of Estonia and Latvia)
- Byzantine Empire (in Byzantine Empire (historical empire, Eurasia): Turkish expansion; in Byzantine Empire (historical empire, Eurasia): Final Turkish assault )
- China (in China: Foreign relations)
- Egypt (in Egypt: Religious life)
- Holy Roman Empire (in Holy Roman Empire (historical empire, Europe): Empire and papacy)
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Iberian Peninsula
(in history of Latin America: Ethnic diversity and its results) - India (in India: The Portuguese)
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Japan
(in Japan: Religion; in Japan: The arrival of the Europeans )- Kirishitan (in Kirishitan (religion))
- Valignano (in Alessandro Valignano (Italian missionary))
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Ottoman Empire
(in Ottoman Empire (historical empire, Asia): Institutional evolution) - United Kingdom (in United Kingdom: Religion)
history from 1600 to the present
-
cities, countries, regions
- Africa (in education: South Africa)
- Beirut (in Beirut (Lebanon): Ottoman rule)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina (in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Ottoman Bosnia)
- Central America (in Middle American Indian (people): Characteristics of Indian cultures; in Mesoamerican Indian (people): Social, political, and religious institutions )
- Ethiopia (in Ethiopia: Religion; in Ethiopia: From prehistory to the Aksumite kingdom )
- Europe (in history of Europe: Order from disorder; in history of Europe: Corporate society )
- India (in India: Religions)
- Indonesia (in Indonesia: Religions)
- Israel (in Israel: Christians)
- Japan (in Tokugawa Hidetada (shogun of Japan); in Tokugawa period (Japanese history); in Japan: The enforcement of national seclusion )
- Kenya (in Kenya: Religion)
- Lebanon (in Lebanon: Ottoman period)
- Malawi (in Malawi: Early history)
- Mali (in Mali: Religion)
- Melanesia (in Melanesian culture (cultural region, Pacific Ocean): Contemporary Melanesia)
- Mozambique (in Mozambique: Religion)
- Polynesia (in Oceanic art and architecture (visual arts): Polynesia; in Pacific Islands (region, Pacific Ocean): Missionary activity )
- Singapore (in Singapore: Religions)
- South Africa (in South Africa: Religion)
- South Korea (in South Korea: Religion)
- Southeast Asia (in Southeast Asia: Religions; in history of Southeast Asia: Religion and culture )
- Southern Africa (in Africa: Religions; in Southern Africa: Growth of missionary activity; in Southern Africa: Christianity and African popular religion )
- Spain (in Spain: The expulsion of the Moriscos)
- Sri Lanka (in Sri Lanka: Language and religion)
- Syria (in Syria: Religion)
- Tanzania (in Tanzania: Religion)
- Uganda (in Uganda: Religion)
- Vietnam (in Minh Mang (emperor of Vietnam))
- Enlightenment (in Enlightenment (European history); in history of Europe: Sources of Enlightenment thought; in history of Europe: The role of science and mathematics )
- Jewish-Christian dialogue (in Leo Baeck (German theologian): Baeck’s philosophy; in Martin Buber (German religious philosopher): From mysticism to dialogue. )
history to 1054
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cities, countries, and regions
- Aksumite empire (in eastern Africa (region, Africa): Aksum)
- Alexandria (in Alexandria (Egypt): Roman and Byzantine periods; in ancient Egypt: Society, religion, and culture )
- Anatolia (in Anatolia (historical region, Asia): Late Byzantine rule)
- ancient Britain (in United Kingdom: The decline of Roman rule)
- Antioch (in Antioch (modern and ancient city, south-central Turkey))
- Armenia (in Armenia: The Arsacids)
- Austria (in Austria: Prehistory and Roman times)
- Balkan Peninsula (in Balkans: Christendom)
- Bulgaria (in Bulgaria: The spread of Christianity)
- Byzantine Empire (in Byzantine Empire (historical empire, Eurasia): The reforms of Diocletian and Constantine; in Byzantine Empire (historical empire, Eurasia): Later Comneni )
