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Catholic Biblical Apologetics: American Christian Branches Among European Founded Churches
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| 1985-1991
| Dr. Robert Schihl and Paul Flanagan
Posted on 02/22/2010 8:35:05 PM PST by Salvation
Catholic Biblical Apologetics
Apologetics without apology!
What does the Roman Catholic Church teach about ...? ... and why?
This website surveys the origin and development of Roman Catholic Christianity from the period of the apostolic church, through the post-apostolic church and into the conciliar movement. Principal attention is paid to the biblical basis of both doctrine and dogma as well as the role of paradosis (i.e. handing on the truth) in the history of the Church. Particular attention is also paid to the hierarchical founding and succession of leadership throughout the centuries.
This is a set of lecture notes used since 1985 to teach the basis for key doctrines and dogmas of the Roman Catholic Church. The objectives of the course were, and are:
- To present the biblical basis for the origin and development of the Roman Catholic Church.
- To present the development of the canon of Scripture and evolution of biblical teaching in the Church.
- To understand the role of paradosis/tradition in the oral transmission of revelation.
- To study the Council of Jerusalem, described in the 15th chapter of The Acts of the Apostles and its role in the development of doctrine in the conciliar movement in the Church.
- To understand the revelation, doctrinal development and practice of the sacramental life in the history of the Church.
- To study the role of the Holy Spirit as teaching authority in the Church.
- To study the revelation and development of hierarchical authority in the Church.
- To understand the hierarchy of truths in the Church as well as the role of private devotion and personal growth in holiness.
The course grew out of the need for the authors to continually answer questions about their faith tradition and their work. (Both authors are active members of Catholic parish communities in the Diocese of Richmond, Virginia. Dr. Robert Schihl was a Professor and Associate Dean of the School of Communication and the Arts at Regent University. Paul Flanagan is a consultant specializing in preparing people for technology based changes.) At the time these notes were first prepared, the authors were spending time in their faith community answering questions about their Protestant Evangelical workplaces (Mr. Flanagan was then a senior executive at the Christian Broadcasting Network), and time in their workplaces answering similar questions about their Roman Catholic faith community. These notes are the result of more than a decade of facilitating dialogue among those who wish to learn more about what the Roman Catholic Church teaches and why.
American Christian Branches Among European Founded Churches
American Christian Branches Among European Founded Churches
The following American Christian branches to European founded churches take their beginning from the history chart of the preceding page. The date before each denomination indicates the beginning of that American branch church fellowship.
Lutheran Branch
- 1818 - Ohio Lutheran Synod
- 1930 - American Lutheran Church
- 1988 - Evangelical Lutheran Church of America
- 1820 - General Lutheran Synod
- 1863 - United Synod South
- 1867 - General Lutheran Council
- 1918 - United Lutheran Church in America
- 1962 - Lutheran Church in America
- 1988 - Evangelical Lutheran Church of America
- 1847 - Lutheran Church Missouri Synod
- 1976 - Association of Evangelical Lutherans
- 1988 - Evangelical Lutheran Church of America
- 1854 Iowa Lutheran Synod
- 1930 - American Lutheran Church
- 1988 - Evangelical Lutheran Church of America
- 1860 - Swedish Augustana Synod
- 1962 - Lutheran Church in America
- 1988 - Evangelical Lutheran Church of America
- 1872 - American Evangelical Lutheran Church
