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Plato and Aristotle, Fresco from The School of Athens in the Apostolic Palace, Vatican City. Virtuous pagan is a concept in Christian theology that addressed the fate of the unlearned—the issue of nonbelievers who were never evangelized and consequently during their lifetime had no opportunity to recognize Christ, but nevertheless led virtuous lives, so that it seemed objectionable to ...
Pagan Theology: Paganism as a World Religion is a taxonomical study of various world religions which argues for a new definition of the word "paganism".It was written by American religious studies scholar Michael York of Bath Spa University and first published by New York University Press in 2003.
The notion of paganism, as it is generally understood today, was created by the early Christian Church. It was a label that Christians applied to others, one of the antitheses that were central to the process of Christian self-definition. As such, throughout history it was generally used in a derogatory sense.
Jesus Through Pagan Eyes: Bridging Neopagan Perspectives with a Progressive Vision of Christ. Llewellyn Worldwide. ISBN 978-0738731650. Wallace, Mark I. (2019). When God was a bird: Christianity, animism, and the re-enchantment of the world. Groundworks: ecological issues in philosophy and theology. New York, NY: Fordham University Press.
Church of God International (United States), based in Tyler, Texas; Church of God Preparing for the Kingdom of God; Church of the Great God, based in Charlotte, North Carolina; Global Church of God, based in the UK, affiliated with the Church of the Eternal God (U.S.) and the Church of God, a Christian Fellowship, (Canada)
The Church of God (Seventh Day) was unified up until 1933. According to A. N. Dugger a Church of God historian, and leader of one of the factions at the time, many in the Church of God felt the need for a "Bible Organization" for the Church of God. They also wanted to move the church's world headquarters to Jerusalem.
Immanent theology often distinguishes modern pagan movements from New Age movements. For modern pagans, the natural world is at the centre of conceptions of the sacred. [ 26 ] They generally promote views of completeness where mind–body dualism is absent and the world is regarded as fully functional.
The Church of God General Conference statement of faith states, [1] and Atlanta Bible College advocates [2] as follows: the oneness of God (1 Cor. 8:6) that the Holy Spirit is God's power ; Jesus Christ is God's only begotten Son (Matt. 16:16), and is our Mediator (1 Tim. 2:5) the Bible is the inspired Word of God (2 Timothy 3:16)