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- Constantinople synod on hesychasm (1341)
A synod in Constantinople addressed the dispute between Gregory Palamas and Barlaam over hesychast prayer and the knowledge of God. - Consulting the dead: the prohibition texts
Deuteronomy forbids divination and necromancy; Isaiah challenges consulting the dead on behalf of the living; 1 Samuel narrates Saul seeking Samuel through the woman at Endor after the LORD did not answer him. These… - Corinth and Ephesus: teaching, trades, and shared ministry
At Corinth, Acts places Paul alongside Priscilla and Aquila in work and witness. At Ephesus the couple explains the way more accurately to Apollos, who then serves believers in Achaia. Paul's letters reject factions… - Cornelius and Novatian divide over restoration
Rival leadership and disagreement about restoring Christians who had lapsed under persecution divide the Roman church. Eusebius preserves Cornelius's attack on Novatian and information about a synod. - Cornelius of Caesarea
Acts describes Cornelius as a centurion of the Italian cohort, devout and God-fearing with his household, generous in almsgiving, and constant in prayer. He sends for Peter, gathers relatives and friends, and hears… - Cornelius: the Spirit and the Gentile household
Acts interweaves Cornelius's summons from Caesarea with Peter's vision in Joppa. Peter enters the centurion's household, proclaims Jesus, and sees the Holy Spirit fall upon the hearers before he orders their baptism.… - Corporal and Capital Punishments
The Qur'an prescribes amputation for qualifying theft, one hundred lashes for zina, retaliation for homicide or injury with room for forgiveness, and severe penalties for violent disorder. Canonical hadith attribute… - Council in Trullo (Quinisext)
The Quinisext council issued disciplinary canons after the fifth and sixth ecumenical councils, which had not produced comparable canonical collections. - Council of Ancyra
A regional synod addresses repentance and discipline after persecution; its canons later enter Eastern canonical collections. - Council of Chalcedon
The council confessed one and the same Jesus Christ in two natures, without confusion, change, division, or separation, and received key earlier Christological letters. - Council of Constantinople (879–880)
With papal legates present, the council confirmed Photios, who had returned to the patriarchal throne in 877; annulled the earlier condemnations; affirmed the Creed without the Filioque; and recognized Nicaea II as… - Council of Constantinople of 879–880
With papal legates present, the council confirmed Photios, who had already returned to the patriarchal throne in 877; annulled the condemnations issued in 863 and 869–870; affirmed the Creed without the Filioque; and… - Council of Ephesus
The council judged the dispute involving Nestorius and approved Cyril's defense of the one incarnate Christ. The title Theotokos identifies the one born of Mary as the divine Word made flesh. - Council of Florence and attempted East–West reunion
Latin and Greek delegates agree to a reunion formula at Florence, but it is rejected by much of the Orthodox East. Catholic and Orthodox reception of the council differs. - Council of Hieria supports iconoclasm
Hieria's iconoclast decisions become a foil for the seventh ecumenical council's defense of holy icons. - Council of Jerusalem
The apostles and elders discern the reception of Gentile believers without imposing the full Mosaic ritual law. - Council of Sardica
Bishops meet amid the continuing Arian crisis; the council's canons become part of later canonical discussion. - Council of Trent
The council responds to Reformation disputes and sets directions for Catholic doctrine, worship, and pastoral reform. - Councils and Teaching
Councils bring bishops together to address disputed teaching, discipline, and pastoral needs. Catholics receive the early ecumenical councils and later Western councils, including Trent and Vatican II, while… - Creation
The one God freely creates all things from nothing through the Son and in the Holy Spirit. Creation is good and distinct from God; he remains present to it and sustains it in being. - Creation and the image of God
Genesis opens with God as Creator and humanity made in His image. This is theological prehistory, not an event assigned a BCE year. - Creation from nothing
God freely gives existence to the world. Creation is not a piece of the divine nature or a rival eternal power. - Creation in Genesis and the Psalms
Genesis 1 presents ordered creation through God's speech and calls it good; Genesis 2 focuses on the human creature, garden, and relationships. Psalm 104 praises a world sustained and provisioned by God. These are… - Credence Table
The credence table holds vessels and other items prepared for Mass. It supports the service around the altar. - Crucifix
A cross bearing the figure of Christ crucified stands on or near the altar and is visible to the assembly. - Crucifixion and Resurrection
The death and resurrection of Jesus stand at the center of apostolic preaching and Christian worship. - Cyprian and the unity of the Church
Cyprian writes amid persecution and disputes about lapsi, bishops, and communion. - Cyprian explains why the Lord's Prayer is shared prayer
Cyprian draws attention to the plural language of the Lord's Prayer: believers ask for daily bread and forgiveness together. His exposition connects prayer with the unity of the community and responsibility toward… - Cyprian: one episcopate and communion
In the third century, Cyprian argues for the unity of the episcopate and opposes rival episcopal claims in the Novatian conflict. He connects succession to unity, lawful appointment, and communion. - Cyril and Methodius evangelize Slavic peoples
Their mission develops Slavic Christian learning, translation, and worship, with a long afterlife in Eastern Europe. - Cyril of Alexandria
Alexandrian bishop whose defense of the unity of Christ's person shaped the Council of Ephesus and later Christological discussion. - Cyril of Alexandria and the union of Christ
Cyril's Christological teaching and the 433 Formula of Reunion help frame later conciliar language about the incarnate Word. - Cyril of Jerusalem
Fourth-century bishop whose catechetical teaching prepares candidates for baptism and explains the creed, sacraments, Scripture, and Christian conduct. - Cyril prepares Jerusalem catechumens for baptism
Cyril's catechetical instruction addresses candidates preparing for baptism. Repentance, forgiveness, and the seriousness of participation accompany the explanation of Christian belief. - Cyrus
Persian king whose decree permits return and rebuilding. - Dan
Jacob's son through Bilhah; his name is linked with judging, and Jacob's testament portrays Dan as both judge and serpent. - Daniel
Daniel combines court stories of faithful resistance with symbolic visions of empires, judgment, and resurrection. The story's sixth-century setting and common critical dating of its final form to the second century… - Daniel
Wise court figure and visionary in the book of Daniel. - Daniel's court tales and visions
Daniel presents fidelity under foreign rule and apocalyptic visions of divine sovereignty; the setting and composition date should be distinguished. - David
King associated with Jerusalem and the royal covenant.