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Beginning in the 1500s, this event split Western Christianity into two factions.
What is the Protestant Reformation?
This African nation has the world's second largest Orthodox Christian population.
What is Ethiopia?
He is the current Pope.
Who is Pope Francis?
Pentecostalism is most often associated with this specific practice.
What is speaking in tongues?
This term refers to a large (2000+ members) Protestant congregation.
What is a megachurch?
This event, beginning in 1054, split Western and Eastern Christianity from each other.
What is the Great Schism?
This Marian apparition has become a Mexican national symbol.
Who is the Virgin of Guadalupe?
William J. Seymour led a revival in early 20th century Los Angeles that is regarded as the beginning of this form of Protestantism.
What is Pentecostalism?
This term refers to the order of events a church service is held in.
What is liturgy?
This group broke off from the Russian Orthodox Church in the 1600s over liturgical reforms.
Who are Old Believers?
This event, held in the 1960s, changed multiple Catholic practices, including what language Mass is held in.
What is Vatican II?
In this West African country, religious affiliation is split roughly 50/50 between Christians and Muslims.
What is Nigeria?
This person is considered one of the most important leaders of the Protestant Reformation.
Who is Martin Luther?
This form of devotional art is unique to Orthodox Christianity.
What are icons?
Martin Luther used this technological innovation to spread his ideas.
What is the printing press?
An event in 2019 gathered Catholic bishops to discuss the challenges faced in this region.
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Christians in this country are often referred to as St. Thomas Christians.
What is India?
This Swiss theologian is regarded as an important figure in the Protestant Reformation, alongside Martin Luther.
Who is John Calvin?
These two forms of Christianity are on the rise in Brazil.
What are Pentecostalism and Charismatic Catholicism?
In this form of Christianity, many churches do not have pews and people are expected to stand for the duration of a church service.
What is Eastern Orthodoxy?
This controversy, which played out in the 1600s-1700s between Jesuits and Franciscans, shaped how the Catholic Church thought about the compatibility of Christianity with pre-existing local beliefs and practices.
What is the Chinese Rites Controversy?
This country is known for its unique stave churches.
What is Norway?
This Dominican friar was a critic of Spanish treatment of indigenous people in the Americas.
Who is Bartolomé de las Casas?
This form of early Christianity emphasized the idea of a benevolent God who was in conflict with a malevolent, lesser deity who created the world.
What is Gnostic Christianity?
This Latin term, added to the Nicene Creed, was one of many factors that led to the Great Schism.
What is the Filioque?