Anglican practices and rituals are primarily found in the Book of Common Prayer, the prayer book of Anglicanism, which helps define Anglican beliefs and worship practices on every level. The book is almost as important as the Bible itself to Anglicans. The Book of Common Prayer, which defines the “common”
The Baptist denomination is the largest free church denomination in the world with 43 million members. It is one of the largest Protestant Free Church denominations. More than 75 percent of all Baptists – about 33 million – live in America. There are about 216,000 Baptists in Great Britain, 850,000
The Catholic Church, known as the Roman Catholic Church, has well over one billion members, about one-sixth of the world’s population. It’s the world’s largest Christian denomination. It’s also the largest organized body of any world religion. Catholics are led by the Pope, also known as the Bishop of Rome,
Lutheranism is not a single entity. It is organized in autonomous regional or national churches. Globally, there are some 150 such Lutheran church bodies. Lutheranism is one of the largest Protestant denominations. It is also the oldest Protestant denomination. Lutheranism retains much of the tradition of the ancient and medieval
There are Methodist Churches in nearly every country in the world and global membership numbers about 70 million in 138 countries. The World Methodist Council (WMC), an association of churches in the Methodist tradition, comprises more than 40.5 million Methodists. There are at least 19 Wesleyan Methodist denominations in the
Philosophical dialectic springs from the impulse to overcome conceptual thinking.—Ludwig Klages, Rhythmen und Runen, 1944 Continental philosophy’s main role in the American academy is to serve as the home for certain kinds of skepticism, particularly those directed toward stable conceptions of knowledge and meaning. Nonspecialists use the words deconstruction and
The following is excerpted from the Church News. To read the full article, CLICK HERE. It’s no secret that mental health is a hot topic. News outlets report frequently on subjects such as adolescent mental health, the impact of technology on well-being and other related issues. Less spoken about than
This Lent, join ELCA Sumud with a six-week series in which Palestinian Christian theologians and pastors will weave together the biblical history of the Holy Land with themes of Jesus’s ministry surrounding empire and justice. Through videos and reflections, we will explore Jesus’s call to disrupt systems of oppression and
Scripture: Matthew 25:40 Devotion When we see the suffering and brokenness in the world, it should stir something deep within us—a desire to respond and make a difference. Whether it’s children without stable homes, families facing overwhelming challenges, or individuals feeling isolated, these needs should move us to act. But
A reality check on the reach of white Christian nationalism in 7 charts In the wake of the election of Donald Trump with the strong support of white evangelical and other conservative white Christians, my organization, PRRI, released last week our annual update of the largest ongoing study of Christian
Peter Harrison, a distinguished historian of science, religion, and ideas, has profoundly shaped contemporary scholarship on the interwoven histories of these domains. His acclaimed works—‘Religion’ and the Religions in the English Enlightenment (1990), The Bible, Protestantism, and the Rise of Natural Science (1998), The Fall of Man and the Foundations
To the modern mind, the idea of a natural “desire of seeing God”—a common expression in the modern age—appears highly problematic. When I first heard the question at the head of this essay, I did not even know what it meant. How could philosophy justify what by modern definition falls
There are all kinds of definitions of the word love. The challenge is to make sure we are communicating accurately when we use the word. In our culture we use the word “love” most often when we are pleased with someone or something. We might say “I loved this book,”