- Iol (in Caesarea (ancient city, Israel))
- Denmark (in Denmark: The Viking era)
- Edessa (in Şanlıurfa (Turkey))
- Egypt (in ancient Egypt: The advance of Christianity)
- England (in United Kingdom: The invaders and their early settlements)
- Ephesus (in Ephesus (ancient city, Turkey): History)
- Eritrea (in Eritrea: Religion)
- Ethiopia (in education: Ethiopia)
- Europe (in history of Europe: Romans; in history of Europe: The reconfiguration of the empire )
- France (in France: Gaul under the late Roman Empire (c. 250–c. 400); in France: Institutions )
- Frankish territories (in Frank (people))
- Gaul (in Gaul (ancient region, Europe))
- Georgia (in Georgia: Medieval Georgia)
- Germany (in Saint Boniface (English missionary); in Germany: Merovingian Germany )
- Holy Roman Empire (in Holy Roman Empire (historical empire, Europe): Nature of the empire; in Holy Roman Empire (historical empire, Europe): The Ottonian Empire )
- Hungary (in Hungary: The Christian kingdom)
- Iceland (in Iceland: Christianization)
- Illyria (in Albania: The Roman Empire)
- Iraq (in Iraq: Iraq from c. 600 to 1055)
- Ireland (in Ireland: Early Christianity)
- Italy (in Italy: The Lombard kingdom, 584–774; in Italy: The south, 774–1000 )
- Jordan (in Jordan: Biblical associations)
- Kiev (in Kiev (Ukraine): The first Rus capital)
- Low Countries (in history of Low Countries: Religion)
- Mesopotamia (in history of Mesopotamia (historical region, Asia): The Parthian period; in history of Mesopotamia (historical region, Asia): The Sāsānian period )
- Moravia (in Czechoslovak history: Moravia)
- North Africa (in North Africa: Christianity and the Donatist controversy)
- Norway (in Olaf I Tryggvason (king of Norway); in Olaf II Haraldsson (king of Norway); in Norway: Christianization )
- Palestine (in Palestine: Roman Palestine)
- Poland (in Poland: The early state)
- Portugal (in Portugal: Pre-Roman, Roman, Germanic, and Muslim periods)
- Roman Empire (in Roman Empire (ancient state [27 bc-476 ad]): Imperial Rome; in ancient Rome (ancient state, Europe, Africa, and Asia): The rise of Christianity; in ancient Rome (ancient state, Europe, Africa, and Asia): The Christian church )
- Russia (in Russia: Religion; in Russia: Social and political institutions )
- Scotland (in Scotland (constituent unit, United Kingdom): Christianity)
- Southwest Asian origin (in Asia: Southwest Asia)
- Spain (in Spain: Religion)
- Sudan, The (in The Sudan: Religions; in The Sudan: Medieval Christian kingdoms )
- Sweden (in Sweden: Christianization)
- Ukraine (in Ukraine: Visual arts; in Ukraine: Kievan Rus )
- Wales (in Wales (constituent unit, United Kingdom): Early Christianity)
- conversion of Constantine I (in Constantine I (Roman emperor))
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effect on
- Arabian religions (in Arabian religion (ancient religion): South Arabia)
- boxing history (in boxing (sport): Early years)
- Irish Gaelic literature (in Celtic literature: Early period)
- Mudejar (in Mudejar (Spanish Muslim community))
- Jews’ religious freedom (in Judaism (religion): Palestine (c. 220–c. 400))
- Manichaeism (in Manichaeism (ancient religious movement))
- Middle Ages (in history of Europe: The term and concept before the 18th century; in history of Europe: The term and concept before the 18th century; in history of Europe: The organization of late imperial Christianity; in history of Europe: The organization of late imperial Christianity; in history of Europe: Reform and renewal; in history of Europe: Christianity, Judaism, and Islam )
- Mithraism’s decline (in Mithraism (Persian religion): History)
-
persecution policy of
- Athanaric (in Athanaric (Visigoth chieftain))
- Decius (in Decius (Roman emperor))
- Diocletian (in Diocletian (Roman emperor): Persecution of Christians)
- Galerius (in Galerius (Roman emperor))
- Marcus Aurelius (in Marcus Aurelius (emperor of Rome): Roman emperor)
- Maximian (in Maximian (Roman emperor))
- Maximinus (in Galerius Valerius Maximinus (emperor of Rome))
