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Parent topics
- Catholicism [r]: 1. A large group of Christian denominations which view themselves as being in historical and doctrinal continuity with Catholic Christianity as it existed before the Great Schisms that separated the church universal into different communions. It is taken from the word catholic, used in the sense of universal, or all-embracing. 2. Adherence, membership or affiliation with the Roman Catholic Church. To use the term "Catholic" to describe only Roman Catholics is standard among many, but may offend Christians of other denominations who also view themselves as "Catholic", such as many Anglicans, Orthodox Christians and High Lutherans. [e]
- Christianity [r]: The largest world religion, which centers around the worship of one God, his son Jesus Christ, and his Holy Spirit. [e]
- Religion [r]: Belief in, and systems of, worshipful dedication to a superhuman power or belief in the ultimate nature of existence. [e]
Subtopics
- Congregation of the Doctrine of the Faith [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Opus Dei [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Society of Jesus [r]: The Jesuits, a Catholic religious order founded in 1534 by St Ignatius of Loyola. [e]
- Papacy [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Pope Benedict XVI [r]: Former Pope of the Roman Catholic Church (2005-2013), formerly an academic theologian and Prefect of the Congregation of the Doctrine of the Faith, now known as Pope emeritus (born 1925). [e]
Catholic theologians
- Hans Urs von Balthasar [r]: Add brief definition or description
- John Henry Newman [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Karl Rahner [r]: (1904—1984) Catholic theologian, considered by some to be "the dominant theological voice of the Roman Catholic Church in the twentieth century" (Marmion and Hines). [e]
- Pierre Teilhard de Chardin [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Jesus [r]: Traveling preacher in first century CE, foundational figure in Christianity. [e]
- Calcidius [r]: (4th century) Little known Christian who translated the first part (to 53c) of Plato's Timaeus from Greek into Latin around the year 321 and provided with it an extensive commentary. [e]
- Martin Luther [r]: German theologian and monk (1483-1546); led the Reformation; believed that salvation is granted on the basis of faith rather than deeds. [e]
- Books of the Bible [r]: The collection of works that comprise the Old and New Testaments of the Christian Bible. [e]
- Hebrew Bible [r]: consists of religious works categorized into the Torah (Law), Nevi'im (Prophets), and Ketuvim (Writings). [e]
- Apostle [r]: In Christianity, were missionaries among the leaders in the Early Church and, in the Epistle to the Hebrews, by Jesus Christ himself. [e]