Counter-Reformation — [kount΄ər ref΄ər mā′shən] n. the reform movement in the Roman Catholic Church in the 16th cent., following the Protestant Reformation and in answer to it * * * or Catholic Reformation In Roman Catholicism, efforts in the 16th and early 17th… … Universalium
Counter-Reformation — Main articles: History of Christianity and History of the Catholic Church The Vulgata The council then went on to cite Sacred Tradition in support of the Vulgate s The Counter Reformation (also the Catholic Revival[1] or Catholic Reformation)… … Wikipedia
Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate — Seal of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate, a religious order of the Catholic Church. The Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate (OMI) is a missionary religious congregation in the Catholic Church. It was founded on January 25, 1816 by… … Wikipedia
Counter-reformation — A movement set off by the Catholic Church to curtail the spread of Protestantism that was threatening its power. Though the official launching of the Counter Reformation took place at the Council of Trent, convoked in 1545 by Pope Paul III,… … Dictionary of Renaissance art
Proselytization and counter-proselytization of Jews — A number of, particularly Christian and Muslim, religious groups are involved in proselytization of Jews, attempts to recruit, or missionize Jews to abandon Judaism. Additionally, there are a number of Jewish counter missionary and anti… … Wikipedia
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Ebionites — The Ebionites (Greek: gr. Ἐβιωναῖοι Ebionaioi from Hebrew; he. אביוניםFact|date=June 2008, he. Ebyonim , the Poor Ones ) were an early Jewish Christian sect that lived in and around Judea and Palestine from the 1st to the 4th century.cite book|… … Wikipedia
Jews for Judaism — Jews for Judaism, established by Rabbi Bentzion Kravitz in 1985, is an international organization designed to counter Christian missionaries trying to convert Jews. They aim to help Jews strengthen and rediscover their Judaism. It is the largest… … Wikipedia
Anti-cult movement — The anti cult movement (abbreviated ACM and sometimes called the countercult movement) is a term used by academics and others to refer to groups and individuals who oppose cults and new religious movements. Sociologists David G. Bromley and Anson … Wikipedia
