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Christianity

(Encyclopedia) Christianity, religion founded in Palestine by the followers of Jesus. One of the world's major religions, it predominates in Europe and the Americas, where it has been a powerful…

Christianity

Eastern OrthodoxyEastern Rite ChurchesRoman CatholicismRoman Catholic Church HierarchyProtestantismU.S. Protestant Groups Christianity is a monotheistic religion founded by the followers of…

A Convert to Christianity

by Ann-Marie Imbornoni Return to the C.S. Lewis Bio Lewis had been raised as a Christian by his parents, who were Protestants. However, it wasn't until he was sent away to boarding school after the…

Brewer's: Christian

[ch = k]. The hero of John Bunyan's allegory called The Pilgrim's Progress. He flees from the “City of Destruction,” and journeys to the “Celestial City.” He starts with a heavy burden on…

Brewer's: Christian'a

[ch = k]. The wife of Christian, who started with her children and Mercy from the “City of Destruction” long after her husband. She was placed under the guidance of Mr. Great-Heart, and…

Christian Scientists

Founded by Mary Baker Eddy (1821–1910) in the 1860s and 1870s, Christian Science views creation as entirely spiritual. The church holds the Bible as authoritative yet interprets it in a…

Christiane Amanpour

Christiane AmanpourTV news correspondentBorn: 1958Birthplace: London After earning a BA in journalism from the University of Rhode Island, Amanpour worked as an electronic graphics designer…

Christian Slater

Christian Slater made a splash early in his screen career as a rebellious youth in Heathers (1989) and Pump Up the Volume (1990). A professional actor since childhood, his early film roles as an…

Christian Doppler

Christian Doppler studied mathematics and astronomy in Czechoslovakia and Austria, and ended up teaching in Vienna. In 1842 he presented his paper "On the Coloured Light of Double Stars and Certain…

Christian Bale

Intense and versatile, Christian Bale played caped superhero Batman in the big-budget film Batman Begins (2005) and then won an Oscar as a drug-addled ex-boxer in the 2010 film The Fighter.…