(To profess Protestantism)

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• Haldane brothers Scottish Baptist leaders —    Though not the first Baptists in Scotland, the brothers Robert Haldane (1764 1842) and James Alexander Haldane (1768 1851) did much to promote the Baptist cause there in the first half of the 19th century.    Robert was born on February 28,… …   Encyclopedia of Protestantism

• Halfway Covenant —    The Halfway Covenant was a compromise measure adopted by Massachusetts Congregationalists on questions of baptism and the Lord s Supper.    In 17th century New England Congregationalism, the church was supposed to consist only of individuals… …   Encyclopedia of Protestantism

• Norway —    The Reformation came to Norway in 1537, following its acceptance by King Christian III of Denmark (r. 1534 59), then sovereign of Norway as well. Norway officially accepted Lutheranism in 1539, and those bishops who remained loyal to Rome were …   Encyclopedia of Protestantism

• Negro Race —     Negro Race     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Negro Race     The term negro, derived from the Spanish and the Latin words meaning black (negro; niger), may be applied to a large portion of mankind, but it is more strictly confined to certain… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• The Church —     The Church     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Church     The term church (Anglo Saxon, cirice, circe; Modern German, Kirche; Sw., Kyrka) is the name employed in the Teutonic languages to render the Greek ekklesia (ecclesia), the term by which… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Union of Christendom — • Includes the Catholic Church together with the many other religious communions which have either directly or indirectly, separated from it Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Union of Christendom     Union of Christend …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Christianity — /kris chee an i tee/, n., pl. Christianities. 1. the Christian religion, including the Catholic, Protestant, and Eastern Orthodox churches. 2. Christian beliefs or practices; Christian quality or character: Christianity mixed with pagan elements; …   Universalium

• Inspiration of the Bible — • Covered in four sections, I. Belief in Inspired books; II. Nature of Inspiration; III. Extent of Inspiration; IV. Protestant Views on the Inspiration of the Bible Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Inspiration of the Bible      …   Catholic encyclopedia