Warm-Up Discuss with a partner – What do the following holidays celebrate? Chanukah Rosh Hashanah Passover ***Use your notes from friday
SWBAT explain major beliefs and practices of christianity Objective SWBAT explain major beliefs and practices of christianity
Housekeeping New hall passes
Video Make sure to take notes in your religion chart.
Christianity Monotheistic. Evolved from Judaism. Moved east and south of its hearth area. Constantine’s conversion European contact with the “New World” brought Christianity. World’s largest religion. Segmented into three separate branches: Catholics Protestants Eastern Christians
Christianity Catholicism - largest branch Headed by the Pope direct link to God Ceremonial - 7 sacraments baptism, marriage, Eucharist, etc. Very traditional Christianity
Christianity Eastern Orthodoxy - 11th Century split Rivalry between Pope and Patriarch of Constantinople (Istanbul) Rome remained center for Roman Catholicism Rejected some Roman Catholicism doctrine by 1054 officially split National Churches Russian, Greek, Serbian Orthodox, etc. Christianity
Christianity Protestantism - (1517) Reformation era Martin Luther No Pope needed individual has direct link to God Grace through faith rather than sacraments forgiveness for sins through indiv. prayers Spread though N. Europe and England arose same time as 1466 Gutenberg Bible and the printing press Martin Luther