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500 matches to Test Act
Catholic Emancipation Act. 1829. Catholics readmitted to English Parliament. Test Act. O’Connell.
Test Act. 1673-1828. Banned Catholics and Non-conformists from English public office. 1567-1889 Scotland.
Aaron. c14C BC. Old Testament. Brother of Moses. Later his rival.
Abel. Old Testament. Second son of Adam and Eve. Killed by Cain.
Abraham. c2000BC. Old Testament father of Jewish, Arab peoples. Sarah. Hagar.Ishmael.
Agricola, Johann. 1494-1566. German Protestant reformer and Antinomianist.
Albania. Balkans. 3-5C Visigoth, Huns invade. 6-7C Bulgars, Serbs, Slavs invade.12-15C Bulgar, Norman, Angevin, Serb, Venice contest.15C Ottoman. 1912 Independent republic. 1928 Monarchy (Zog). 1939 Italy occupies. 1945 Communist (Hoxha). 1961 Left Warsaw Pact. 1991 Democratic Constitution.
Antinomianism. 16C Belief that some Christians by special faith need not obey Old Testament moral laws.
Apocrypha. 14 Books of the Old Testament excluded by Protestants and Jews.
Aquila Ponticus. 2C. Translated Old Testament from Hebrew to Greek. Version adopted by Jews.
Aventine Secession. 1924. 150 Italian government members protest Fascist government. Matteotti.
Barth, Karl. 1886-1968. Swiss Protestant theologian. Can only understand God through word of Christ.
Bathsheba. Old Testament Hittite Wife of David, mother of Solomon.
Beelzebub. New Testament prince of Demons. Satan.
Bellarmine, St. Robert. 1542-1621. Italian Jesuit defender of RC church vs Protestantism, Copernican theory, heretics. Galileo.
Bentham, Jeremy. 1748-1832. English Utilitarian philosopher, jurist. Principles of Morals and Legislation 1789. Fragment on Government 1776.“Greatest happiness for the greatest number”.
Bernadette, St. Soubirous. 1844-79. French girl. Visions at Lourdes, 1858.
Binet, Alfred. 1857-1911. French. Invented intelligence test 1905. Projective testing 1903.
Boston Tea Party. 1773. Colonials dump tea cargo to protest tax. Led to Intolerable Acts.
Calvin, John. 1509-64. Reformist in Switzerland and France. Predestination, truth by faith. Institutes of Christian Religion 1536, used by others to justify Protestantism. Calvinism.
Camisards. 1702-6. French Protestants who rebelled against Catholic persecution.
Chinese Examination System. 124BC-1905. Civil service exams testing knowledge of Confucius.
Congregationalism. 1581-. Protestant Church organization of local churches governing themselves. Browne.
Corporate State. Mussolini economic system. Capitalist elements in state controlled economy.
Count’s War. 1533-36. Danish war of succession. Confirmed Protestant Reformation and hereditary succession.