That split endures to this day between Eastern Orthodoxy and Catholicism. Around 1500 A.D. came the Protestant Reformation, when nationalism born of exploration in the New World and new commercial wealth demanded an end to Rome's domination of ...

Few Americans know much about Eastern Orthodoxy and how it differs from other forms of Christianity, largely because its numbers in this country are sparse when compared to about 150 million Protestants and 70 million Catholics. The word 'orthodox' may ...

In particular, the highest-ranking bishops in Eastern Orthodoxy, Oriental Orthodoxy, the Catholic Church (above Major Archbishop and Primate), and the Assyrian Church of the East are termed Patriarchs (and in certain cases also popes). The office and ...

So the themes of rebirth, recreation and the transfiguration of man became central to eastern Orthodoxy. This theological difference came to a head over the use of images within the church. For the East the use of icons in worship became the ...

Hinn was born in Israel of Palestinian Christian parents and went from Eastern Orthodoxy to Pentecostalism. Pat Robertson and Paul Crouch pioneered in creating religious networks - the Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN) and the Trinity Broadcasting ...

Eastern Orthodoxy, also known as the Orthodox Catholic Church, split from Western Christianity in the year 1054. The Orthodox Churches include, among others, the Greek, Serbian and Russian Orthodox Churches. In 1054, the main controversy between the ...

Sergius and Bacchus were enormously popular in their day, and their veneration spans both present day Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy, but the Roman shrine is by far the easiest to reach. When it comes to Santi Sergio e Bacco, however, don't expect ...

Like Islam, Orthodox Judaism or Eastern Orthodoxy, Mormons don't want to fit in as just another denomination. The design of Mormon temples tends to reflect this view. One will always find traditional elements in Temple design; a Mormon Temple will ...