Isn’t This Idolatry A Debate Across Faiths
The Catholic Church condemns image worship yet venerates crucifixes and portraits as memorials of Christ and the saints. Monuments honor leaders, heroes, and saints as in Washington and Rome, while early Christians used catacomb art. Reforms and iconoclasm marked centuries of conflict over religious imagery.
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Holland
British Isles
Italy
France
Spain
University of Illinois
Chauncey Baldwin
New England
Servatius
Think you of Christ and Protestant divides today
Religious sociologists argue Protestantism splits into liberal and conservative branches. Many ministers reportedly deny Jesus Christ’s divinity, while congregations hold traditional beliefs. Neo-Orthodox thinkers like Niebuhr and Tillich seek to bridge the gap by re-evaluating core Christian doctrine.
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Reinhold Niebuhr
Paul Tillich
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