Church history

The church is the body of believers of Jesus Christ and since it was formed after the resurrection of Jesus, major events and conflict, often over matters of doctrine have resulted in significant rifts in the church. Initially the early Christians spread the good news of Jesus throughout the Roman empire and small congregations of Christians sprang up in many towns. Rome soon became the geographical centre of the church. However, there was a rift between the Church in Greece and the one in Rome that slowly developed over centuries culminating in a schism in 1054 AD. Later, in sixteenth century, Christians in northern Europe split from the Roman church, an event known as the Reformation. Today there seems to be a bewildering array of denominations. Some of the larger ones include Roman Catholicism, the Greek and Russian Orthodox churches and the wide variety of Protestant churches. (Read more)

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Related topics

• Timeline of church history
• Major events and movements in church history - Councils | Great Schism | Crusades | Inquisition | Reformation | Vatican II
• Denominations
• Church
• Famous Christians
• Ancient Israel and Judah

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Church history (discussion) (For short comments and opinions)

• An overview of the main denominations and the history of the Christian Church (G.G.)

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