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111India — • The peninsula is separated on the north from Tibet and Central Asia by the Himalaya, Hindu Kush, and Karakoram mountains, and some lower ranges divide it from Afghanistan and Baluchistan Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. India …
112Lord's Supper — No more contentious issue emerged among 16th century Protestant reformers than that of the sacraments, those ceremonial events designed to serve as a sign of God s presence and confirmation of his promises in Jesus Christ to the community of… …
113polity — A church s polity is its form of government. Like the words politics, police, and policy, the word is ultimately derived from the ancient Greek polis, which evokes both the order and the community of the ancient city state. As Protestantism… …
114Baptism — This article is about the Christian religious ceremony. For other uses, see Baptism (disambiguation). Baptism of Neophytes by Masaccio, 15th century, Brancacci Chapel, Florence.[ …
115Erasmus of Arcadia — This article discusses Erasmus, the Greek Orthodox bishop. For other meanings, see Erasmus (disambiguation). Erasmus Εράσμους Bishop of Arcadia Church Greek Orthodox Church See Diocese of Arcadia In Office …
116nonconformist — /non keuhn fawr mist/, n. 1. a person who refuses to conform, as to established customs, attitudes, or ideas. 2. (often cap.) a Protestant in England who is not a member of the Church of England; dissenter. [1610 20; NON + CONFORMIST] Syn. 1.… …
117Allen, Richard — (1760 1831) founder of the African Methodist Episcopal Church Richard Allen was born a slave in Philadelphia on February 14, 1760, and grew up on the Sturgis family plantation near Dover, Delaware. Around the age of 18, Allen responded… …
118Central America — Central America includes the predominantly Roman Catholic former colonies of Spain: Guatemala,Honduras,El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama. Belize, the former British Honduras, was a predominantly Protestant country until… …
119Music of Tonga — Contents 1 History 2 Surviving traditional music 3 Church music 4 Secular music 5 See also …
120Joseph Cooke — Rev. Joseph Cooke (1775 1811), a Free Christian, was expelled by the Wesleyan Methodists on doctrinal grounds and became the inspiration behind the Methodist Unitarian movement formed under the leadership of another former Wesleyan Joseph… …
