Christianity

Dominik LalikNick D’Angelo

Alec DottoDominic Lopiccolo

The History

Founder: Jesus Christ and St. Paul

Founded in 1st century C.E.

Founded in the area of present-day Israel and Palestine also known as the Holy Land

Jesus Christ

Historical Events

Jesus crucified in circa 30 C.E.

St. Paul

New Christian calendar

Evangelists: Mathew, Mark, Luke, John

138-257 C.E. - Persecutions of Christianity between

325 C.E. - Council of Nicea

399 C.E. - Emperor Theodosius

Historical Events

4th to 5th centuries C.E. - Augustine, Bishop of Hippo

451 c.E. - Council of Chalcedon

Clovis, chief of the Merovingian Franks, converted to Christianity in 507 C.E.

Monasteries are being built in 600 C.E.

England converts to Christianity in 700 C.E.

Historical Events

9th to 11th centuries: focus of conversion shifted to Northern Europe and parts of Asia

The Great Schism in 1054

1095 to 1291 C.E. - The Crusades

Martin Luther: started Protestant Reformation in 1517 C.E

1648 C.E. - Treaty of Westphalia

Historical Events

Thousands of small denominations of Christianity, particularly Protestantism, have come into existence and faded out in the past 3 centuries

Timeline of Christianity

Main Principles of the Faith

 Christianity is a Monotheistic religion Worship one God, The Lord

Different names of God: The Father (of Jesus)

Holy Book The Bible

Main Principles of the Faith

Main Principles

The Bible

The Ten Commandments

The Beatitudes

Symbols of Christianity

The Holy Cross

Symbols of Christianity

The Dove

Symbols of Christianity

The Fish

Symbols of Christianity

The Chi-Rho

Major Denominations

Roman Catholic

Eastern Orthodox

Protestant

Anglican/Episcopalian

Baptists

Lutheran

Presbyterian

Quakers

Amish

Branches of Christianity

Religion and Culture 

The Calendar of Christianity Christmas Advent Holy Week Pentecost Ordinary Time Easter

Special dietary practices

Depends on the denomination of Christianity

For most Christians, eating meat on Fridays is prohibited during Lent because of the preparation for the Resurrection of Christ.

Clean food: fish with fins and scales insects of the locust family and animals with cloven hoofs

Cattle Goats Sheep Deer

Clothing of the Faith Clerical clothing- is

non-liturgical clothing worn by priest monks and nuns

Vestments- liturgical clothing that is worn during service

Christianity Today

World Population: about 2.1 Billion (October 7 2007)

U.S.A. Population

Population in US: 159 Million as of 2001

Percentage of Christianity by

Country

World Religions

Slides 2, 3, 4 Howard Spodek. The World's History. Second

Edition. Prentice Hall, New York. 2000.

Slides 7, 8 BBC Online. “Christianity At A Glance.”

http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/christianity/ ataglance/glance.shtm. (Accessed 12/1/2010)

Slides 16, 17 The Christian Calendar. 2010.

http://www.christianitysite.com/calendar.htm (accessed December 2, 2010)

James McBride. 2008. Are Some Meats Unfit To Eat? http://www.abcog.org/food.htm (accessed December 4, 2010)