{"id":1523,"date":"2016-05-20T19:48:04","date_gmt":"2016-05-20T19:48:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/introductiontosociology-waymaker\/?post_type=chapter&p=1523"},"modified":"2016-07-20T03:33:19","modified_gmt":"2016-07-20T03:33:19","slug":"reading-christianity","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/sanjacinto-introsociology-1\/chapter\/reading-christianity\/","title":{"raw":"Reading: Christianity","rendered":"Reading: Christianity"},"content":{"raw":"
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Christianity<\/h2>\r\n<\/section>
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Today the largest religion in the world, Christianity began 2,000 years ago in Palestine, with Jesus of Nazareth, a charismatic leader who taught his followers about caritas<\/em> (charity) or treating others as you would like to be treated yourself.<\/p>\r\n

The sacred text for Christians is the Bible. While Jews, Christians, and Muslims share many of same historical religious stories, their beliefs verge. In their shared sacred stories, it is suggested that the son of God\u2014a messiah\u2014will return to save God\u2019s followers. While Christians believe that he already appeared in the person of Jesus Christ, Jews and Muslims disagree. While they recognize Christ as an important historical figure, their traditions don\u2019t believe he\u2019s the son of God, and their faiths see the prophecy of the messiah\u2019s arrival as not yet fulfilled.<\/p>\r\n

Different Christian groups have variations among their sacred texts. For instance, Mormons, an established Christian sect, also use the Book of Mormon, which they believe details other parts of Christian doctrine and Jesus\u2019 life that aren\u2019t included in the Bible. Similarly, the Catholic Bible includes the Apocrypha, a collection that, while part of the 1611 King James translation, is no longer included in Protestant versions of the Bible. Although monotheistic, Christians often describe their god through three manifestations that they call the Holy Trinity: the father (God), the son (Jesus), and the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is a term Christians often use to describe religious experience, or how they feel the presence of the sacred in their lives. One foundation of Christian doctrine is the Ten Commandments, which decry acts considered sinful, including theft, murder, and adultery.<\/p>\r\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=4Z6CArFTLmk\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n<\/section><\/section>

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Further Research<\/h3>\r\n

PBS\u2019s Frontline<\/em> explores \u201cthe life of Jesus and the rise of Christianity\u201d in this in-depth documentary. View the piece in its entirety here<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section>

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Practice<\/h3>\r\n
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1. What do Christianity and Islam have in common?<\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n
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  1. Both believe in a single supreme god.<\/li>\r\n \t
  2. Both share many of the same stories in their central religious texts.<\/li>\r\n \t
  3. Both believe in an afterlife.<\/li>\r\n \t
  4. All of the above<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/div>\r\n
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    Self-Check: World Religions<\/h2>\r\n

    You\u2019ll have more success on the Self-Check, if you\u2019ve completed the eight Readings in this section.<\/span><\/p>\r\nhttps:\/\/assessments.lumenlearning.com\/assessments\/1038","rendered":"

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    Christianity<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n
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    Today the largest religion in the world, Christianity began 2,000 years ago in Palestine, with Jesus of Nazareth, a charismatic leader who taught his followers about caritas<\/em> (charity) or treating others as you would like to be treated yourself.<\/p>\n

    The sacred text for Christians is the Bible. While Jews, Christians, and Muslims share many of same historical religious stories, their beliefs verge. In their shared sacred stories, it is suggested that the son of God\u2014a messiah\u2014will return to save God\u2019s followers. While Christians believe that he already appeared in the person of Jesus Christ, Jews and Muslims disagree. While they recognize Christ as an important historical figure, their traditions don\u2019t believe he\u2019s the son of God, and their faiths see the prophecy of the messiah\u2019s arrival as not yet fulfilled.<\/p>\n

    Different Christian groups have variations among their sacred texts. For instance, Mormons, an established Christian sect, also use the Book of Mormon, which they believe details other parts of Christian doctrine and Jesus\u2019 life that aren\u2019t included in the Bible. Similarly, the Catholic Bible includes the Apocrypha, a collection that, while part of the 1611 King James translation, is no longer included in Protestant versions of the Bible. Although monotheistic, Christians often describe their god through three manifestations that they call the Holy Trinity: the father (God), the son (Jesus), and the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is a term Christians often use to describe religious experience, or how they feel the presence of the sacred in their lives. One foundation of Christian doctrine is the Ten Commandments, which decry acts considered sinful, including theft, murder, and adultery.<\/p>\n