Religion and Peace

Religion and Peace : "We are bombarded on a nearly daily basis with news stories that portray religion as a cause of seemingly intractable conflict the world over. Some, in fact, trace the view of religion as a source of conflict all the way back to the religious wars that ravaged seventeenth century Europe. What does not attract attention is the peacebuilding power of religion. This contribution is often overlooked, in part, because the secular media rarely pays attention to the role of religious peacemakers because their work is often not dramatic enough. However, all of the world's major religions have a significant strain emphasizing peace. Religious leaders and workers have proven to be key civil society actors in many efforts to resolve conflicts, serving as intermediaries or "Third Siders" or helping to facilitate reconciliation. This essay explores some of the ways in which religion has played a positive role in mitigating conflict and offers brief profiles of a few such organizations."

List of Christian theologians

List of Christian theologians - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: "This is a list of notable Christian theologians. They are listed by century. If a particular theologian crosses over two centuries, he may be listed in the latter century or in the century with which he is best identified.

Spiritual practice

Spiritual practice - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: "A spiritual practice or spiritual discipline (often including spiritual exercises) is the regular or full-time performance of actions and activities undertaken for the purpose of cultivating spiritual development. A common metaphor used in the spiritual traditions of the world's great religions is that of walking a path.Therefore a spiritual practice moves a person along a path towards a goal. The goal is variously referred to as salvation, liberation or union (with God). A person who walks such a path is sometimes referred to as a wayfarer or a pilgrim."

History of Christianity

History of Christianity - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: "The history of Christianity concerns the Christian religion, its followers and the Church with its various denominations, from the first century to the present."

Theology

Theology - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: "Theology (from Greek Θεός meaning "God" and λογία, -logy, meaning "study of") is the systematic and rational study of concepts of God and their influences and of the nature of religious truths, or the learned profession acquired by completing specialized training in religious studies, usually at a university or school of divinity or seminary"

Old Testament as a preparation for the New Covenant and New Testament.

Old Testament - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: "The books can be broadly divided into the Pentateuch, which tells how God selected Israel to be his chosen people; the history books telling the history of the Israelites from their conquest of Canaan to their defeat and exile in Babylon; the poetic and "Wisdom" books dealing, in various forms, with questions of good and evil in the world; and the books of the biblical prophets, warning of the consequences of turning away from God."

Bible study (Christian)

Bible study (Christian) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: "In Christianity, Bible study is the study of the Bible by ordinary people as a personal religious or spiritual practice. Some denominations may call this devotion or devotional acts; however in other denominations devotion has other meanings. Bible study in this sense is distinct from biblical studies, which is a formal academic discipline."