- Nero (in Nero (Roman emperor): Artistic pretensions and irresponsibility)
- Trajan (in Trajan (Roman emperor): Domestic policies as emperor)
- Valerian (in Valerian (Roman emperor))
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schism of 1054
(in schism (religion); in Schism of 1054 (Christianity) )- Church Slavonic language (in Slavic languages: The emergence of the individual Slavic languages)
- Eastern Orthodoxy (in Eastern Orthodoxy (Christianity): Nature and significance)
- Melchites (in Melchite (Christian sect))
myth and legend
(in Christianity: Christian myth and legend)- allegory (in fable, parable, and allegory (parable): Allegory)
- dragons (in dragon (mythological creature))
- Jewish mythology (in Judaism (religion): Contribution of Haggada to Christian and Islamic legends)
- medieval Ireland (in Ireland: Learning and art)
- unicorns (in unicorn (mythological creature))
- use by Thomas (in Dylan Thomas (British author))
organization and practice
- asceticism (in asceticism: Forms of religious asceticism.)
- cantor (in cantor (ecclesiastical official))
- celibacy (in celibacy: Islam, Judaism, and Christianity)
- episcopacy (in episcopacy (Christianity))
- episcopus vagans (in episcopus vagans (Christianity))
- ministry (in Saint Augustine (Christian bishop and theologian); in ministry (Christianity) )
- monasticism (in monasticism (religion): Monasticism today; in monasticism (religion): Christianity )
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mysticism
(in Christianity: Christian mysticism; in mysticism )- Dutch medieval literature (in Dutch literature: Poetry and prose)
- experience of transpersonal Godhead (in Christianity: The belief in the oneness of the Father and the Son)
- German medieval culture (in Germany: Cultural life)
- Gregory of Nyssa (in patristic literature (Christianity): The Cappadocian Fathers)
- Jewish mysticism (in Judaism (religion): The Arabic-Islamic influence (7th–13th century); in Judaism (religion): Modern Jewish mysticism )
- Law (in William Law (British author))
- Low Countries (in history of Low Countries: Culture)
- Loyola (in Saint Ignatius of Loyola (Spanish saint): Ordination)
- Müntzer (in Thomas Müntzer (German religious reformer): Early life and career)
- Pietism (in Protestantism (Christianity): Pietism in the 17th century)
- prophetic movements (in prophecy: Prophetic and millenarian movements in later Christianity)
- Pseudo-Dionysius (in Pseudo-Dionysius The Areopagite (Syrian author))
- Renaissance in northern Europe (in history of Europe: Christian mystics)
- Roman Catholicism (in Roman Catholicism: The emergence of Catholic Christianity)
- St. John of the Cross (in Saint John of the Cross (Spanish mystic))
- oratory development (in oratory (rhetoric))
- priesthood (in priesthood (religion): Christianity; in priesthood (religion): The modern situation )
- vows (in vow (religion))
philosophy
(in Christianity: Christian philosophy)-
branches
- epistemology (in epistemology (philosophy): St. Augustine)
- ethics (in moral theology)
- philosophical anthropology (in philosophical anthropology: Medieval prelude; in philosophical anthropology: Medieval prelude; in philosophical anthropology: The idealism of Kant and Hegel )
- philosophy of history (in philosophy of history: Theological origins)
- philosophy of religion (in philosophy of religion: Ancient origins; in philosophy of religion: Epistemological issues )
- political philosophy (in political philosophy: St. Augustine; in political philosophy: The Middle Ages; in political philosophy: Aquinas )
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contribution by
- Bossuet (in history of Europe: History and social thought)
- Carlini (in Armando Carlini (Italian philosopher))
- Kierkegaard (in Søren Kierkegaard (Danish philosopher): Three dimensions of the religious life)
- Schelling (in Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph von Schelling (German philosopher): Period of intense productivity.)