- 1962 - Lutheran Church in America
- 1988 - Evangelical Lutheran Church of America
- 1890 - Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Church
- 1962 - Lutheran Church in America
- 1988 - Evangelical Lutheran Church of America
- 1896 - United Evangelical Lutheran Church
- 1960 - American Lutheran Church
- 1988 - Evangelical Lutheran Church of America
- 1900 - Church of the Lutheran Brethren of America
- 1988 - Evangelical Lutheran Church of America
- 1918 - Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod
1929 - Apostolic Lutheran Church of America
Reformed Branch
- 1628 - Dutch Reformed Church
- 1857 - Christian Reformed Church
- 1926 - Protestant Reformed Churches of America
- 1867 - Reformed Church in America
- 1628 - Puritans/Congregationalists
- Evangelical Protestant Church of North America
- 1931 - Congregational Christian Churches
- 1957 - United Church of Christ
- 1790 - Universalists
- 1961 - Unitarian Universalist Association
- 1793 - German Reformed Church
- 1826 - Churches of God in North America
- 1869 - Reformed Church in the United States
- 1934 - Evangelical and Reformed Church
- 1957 - United Church of Christ
- 1801 - Christians/Churches of Christ
- 1832 - Christian Church/Disciples of Christ
- 1807 - Disciples of Christ
- 1832 - Christian Church/Disciples of Christ
- 1849 - Evangelical Synod of North America
- 1934 - Evangelical and Reformed Church
- 1957 - United Church of Christ
Anglican Branch
- 1787 - Protestant Episcopal Church
- 1861 - North Protestant Episcopal Church
- 1865 Protestant Episcopal Church
- 1873 - Reformed Episcopal Church
- 1861 - South Protestant Episcopal Church
- 1865 Protestant Episcopal Church
- 1873 - Reformed Episcopal Church
Presbyterian Branch
- 1706 - Presbyterian Church
- 1741 - New Side Presbyterian Church
- 1758 - Presbyterian Church
- 1741 - Old Side Presbyterian Church
- 1758 - Presbyterian Church
- 1810 - Cumberland Presbyterian Church
- 1837 - New School
- 1870 - Presbyterian Church, U.S.A.
- 1937 - Orthodox Presbyterian Church
- Bible Presbyterian Church
- 1956 - Bible Presbyterian Church
- 1965 - Reformed Presbyterian Church, Evangelical Synod
- 1982 - Presbyterian Church of America
- 1837 - Old School
- 1861 - Presbyterian Church, Confederate States
- Presbyterian Church in the United States
- 1973 - Presbyterian Church of America
- 1983 - Presbyterian Church, USA
- 1870 - Presbyterian Church, U.S.A.
- 1937 - Orthodox Presbyterian Church
- Bible Presbyterian Church
- 1956 - Bible Presbyterian Church
- 1965 - Reformed Presbyterian Church, Evangelical Synod
- 1982 - Presbyterian Church of America
- 1752 - Reformed Presbytery
- 1833 - Reformed Presbyterian Church of No. America (Covenanters)
- Associate Presbyterian Church
- 1858 - United Presbyterian Church of No. America
- 1958 - United Presbyterian Church, USA
- 1983 - Presbyterian Church, USA
- Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church
- 1822 - Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church (Covenanters)
- 1958 - United Presbyterian Church, USA
- 1983 - Presbyterian Church, USA
- 1774 - Reformed Presbyterian Church in North America
- 1965 - Reformed Presbyterian Church, Evangelical Synod
- 1982 - Presbyterian Church of America
Baptist Branch
- 1639 - British Separatists
- 1672 - Seventh-Day Baptists
- 1727 - Free Will Baptists
- 1770 - Old Lights
- 1787 - General Association of Separatists Baptists
- 1814 - Baptist Missionary Convention
- 1827 - Primitive Baptists
- 1845 - Northern Baptist Convention
- 1932 - General Assoc. of Regular Baptist Churches
- 1947 - Conservative Baptist Assoc. of America
- 1950 - America Baptist Convention
- 1770 - New Lights
- 1780 - Free Will Baptists (North)
- 1827 - Primitive Baptists
- 1910 - Northern Baptist Convention
- 1814 - Baptist Missionary Convention
- 1845 - Southern Baptist Convention
- 1895 - National Baptist Convention of America
- 1915 - National Baptist Convention of the U.S.A., Inc.
