- Churchianity
Churchianity is a pejorative term used to describe practices of
Christianity that are viewed as placing a larger emphasis on the habits of church life or theinstitution al traditions theChristian Church (Ecclesia) than on the teachings ofJesus .Fact|date=August 2007It can also be used to describe churches across many denominations where the central focus has moved from Christ to the church. Hence the replacement of
Christ with church in the word "church"ianity. This is the EvangelicalProtestant position. The opposing position taken by both theOrthodox Church es and theRoman Catholic Church is that the Church is very much essential ("Extra Ecclesiam nulla salus "), based on the close union between Christ and the Church as described in Biblical passages such asEpistle to the Ephesians (seeBride of Christ ).External links
* [http://www.theschoolofchrist.org/articles/churchianity.html "Churchianity Today" by Chip Brogden provides an in-depth explanation of Churchianity]
* [http://www.auburn.edu/~allenkc/chrichur.html Christianity vs. Churchianity]
* [http://www.skepticfiles.org/atheist/hindudoc.htm Why a Hindu Accepts Christ and Rejects Christianity]
* [http://www.sojo.net/index.cfm?action=magazine.article&issue=soj9411&article=941110p Sojourners Magazine]
* [http://procinwarn.com/churchidict.htm#Churchianity Dictionary Definition of "Churchianity"]
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