- Thomas Aquinas (in Saint Thomas Aquinas (Italian Christian theologian and philosopher): Studies in Paris)
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criticism by
- Machiavelli (in Niccolò Machiavelli (Italian statesman and writer): The Discourses on Livy)
- Nietzsche (in ethics (philosophy): Nietzsche)
- Rousseau (in Jean-Jacques Rousseau (Swiss-born French philosopher): Major works of political philosophy; in Jean-Jacques Rousseau (Swiss-born French philosopher): Years of seclusion and exile )
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schools and doctrines
- Aristotelianism (in Aristotelianism: Relationship to Neoplatonism; in Aristotelianism: Aristotelianism from the 19th century )
- Hellenistic philosophy (in Hellenistic religion: The influence of Hellenistic religions)
- humanism (in history of Europe: Renaissance thought; in humanism: Humanism and Christianity )
- medieval philosophy (in Western philosophy: Shifts in the focus and concern of Western philosophy; in Western philosophy: Medieval philosophy )
- pantheism and panentheism (in pantheism: Ancient Middle Eastern doctrines; in pantheism: Medieval doctrines )
- Platonism (in Christian Platonism)
- Scholasticism (in Scholasticism (philosophy): Nature and significance)
- Stoicism (in Stoicism: Nature and scope of Stoicism; in Stoicism: Later Roman Stoicism )
- views on space and time (in metaphysics: Space and time)
relationship to
-
ancient European religions
(in Roman religion: Introduction of Christianity and Mithraism; in Hellenistic religion: Religion from Commodus to Theodosius I: ad 180–395 )- Baltic religion (in Baltic religion: Sources of data; in Baltic religion: Sacred times )
- Celtic religion (in Celtic religion: The impact of Christianity)
- Greek religion (in Greek religion (ancient religion))
- Buddhism (in Buddhism (religion): The premodern period to the present)
-
Indian religions
- Iranian religions (in ancient Iran: Christianity; in Zoroastrianism (religion): Nature and significance )
-
Judaism
(in Judaism (religion): Periodization; in Judaism (religion): Origin of Christianity: the early Christians and the Jewish community; in Judaism (religion): Relation to Christianity ) - Middle Eastern civilization (in ancient Middle East (historical region, Asia): Religion)
- mystery religions (in mystery religion: Common features in Roman imperial times; in mystery religion: Mystery religions and Christianity )
- Native American religions (in Native American religions: Historical change; in Native American religions: South America )
ritual and worship
- altars (in altar (religion))
- circumcision (in circumcision (religious ritual))
- death rites (in death rite (anthropology): Life and death; in death rite (anthropology): Cult of the dead )
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dietary laws and food customs
(in dietary law (religion): Christianity)- vegetarianism (in vegetarianism (dietary practice): Ancient origins)
- Easter (in Easter (holiday))
- feast and festival (in feast (religion): Concepts of sacred times)
- Good Friday (in Good Friday (Christianity))
- imposition of hands (in imposition of hands (Judaism and Christianity))
- liturgical use of biblical literature (in biblical literature: Biblical literature in the liturgy of Christianity)
- orb significance (in orb (royal emblem))
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prayer
(in prayer: Nature and significance)- rosary (in rosary (religion))
- use of amen (in amen (prayer))
- relics (in relic (religion))
- religious dress and vestments (in religious dress: Christianity)
-
ritualistic objects
(in ceremonial object (religion): Places of worship and sacrifice; in ceremonial object (religion): Objects used in sacrifices and in sacred meals )- ampulla (in ampulla (flask))