- 1961 - Progressive Baptist Convention
- 1905 - American Baptist Association
- 1895 - Northern Baptist Convention of America
- 1932 - General Assoc. of Regular Baptist Churches
- 1947 - Conservative Baptist Association of America
- 1950 - American Baptist Convention
Anabaptists
- 1840 - North American Baptist General Conference
- 1852 - Baptist General Conference
Methodist
- 1784 - Methodist Episcopal Church
- 1816 - African Methodist Episcopal Church
- 1821 - African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
- 1830 - Methodist Protestant Church/Bible Protestant Church
- 1939 - Methodist Church
- 1946 - Evangelical Methodist Church
- 1968 - United Methodist Church
- 1843 - Wesleyan Methodist Church of America
- 1968 Wesleyan Church
- 1844 - Methodist Episcopal
- 1860 - Free Methodist Church
- 1908 - Church of the Nazarene
- 1939 - Methodist Church
- 1946 - Evangelical Methodist Church
- 1968 - United Methodist Church
- 1844 - Methodist Episcopal Church (South)
- 1870 - Christian Methodist Episcopal Church
- 1897 - Pilgrim Holiness Church
- 1968 - Wesleyan Church
- 1800 - Church of the United Brethren in Christ
- 1946 - Evangelical United Brethren Church
- 1807 - Evangelical Church
- 1946 - Evangelical United Brethren Church
- 1829 - Primitive Methodist Church
- 1886 - Church of God (Cleveland, TN)
- 1923 - Tomlinson Church of God
- 1943 - Church of God (Queens Village, NY)
- 1953 - Church of God of Prophecy
- 1957 - Church of God of All Nations
- 1886 - Church of God
- 1922 - Original Church of God, Inc.
- 1886 - United Holy Church of America, Inc.
- 1898 - Fire-Baptized Holiness Church
- 1953 - Emanuel Holiness Church
- 1911 - Pentecostal Holiness Church
- 1918 - Pentecostal Fire-Baptized Holiness Church
- 1899 - Pentecostal Holiness Church
- 1911 - Pentecostal Holiness Church
- 1901 - Pentecostal Union
- 1917 - Pillar of Fire
- 1914 - Assemblies of God, General Council
- 1914 - Church of God by Faith, Inc.
- 1914 - Pentecostal Assemblies of the World, Inc.
- 1924 - Pentecostal Church, Inc.
- 1945 - United Pentecostal Church, Inc.
- Pentecostal Assemblies of Jesus Christ, Inc.
- 1917 - Pentecostal Church of Christ
- 1918 - International Church of the Foursquare Gospel
- 1919 - Pentecostal Church of God of America, Inc.
- 1919 - International Pentecostal Assemblies
- 1919 - Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith, Inc.
- 1957 - Bible Way Church, World-Wide
- 1919 - Bible Standard, Inc.
- 1935 - Open Bible Standard Churches, Inc.
- 1932 - Open Bible Evangelistic Association
- 1935 - Open Bible Standard Churches, Inc.
- 1932 - Calvary Pentecostal Church, Inc.
- 1947 - Elim Missionary Assemblies
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I think we, as Catholics, are spoiled. We have only One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church with 20 plus rites.
This list is amazing to me. I had no idea there were so many denominations under each heading above.
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posted on
02/22/2010 8:35:07 PM PST
by
Salvation
To: All
I’m interested in knowing if all these dates are accurate. I noticed that one date was missing in the main document.
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posted on
02/22/2010 8:37:55 PM PST
by
Salvation
("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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posted on
02/22/2010 8:39:26 PM PST
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Salvation
("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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posted on
02/22/2010 8:40:46 PM PST
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Salvation
("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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posted on
02/22/2010 8:41:41 PM PST
by
narses
("lex orandi, lex credendi, lex vivendi")
To: All
FoundationCatholic Biblical Apologetics: Foundation: Apologetics Without Apology
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Being Catholic and Christian: Faith and Salvation
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Catholic Biblical Apologetics: Being Catholic & Christian: Apostolic Confessions of Faith
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Catholic Biblical Apologetics: Faith and Works
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The Church: A Biblical Portrait - A New Testament Apologetic
Catholic Biblical Apologetics: The Church: A Biblical Portrait - A New Testament Apologetic: Jesus Christ preached a Reign or Kingdom, the Kingdom of God (or of heaven).
