Who emerged as the leader of the reform movement in the sixteenth century?
Martin Luther
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What is the central sacrament in most forms of Christianity?
Holy Eucharist or Holy Communion
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In Christianity a sacred rite that is thought capable of transmitting the mystery of Christ to worshippers is known as a?
Sacrament
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The ecclesiastical court set up to investigate and suppress heresy was known as the?
Inquisition
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A major seat of Protestantism developed in Geneva under?
John Calvin
200
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Which Christian Denomination is a spirit-oriented movement?
Pentecostal
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The title Christ literally means the?
Anointed one
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Archbishop Desmond Tutu is best known for?
Fighting apartheid
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The Christian movement advocating concrete political action to help the poor is called?
Liberation theology
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Christian beliefs such as the inerrancy of the Bible and the literal virgin birth of Mary are features of?
Fundamentalism
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Reforms within the Roman Catholic Church during the era of the Protestant Reformation were expressed principally in?
The council of Trent
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All Christian Bibles contain a section of twenty-seven books known as?
The New Testament
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Evangelicals focus their Christianity on what experience?
Being "born again"
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The belief that the bread and wine used in the rite of the Eucharist mysteriously transform into the body and blood of Christ is known as?
Transsubstantiation
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The first four books of The New Testament are called?
Gospels
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Who, after persecuting Christians, converted and became one of Christianity’s early proponents and writers?
Paul & Saul
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Which was the central teaching of Jesus?
Love
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In the history of Christianity, the year 1054 is important because it was the year in which?
the Western and Eastern churches excommunicated each other
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What is the name for the Christian celebration of Jesus’ resurrection?
Easter
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Christians who focus on emotional spiritual experiences such as speaking in tongues are called?
Charismatics
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While the gospels state that Jesus was born in Bethlehem, some scholars believe that he was born in?
Nazareth
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Jesus taught primarily through the use of?
Parables
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One current era of interest and study in Christian Feminist theology?
Active roles of women in the earliest Christian churches; female role models in the Bible; uses of gender-inclusive God-language.
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According to the acts, what event involving the sound of a whirling wind, tongues of fire, and speaking in foreign languages, and galvanized the Christian movement into action?