- amulets (in amulet (charm))
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sacraments
(in sacrament (religion): Nature and significance; in sacrament (religion): Conclusion )- baptism (in Baptism (Christianity))
- Eucharist (in Eucharist (Christianity); in sacrifice (religion): Divine offerings; in sacrifice (religion): Christianity )
- symbolism and iconography (in religious symbolism and iconography: Concepts of symbolization; in religious symbolism and iconography: Conclusion )
- worshipping communities (in worship (religion): Corporate exclusive worship)
social and cultural aspects
- Anarchist theory (in anarchism: Foundations of anarchist thought)
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attitude toward
- birth control (in birth control: Ethics and the influence of religious systems; in population (biology and anthropology): Population theories in antiquity )
- censorship (in censorship: Medieval Christendom)
- classical scholarship (in classical scholarship: Christian versus classical scholarship)
- constitutional government (in constitution (politics and law): Influence of the church)
- evolution (in Charles Darwin (British naturalist): Evolution by natural selection: the London years, 1836–42; in evolution (scientific theory): Early ideas; in evolution (scientific theory): Religious criticism and acceptance )
- family law (in family law: Engagement; in family law: Family courts )
- history of Earth (in geochronology (Earth science): Early views and discoveries)
- interest (in bank (finance): Interest rate controls)
- occultism (in witchcraft: Contemporary witchcraft)
- pacifism (in pacifism (political philosophy): Early religious and philosophical movements)
- sex and sexuality (in human sexual behaviour: Sociosexual behaviour; in human sexual behaviour: Social and cultural aspects )
- slavery (in slavery (sociology): Sources of slavery law; in race (human): The enslavement and racialization of Africans; in slavery (sociology): Attitudes toward slavery: the matter of race )
- warfare (in law of war: Law by treaty)
- Byzantine coinage (in coin: Coinage in the Byzantine Empire)
- calendar origin and reform (in calendar (chronology): Adoption in various countries)
- Christian Socialism (in Christian Socialism (political philosophy))
- chronology (in chronology: Christian)
- church and state (in church and state)
- demography of Europe (in Europe: Christianity)
- education (in education: Education in the later Roman Empire; in education: From the beginnings to the 4th century )
- fascism (in fascism (politics): Identification with Christianity)
- globalization (in cultural globalization (anthropology): Religion and globalization)
- history of science (in history of science: Science in Rome and Christianity)
- legal profession origins (in legal profession: Medieval Europe)
- medicine (in history of medicine: Translators and saints; in medical education: History of medical education; in hospital: History of hospitals )
- publishing (in history of publishing: Christianity and the book)
- Scandinavian languages (in Scandinavian languages: The advent of Christianity)
- time (in time (physics): Environmental recurrences and religion)
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writing
- calligraphy origins and development (in calligraphy: Cursive capitals)
- hieroglyphic decline (in hieroglyphic writing: Christianity and the Greek alphabet)
- Vulgar Latin (in Romance languages: Vulgar Latin)
People
- Adolf von Harnack (German theologian and church historian)
- al-Ḥākim (Fāṭimid caliph)
- Cornelius Otto Jansen (Flemish theologian)
- David I (king of Scotland)
- Desiderius Erasmus (Dutch humanist and scholar)
