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{
The Life of the Church
Christianity: An Introduction
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Day to day life of the Church is very vast; it varies from group to group, sometimes within each group
Roman Catholicism, for example, is so big some practices are used by some, not by others
Others allow individuals to decide
The Life of the Church
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Customs included: Rings Voluntary commitment Vows Cultural factors
Christian Weddings
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Union of man and woman: symbolizes marriage of Christ and the Church
Two become one flesh Wedding at Cana
Christian Weddings
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Celebrate funeral rites for worship, praise, thanksgiving to God for the gift of life, and hope for the just
“I am the resurrection and the life; if you believe in me even though you die, you shall live forever” ~John 15:25-26
Christian Funerals
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Pall – white cloth Incense Formerly black worn; now white for
new life
Christian Funerals
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Victorian period – Christmas became national festival in England; explosion of Christmas carols written
Eric Milner-White – chaplain King’s College, Cambridge – developed Service of Nine Lessons and Carols
9 carols, sung by congregation, nine biblical readings
Service of the Nine Lessons and Carols
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Readings tell the Christmas story, from Genesis through the Gospels
Theme: Christ is the long-promised savior of the world, God incarnate, who has entered into our world as one of us in order to redeem it
Service of the Nine Lessons and Carols
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“Breaking of the bread” Baptism – sign of commitment Singing: “Speak to one another with
psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs” ~Ephesians 5:19-20
Ekklesia Agape Sabbath
Christian Worship
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Our Father/Lord’s Prayer Prayer – “a covenant relationship
between God and humanity in Christ”
Private and public Adoration Contrition Thanksgiving Supplication
Prayer
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Earliest forms of worship – songs Hymns – 8th century
Amazing Grace
Praise
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Many churches: structured form of Bible readings (“Lectionary”)
Often proclaimed by Lay ministers Earlier priority of the Gospels –
now Old and New Testament
Reading Scripture
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Sermo – “a word” Sermon, homily “The drawing out of” a Biblical
passage Homilarium – books of sermons
Apostles Creed, Nicene Creed – often recited at weekly masses/services
Preaching, Creeds
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Sacrament – “An external physical sign of an interior spiritual grace”
Baptism Reconciliation Eucharist Confirmation Marriage Holy Orders Anointing of the Sick
The sacraments
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Baptizein - “to wash” Infant baptism Adult baptism
Confirmation
Baptism
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Breaking of the bread – “Last supper”
Jewish Passover Meal Unleavened bread
Eucharist – “Thanksgiving” Mass – missa – “A service of some
sort Holy Communion – fellowship,
sharing Lord’s Supper – breaking of the
bread as memorial of last supper
Eucharist
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Bread and wine – both forms offered Some groups do it monthly Others weekly Spoon or no spoon?
Eucharist
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All revolve around Easter: Ash Wednesday Holy/Maundy Thursday Good Friday Ascension Pentecost Trinity SundayFixed feast: Christmas, select Holy Days
Rhythms and Seasons: Christian Year
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Adventus - “coming” Wreath Four Sundays Two advents
Advent
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Fixed – December 25 Birth of Jesus Santa Claus – St. Nicholas,
patron saint of children
Epiphany – “manifestation” or “making known” – January 6th
Magi
Christmas
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Ash Wednesday – seventh week before Easter
Imposition of Ashes Preparation for Easter
Lent
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Fasting Almsgiving Holy Week –
Palm Sunday Holy Thursday Good Friday
Stations of the Cross 14/15
Lent
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Marks Christ rising from the dead
Easter
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40 Days after Easter Jesus’ time on earth after the
Resurrection ends; he ascends into heaven
Ascension
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50 days after Easter Marks the beginning of the
institutional church Holy Spirit came to the Apostles and
they were able to “speak in tongues”; they were empowered to go speak to all nations.
Pentecost
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Monasticism (mono – one): a life for constant prayer; prayer life seemed ideal
Structure – seven times of prayer for the day – “offices”
Systematically structured into segments, including prayer and the reading of Scripture, especially Psalms
Dietrich Bonhoeffer – value of setting aside time for daily prayer.
The monastic day
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Some Christian groups have deliberately defined themselves as counter-cultural
Mennonite, Amish communities: faith separates from daily culture
Most Christians do not feel a need to distinguish between the two
Early Church: Christianity was illegal Augustine of Hippo: Exodus example –
what is good, true, or valuable can be used for the Gospel
Christianity quickly became the official religion of the Roman Empire
Bishops began to imitate dress and customs of secular rules
Monasticism was counter-cultural
Christian Attitudes to Culture:Some Considerations
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Christianity – unlike Islam and Judaism – no religious requirements concerning food or clothing
Jesus: religious purity lies within the heart, need for kosher and halal is negated.
Some Cultural customs that became part of Christianity:
Traditional Bishop garment color purple Wedding ring on fourth finger, left hand
Some Christian contributions: Supply of wine – Monk Dom Perignon –
discovered how wine could be preserved with the use of the bark of the Portuguese cork oak
The Impact of Christianity on Culture
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Three broad positions on nature:1. The natural world is divine2. The natural world is created, and bears
some resemblance to its creator3. The natural world has no relation to
God If the natural world has no relation to
God, Christians often say, there is no motivation to study it; if it does, there is a good reason.
God’s imprint in creation God imposes order, rationality, and
beauty upon nature; some of which is capable of being uncovered by humanity
Christianity and Sciences
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Some issues: Freeman Dyson “The Scientist as Rebel” – science is “rebellion against the restrictions imposed by the local prevailing culture” and therefore a subversive activity.
Rise of science challenged some religious worldviews
Copernican solar system Darwin
Christianity and Sciences
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Cross – instrument of execution, a symbol of Christian hope
Sign of the Cross Cross is a symbol of Christianity
from the earliest times Used in art as a devotional piece
Icthus – teaching aid - Jesus Christ, Son of God, Savior
Christian Symbolism: The Cross
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Visualization – development of ways the divine can be represented
Second Commandment – No false idols /Iconoclast controversy
Heidelberg Catechism – “God cannot and should not be depicted in any way”; Biblical preaching should take the place of religious art as means of instruction and devotion
Most Christians find art helpful for devotion
Jesus – “image of the invisible God”
Christian Art
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Christian Art
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First, Christians met in private
Once legal, they wanted to make distinct points of worship
Cyprian: “Outside the Church there is no salvation”
Old Testament Temple
Church Architecture
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Early Christian buildings did not use stained glass
Gothic architectural design led to stained glass (Why have windows shed light onto wall paintings when they themselves could contain messages?)
1100 – technology was well established
1550-1850 – painted glass
Stained Glass
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Church Layouts
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Iconoclast Controversy – many destroyed
Greek eikon “image” – a portable sacred image
Iconoclasts – “uninstructed and ignorant” could misconstrue the image from the divine reality it represents
Icons
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Early music – Old Testament
Thomas Aquinas Luther –
traditional hymns – “A Mighty Fortress is Our God”
Mozart, Bach, Handel, etc.
Moved with the times
Christian Music
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Dorothy Sayers – “The church, as a body, never made its mind up on the arts”
Greek writers and Paul Italian Renaissance Means of sharing the
Gospel Dante – The Divine
Comedy Virgil – The Aeneid
Christianity and Literature
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Pilgrimage – Commitment, hardship, Christian unity
Common places: Jerusalem Rome Canterbury Santiago de Compostela – “The
Way of St. James” Lourdes - France
Pilgrimage and Christian Life
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