Why baptize children?
It is best to leave everyone free choice? "Children should decide for themselves, when they grow up ", so repeat some parents. Alcune chiese evangeliche invece pensano che il Battesimo dei bambini contraddica…
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It 'true that the Bible is the Word of God?
The question we must ask ourselves is how can we be sure that the Bible is God's Word, and not a good book? What is the one thing in the Bible that distinguishes it from all other religious books, written in the past? There are…
THE Christianity as a political power
With the accession of Constantine to Christianity, the end of the persecutions and the recognition of freedom of worship, Christians found themselves in a radically different context; now, bisognava concepire l’impero romano all'interno…
The birth of the Anglican Church
Il distacco dell’Inghilterra dall'osservanza cattolica e il conflitto fra la monarchia e il papa ebbe qualcosa di paradossale. The English religious policy reached a brilliant result for compromise and pragmatism: a State Church,…
early Christianity: detachment from Judaism
In the process of spreading the first Christian communities there were two particularly important moments: the detachment from Judaism and the encounter-clash with the pagan world. Jesus' early followers had lived like gods…
How were and how the early Christians lived?
Animated by an exclusive faith that did not allow compromises, Christians refused any participation in traditional cults: ceremonies and feasts in honor of the gods, ma anche forme di sodalità a esse collegate come banchetti e…
The persecution of the early Christians
Christians have been persecuted ever since, identified as such, they no longer benefited from the privileged status of the Jews. The persecution, at first circumscribed, local and sporadic, divenne sistematica alla metà del III secolo.…
Jesus of Nazareth, sources and news
As we know the life of Jesus of Nazareth?
Jesus spoke, but he hasn't left us any writing: we have not received any document drawn up by him. The historical sources we have are all indirect, but they are also very many. The…
the origins of Christianity
Christianity was born at a precise time in the history of the Mediterranean world and the Near East, Antiquity, in a country, Judea, which was then part of the Roman Empire; with roots in Jewish faith and culture, ebbe poi…
Theological Glossary
Adaptation (theory of)
It's about the principle, particularly linked to the name of Calvino, secondo il quale Dio si rivela in parole e in immagini che sono adatte alle capacità umane
di visualizzazione e di comprensione. Writing,…