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Church history
Church history or ecclesiastical history as an academic discipline studies the history of Christianity and the way the Christian Church has developed since its inception. Henry Melvill Gwatkin defined church history as "the spiritual side of the history of civilized people ever since our Master's coming". A. M. Renwick, however, defines it as an account of the Church's success and failure in carrying out Christ's Great Commission. Renwick suggests a fourfold division of church history into missionary activity, church organization, doctrine and "the effect on human life". Church history is often, but not always, studied from a Christian perspective. Writers from different Christian traditions will often highlight people and events particularly relevant to their own denominational history. Catholic and Orthodox writers often highlight the achievements of the ecumenical councils, while evangelical historians may focus on the Protestant Reformation and the Great Awakenings.
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Church History
Church history refers to the academic study and narrative of the development, growth, and transformation of Christianity as a religious and cultural institution over time. It encompasses the exploration of key events, figures, concepts, and movements that have shaped the beliefs, practices, and organization of the Christian Church, including the early Christian communities, the spread of Christianity, the emergence of various Christian denominations, doctrinal controversies, political and social influences, reformations, missionary endeavors, and modern developments. Church history seeks to analyze and interpret historical sources, texts, artifacts, and archaeological evidence to understand the past and its relevance to the present-day Church.
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The numerical value of church history in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
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The numerical value of church history in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
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[Warren] was in charge of church history, so for a lot of us children who were born into this, our days would be forever listening to these tapes of Warren’s voice playing over and over of him teaching us church history. It became the backdrop of our childhood.
It may be that this conflict has only just begun, and it may be that as with previous conflicts in Church history, it will eventually be serious enough to end in real schism, a permanent parting of the ways.
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