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Christianity Across Cultures
Christianity Across Cultures
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1
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What is the Indigenizing Principle in Christianity?
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Christianity makes itself at home in every culture.
2
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How does the Indigenizing Principle view the Gospel's relation to cultures?
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The Gospel is not foreign but takes root in any people's life.
3
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What is the Pilgrim Principle in Christianity?
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Christianity challenges and transforms every culture.
4
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Why does the Pilgrim Principle critique cultures?
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No culture fully captures the Kingdom of God.
5
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What was the context of the Council of Jerusalem?
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Debate on whether Gentile converts needed Jewish Law.
6
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What key issue faced the Council of Jerusalem?
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Inclusion of Gentiles without full Mosaic Law observance.
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What decisions came from the Council of Jerusalem?
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Gentiles avoid idolatry, immorality, certain foods; no circumcision required.
8
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What convened the Council of Nicaea?
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Emperor Constantine to settle disputes threatening Church unity.
9
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What was the Arian Controversy at Nicaea?
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Arius taught Christ was created, not co-eternal with Father.
10
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What did the Council of Nicaea affirm about Christ?
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Full divinity; Son is homousios with the Father.
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What was the context of the Council of Chalcedon?
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Debates on Christ's divinity and humanity after Nicaea and Constantinople.
12
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What key issue was at Chalcedon?
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Christological debates on how divinity and humanity relate in Christ.
13
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What did Chalcedon define about Christ?
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Fully God and fully man in one person, two natures.
14
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Who was Cornelius in Acts?
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Gentile Roman centurion who received the Holy Spirit without Judaism.
15
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What divine initiative marked Cornelius's conversion?
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Visions to Cornelius and Peter showing God's impartiality.
16
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How did Peter's encounter with Cornelius transform theology?
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Realized God shows no partiality; cultural distinctions don't define God's people.
17
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What vision did Constantine see before battle in 312?
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Chi-Rho symbol in the sky with promise of victory.
18
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What was Constantine's Edict of Milan?
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Legalized Christianity in 313 CE, ending persecution.
19
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How did Constantine union Church and State?
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Allied Church with imperial power for protection and spread.
20
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What shift occurred in missionary approach after Constantine?
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From grassroots witness to imperial and institutional character.
21
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What role did Constantine play in Nicaea?
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Convened the First Ecumenical Council producing the Nicene Creed.
22
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Who was Ignatius of Antioch?
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Bishop who detailed early Church structure in seven letters.
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What Church structure did Ignatius describe?
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Bishop, priest, and deacon; adopted by end of second century.
24
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Who was Polycarp?
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Eighty-six-year-old bishop of Smyrna, martyred around 156 AD.
25
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Who were Perpetua and Felicity?
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Early Christian martyrs from Carthage executed around 203 AD.
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Who was Athanasius?
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Bishop of Alexandria key in Arian controversy; wrote Life of Anthony.
27
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Who was Arius?
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Presbyter in Alexandria teaching Jesus was created, not eternal.
28
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What was Edessa's role in early Christianity?
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Earliest center outside Rome; spread to Persia, India, China.
29
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Who founded Christianity in Edessa?
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Addai (Thaddeus), a Galilean Jewish Christian disciple.
30
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What key figure from Edessa's School?
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St. Ephrem the Syrian, shaping Eastern theology and poetry.