Catholic Biblical Apologetics: Jesus preached an end-times kingdom but one already existing on earth
Catholic Biblical Apologetics: Jesus preached that the kingdom was primarily spiritual and internal but also visible and external.
Catholic Biblical Apologetics: Christ called and founded an exclusive, inner core group of twelve men called the "apostles."
Catholic Biblical Apologetics: Christ committed His very mission to this twelve man inner core group, his Apostles, alone.
Christ gave to the Twelve, the Apostles, the power of ruling, teaching and sanctifying.
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Catholic Biblical Apologetics: American Christian Branches Among European Founded Churches
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posted on
02/22/2010 8:43:51 PM PST
by
Salvation
("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
To: Salvation
LOL, yeah, just one:
- American Catholic Church in the United States
- Antiochian Catholic Church in America
- Apostolic Catholic Church
- Armenian Catholic Church
- Belarusian Greek Catholic Church
- Brazilian Catholic Apostolic Church
- Bulgarian Catholic Church
- Byzantine Catholic Church
- Catholic Charismatic Church of Canada
- Celtic Catholic Church
- Chaldean Catholic Church
- Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association
- Communion of Christ the Redeemer
- Coptic Catholic Church
- Croatian Greek Catholic Church
- Ethiopian Catholic Church
- Free Catholic Church
- Georgian Catholic Church
- Greek Catholic Church
- Hungarian Greek Catholic Church
- Italo-Greek Catholic Church
- Liberal Catholic Church
- Macedonian Catholic Church
- Mariavite Church
- Maronite Catholic Church
- Melkite Catholic Church
- Old Catholic Church
- Old Catholic Church in Europe
- Old Catholic Church of America
- Orthodox-Catholic Church of America
- Palmarian Catholic Church
- Philippine Independent Church
- Polish National Catholic Church
- Romanian Catholic Church
- Russian Catholic Church
- Slovak Greek Catholic Church
- Spiritus Christi
- Syrian Catholic Church
- Syro-Malabar Church
- Syro-Malankara Catholic Church
- True Catholic Church
- Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church
The religion of Ted Kennedy is always good for a belly laugh.
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posted on
02/22/2010 8:57:30 PM PST
by
Anti-Utopian
("Come, let's away to prison; We two alone will sing like birds I' th' cage." -King Lear [V,iii,6-8])
To: Anti-Utopian
As I said above — ONLY 220 rites.
What is the source of your list, please.
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posted on
02/22/2010 9:04:49 PM PST
by
Salvation
("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
To: Anti-Utopian
Some of those are not recognized by the Vatican. Your source for your list, please. Second request.
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posted on
02/22/2010 9:06:24 PM PST
by
Salvation
("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
To: Salvation
Oops
As I said above ONLY 22 rites.
My mistake.
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posted on
02/22/2010 9:07:16 PM PST
by
Salvation
("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
To: Salvation
- The American Catholic Church in the United States - www.accus.us/
- Antiochian Catholic Church in America - www.forministry.com/USTNINDPTACCIA/
- Apostolic Catholic Church - www.apostoliccatholicchurch.com/
- Armenian Catholic Church - www.armeniancatholic.org/
- Belarusian Greek Catholic Church - www.catolicos.org/ritosbelarussiancatholicchurch.htm
- Brazilian Catholic Apostolic Church - http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/12/705514
And so on. I bet you wish you could just burn 'em all at the stake and seize their property like in the good old days.
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posted on
02/22/2010 9:28:38 PM PST
by
Anti-Utopian
("Come, let's away to prison; We two alone will sing like birds I' th' cage." -King Lear [V,iii,6-8])
To: Salvation
This isn't a complete list.
