By the end of the 2nd century the Christian catechetical school in Alexandria, the major city of Hellenistic Egypt, headed by Clement of Alexandria had already acquired great fame. Origen, the founder of Greek Christian theology and biblical science, followed Clement as head of the school. ... Today the Coptic Christian population of Egypt constitutes a substantial minority of about 7 million, although official government statistics reduce this figure. ... With a flourishing monastic tradition dating from the early Christian era, the church has, in recent times, encouraged the development of a...

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His grandfather, Charles, had begun the process of unifying Western Europe, in the belief that all people should be Christian. ... Charlemagne, through the monasteries and the "Palace School," required all priests to learn classic Latin. ... To staff his school, Charlemagne turned to the monasteries. ... The schools begun by Charlemagne were primarily for the education of the priests, but were open to all people. ... Charlemagne himself joined the school, attended classes, and fulfilled his scholarly duties. ...

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As a young man, Luther had the opportunity to be formally schooled, and even obtained a university degree (Daniel-Rops, 558). ... Luther also began raising public eyebrows by adamantly proclaiming that any Christian who was truly repentant had "the right to full remission of penalty and guilt, even without indulgence letters" (Luther, 525). ... He questioned the religiousness of the pope, and urged Christians to become educated in biblical matters, without submitting to the papacy (Luther, 531). ... In his address to the Christian nobility of the German nation, Luther compared the battle aga...

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Education was very important to the Catholic Church, and in 1852 in South Australia the government withdrew state aid so the Catholic Church was forced to pay for its own schools. In 1866 there were still only 19 lay staffed schools paid for by local parishes. ... She devised a system of education admirable suited to the basic needs of literacy and numeracy for "Bush" children, with priority given to character formation as young Christians, responsible for contributing to a better society for Australia The establishment of the order was not without its drama. ...

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Even many social services such as orphanages, schools, charities, and hospitals were organized by the Church. ... " (McKay, Hill, Buckler, Crowston, Wiesner-Hanks 339) This meant that one only needed to have faith for God, grace to God, and most importantly, a deep understanding for Scripture to be a devout Christian. ... There are currently 800 million Protestants in the world, they all stand testament to the wide-spread influence of the Protestant Reformation ("Christian Traditions" 2011). ...

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One of Pope Alexander VI's most famous uses of Nepotism was when he made his son, Cesare Borgia, Arch-Bishop of Valencia even though his son was only seventeen years old, whom was still in school, and was clearly also not the most qualified individual for the position of Archbishop. ...

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"It is fair to regard the Reformation as revolutionary, for it shattered the unity of the Christian church, which had for the previous one thousand years provided the cultural and organizational foundation of the Western Civilization" (Strayer 1995: 35). ... The oldest of the Christian churches, the Roman Catholic Church has a very long history in Germany and remains one of the largest religions in the German speaking world. ... "...the five Vicars of Christ who ruled the Holy See during Magellan's lifetime [1480-1521] were the least Christian of men; the least devout, least scrupulou...

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