Thread: Christianity a History
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Old 14-01-2009, 00:53   #33
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Re: Christianity a History
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Originally Posted by Maggy J View Post
Ok what is the history of Christian faith as opposed to the history of Christianity?How can one be a Christian without faith?

I'd have said they were synonymous myself.You cannot have one without the other so you cannot separate the two history wise..
Well one being a set of personal beliefs and the other being a religion. It would have been interesting to have a history of christian faith but I can't imagine anyone but Terry Jones or the Bishop of Durham doing something like that.

As for your other question, how can be a christian without faith? I would say in the more specific meaning it is possible to be a christian without faith, it's just mostly the reformation that screwed that up. That would then make you a christian without big f faith but these views being personalised ones would then be faith (other meaning).
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