What I do find amazing is how quickly these groups die out while The Church continues.
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posted on
02/22/2010 9:32:45 PM PST
by
Cronos
(Philipp2:12, 2Cor5:10, Rom2:6, Matt7:21, Matt22:14, Lu12:42-46,John15:1-10,Rev2:4-5,Rev22:19)
To: Anti-Utopian; Salvation
You do realise that the Maronites, Melkites, Latin, Syro-Malankara, Ukrainian Catholic, Slovak Greek CAtholic, Byzantine CAtholic, Armenian Catholic, Antiochian Catholic are just rites within The Church, correct? i.e. they are dogmatically united in The Church?
This is not the same as comparing say Lutherans and Presbyterians who don't agree on predestination, the episcopal nature or on the nature of the Eucharistic sacrament.
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posted on
02/22/2010 9:35:59 PM PST
by
Cronos
(Philipp2:12, 2Cor5:10, Rom2:6, Matt7:21, Matt22:14, Lu12:42-46,John15:1-10,Rev2:4-5,Rev22:19)
To: Anti-Utopian
The Armenian Catholic Church (Armenian: Հայ Կաթողիկէ Եկեղեցի Hay Katoġikē Ekeġeci) is an Eastern Catholic Church sui juris in full union with the Roman Catholic Church.
The Belarusian Greek Catholic Church (Belarusian: Беларуская грэка-каталіцкая царква, BHKC), sometimes called, in reference to its Byzantine Rite, the Belarusian Byzantine Catholic Church, is the heir within Belarus of the Union of Brest. It is listed in the Annuario Pontificio as a sui iuris Church, an Eastern rite particular Church in full union with the Catholic Church.
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posted on
02/22/2010 9:42:56 PM PST
by
Cronos
(Philipp2:12, 2Cor5:10, Rom2:6, Matt7:21, Matt22:14, Lu12:42-46,John15:1-10,Rev2:4-5,Rev22:19)
To: Cronos
Thanks, those would have applied to yesterday’s thread, but I appreciate the information here.
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posted on
02/22/2010 9:44:47 PM PST
by
Salvation
("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
To: Anti-Utopian
The Apostolic Catholic Church is a mainline protestant denomination that can be classified as paleo-orthodox because its goal is to mediate Christianity to revive its ancient traditions that Jesus Christ had taught humanity.[8] The church manifests itself to be protestant because it does not accept the authority of the Pope nor the Doctrine of Papal Infallibility and the conditions approved in the Vatican II Council that removed some ancient Christian traditions.
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posted on
02/22/2010 9:46:00 PM PST
by
Cronos
(Philipp2:12, 2Cor5:10, Rom2:6, Matt7:21, Matt22:14, Lu12:42-46,John15:1-10,Rev2:4-5,Rev22:19)
To: Cronos
To: Cronos
Yes, I realize that — I was trying to point out that some were not really Catholic and/or recognized by the Vatican.
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posted on
02/22/2010 9:48:12 PM PST
by
Salvation
("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
To: Religion Moderator
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posted on
02/22/2010 9:50:54 PM PST
by
Cronos
(Philipp2:12, 2Cor5:10, Rom2:6, Matt7:21, Matt22:14, Lu12:42-46,John15:1-10,Rev2:4-5,Rev22:19)
To: Salvation
Sorry, that wasn't directed at you :)
I think anti-utopian may have fallen under an understandable error: he's mixed 2 groups:
1. different rites within The Church
2. Protestant groups that use the "Catholic" word in their title but are as Protestant as the ELCA or worse (the American... allows gay priests, doesn't it?).
His error is understandable to those who don't know -- you do a commendable job of explaining it
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posted on
02/22/2010 9:55:42 PM PST
by
Cronos
(Philipp2:12, 2Cor5:10, Rom2:6, Matt7:21, Matt22:14, Lu12:42-46,John15:1-10,Rev2:4-5,Rev22:19)
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