- Elaine Pagels (American scholar)
- Ernst Troeltsch (German theologian)
- Ferdinand Christian Baur (German theologian)
- Harald I (king of Denmark)
- Jan Hus (Bohemian religious leader)
- Jerome Of Prague (Czech philosopher)
- Jesus Christ
- Jesus Christ
- John Locke (English philosopher)
- John Toland (British author)
- Joseph Brant (Mohawk chief)
- Juan de Herrera (Spanish architect)
- Keshab Chunder Sen (Hindu philosopher and social reformer)
- Martin Buber (German religious philosopher)
- Martin E. Marty (American historian of religion)
- Mary (mother of Jesus)
- Mary (mother of Jesus)
- Matthias Flacius Illyricus (European religious reformer)
- Michael Psellus (Byzantine philosopher, theologian, and statesman)
- Michelozzo (Italian artist)
- Mieszko I (duke and prince of Poland)
- Minh Mang (emperor of Vietnam)
- N.F.S. Grundtvig (Danish bishop and poet)
- Nikolaus Ludwig, count von Zinzendorf (German religious leader)
- Nikolay Aleksandrovich Berdyayev (Russian philosopher)
- Olaf I Tryggvason (king of Norway)
- Olaf II Haraldsson (king of Norway)
- Pelagius (Christian theologian)
- Philip Schaff (American theologian)
- Pierre Bayle (French philosopher)
- Pseudo-Dionysius The Areopagite (Syrian author)
- Saint Albertus Magnus (German theologian, scientist, and philosopher)
- Saint Andrey Rublyov (Russian painter)
- Saint Augustine (Christian bishop and theologian)
- Saint Bede the Venerable (Anglo-Saxon historian)
- Saint Paul, the Apostle (Christian Apostle)
- Saint Theophilus of Alexandria (Egyptian theologian)
- Sir Sigmund Sternberg (British philanthropist and entrepreneur)
- Søren Kierkegaard (Danish philosopher)
- Stephen I (king of Hungary)
- Theōdūrus Abū Qurrah (Syrian bishop)
- Tu Duc (emperor of Vietnam)
- Vladimir I (grand prince of Kiev)
- Wenceslas I (prince of Bohemia)
- William Carey (British missionary)
Places
- Armageddon (biblical place)
- Caesarea (ancient city, Israel)
- Clonmacnoise (Ireland)
- El Escorial (Spain)
- Le Temple (prison, Paris, France)
- Metéora (monasteries, Greece)
- Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba (mosque, Córdoba, Spain)
- Mount Athos (mountain, Greece)
- Mount of Olives (ridge, Jerusalem)
- Rome (Italy)
- San Francesco (monastery and church, Assisi, Italy)
- School of Alexandria (institution, Alexandria, Egypt)
- Vatican City (ecclesiastical state, Europe)
- Whithorn (Scotland, United Kingdom)
Other
- Annunciation (Christianity)
- apocrypha (biblical literature)
- apologetics (Christianity)
- Apostle (Christianity)
- Ascension (Christianity)
- Assumption (Christianity)
- Baptism (Christianity)
- Baptist (denomination)
- Bible (sacred text)
- Bible (sacred text)
- biblical literature
- canon law (religion)
- catechism (religious manual)
- Christianity
- Christianity
- Christology (doctrine of Christ)
- church (Christianity)
- Church Father (Christianity)
- church year (Christianity)
- confirmation (Christianity)
- creationism
- cross (religious symbol)
- ecumenism (Christianity)
- gospel music (music)
- heresy
- Incarnation (Jesus Christ)
- justification (Christianity)
- kerygma and catechesis (Christian theology)
- Kingdom of God (Christianity)
- Kirishitan (religion)
- Last Supper (Christianity)
- logos (philosophy and theology)
- Lord’s Prayer (Christianity)
- Mariology (theology)
- ministry (Christianity)
- moral theology
- New Testament (biblical literature)
- New Testament (biblical literature)
- oratorio (music)
- ordination (religion)
- original sin (theology)
- Passion music (vocal music)
- patristic literature (Christianity)
- Protestantism (Christianity)
- Religionsgeschichtliche Schule (biblical criticism)
- Roman Catholicism
- Second Coming (Christianity)
- Sunday school
- theological liberalism (religion)
- tithe (almsgiving)