Early church councils, Orthodox, Catholic, and Protestant branches, the Reformation, and major denominations.
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- What was the Council of Nicaea (325 CE) primarily called to address?
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The nature of Christ and the controversy over Arianism.- In what year did the Great Schism divide Eastern Orthodox from Roman Catholic Christianity?
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1054 CE.- What does the Latin term 'sola scriptura' mean in Protestant theology?
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Scripture alone; the belief that the Bible is the sole authoritative source for Christian doctrine.- Who nailed the 95 Theses to the church door in Wittenberg in 1517?
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Martin Luther.- What is the Catholic doctrine that describes Christ's body and blood literally becoming the substance of bread and wine?
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Transubstantiation.- What does 'theosis' or 'deification' mean in Eastern Orthodox theology?
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The process of becoming united with God through grace; becoming god-like.- Which heresy, condemned at Nicaea, taught that Christ was created and subordinate to God the Father?
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Arianism.- In 1534, which English monarch broke with Rome and established the Church of England?
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Henry VIII.- What does 'sola fide' mean in Protestant theology?
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Faith alone; salvation comes through faith in Christ alone, not through works.- What is the Protestant concept that all believers have direct access to God without clergy intermediaries called?
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The priesthood of all believers.- Which council (451 CE) defined Christ as having two natures (human and divine) in one person?
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Council of Chalcedon.- What practice of selling forgiveness for sins sparked Martin Luther's opposition?
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The sale of indulgences.- What is the Eastern Orthodox practice of venerating icons understood to be?
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Sacred but not idolatrous; icons are honored as windows to the divine.- In what years was the Council of Trent held by the Roman Catholic Church?
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1545 to 1563.- Which denomination emerged from John Wesley's Methodist movement in 18th-century England?
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Methodism.
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