Buchmanism. 1922-65. Christian revivalist movement stressing honesty, purity, love, unselfishness. =Moral Rearmament 1938. Oxford Group.

Caedman. 7C. First English Christian poet.

Cambridge Platonists. 17C. Tried to synthesize Plato and Christianity. Christian Humanists.

Cathars. 11-14C. Christian Gnostic heretic sect. Albigens. 1030 burned in Italy.

Christ. Jesus. Christianity.

Christianity. World’s largest religion, based on acts and teachings of Jesus Christ, believed to be Son of God. Emphasises love for all..

Constantine I. 274-338. Roman Emperor 306-, established Christianity as official religion. Moved capital to Constantinople. United state and church.

Coptics. Monophysite Christian church in Egypt. 451 Schism from Rome.

Crusades. 1095-1272. European Christian wars to regain Holy Land after Seljuk Turks take Jerusalem in 1072. Literature and the arts benefitted from Eastern cultural infusion. Peasants 1096. Annihilated. First. 1096-99. Genoa financed Godfrey of Bouillon to recapture Jerusalem. Only successful crusade. Second. 1147-49. Louis VII and Conrad III pillage Byzantium. Third. 1189-92. Richard I and Philip II Truce with Saladin allows access to Jerusalem. Fourth. 1202-4. French and Flemish nobles conquer, sack Constantinople, form Latin Empire. Childrens. 1212. Stephen of Cloyes led 30,000 unarmed French youths. Nicholas of Cologne led 20,000 German. All died or enslaved. Fifth. 1218-21. John of Brienne in Egypt. Sixth. 1228-29. Frederick II crowned king of Jerusalem. Seventh. 1248-54. St Louis of France captured by Egypt and ransomed. Eighth. 1270. St Louis dies of plague. Ninth. 1271-2. Prince Edward of England.

Deacon. Christian cleric. Lowest rank of Episcopal Holy Orders. Protestant lay official.

Decius. c201-251. Roman Emperor 249-. First systematic persecution of Christians.

Disciples of Christ. c1810-. US Protestant organization urging ancient order of Christianity.

Disputations. 4-18C Compulsory public debates, Jew vs Christian.

Donatism. 301-5C. Christian sect believing sacraments given by priests who had sinned are invalid.

Dukhobors. 1755-. Russian Christian pacifist, anarchist sect. Leaders claimed to be Christ reincarnated. Tolstoy sponsored emigration to Canada, 1898.

Eastern Orthodoxy. Branch of Christianity. East-West Schism.

Ecumenicalism. 1846-. Movement to unite all Christian churches.

Ethelbert. 552-616. King of Kent 560-. First Christian Anglo-Saxon king. first extant A-S law code.

Flagellants. 13C-. Christian sects who practise self-whipping as means of salvation.

Georgia. 6C BC Achaemenid. 4C BC Alexander. 65BC Rome. 330 Christian. 4-5C Sassanids, Byzantine dispute. 6C Sass. 7C Moslem. 8C 2 Kingdoms. c1000 United. 1220 Mongol(E). 14C United. 15C Turk/Persian. 1801 Russia. 1918 Independent. 1921 Soviet Republic. 1991 Independent. CIS.

Gnosticism. 1-6C. Heretical Christian sect incorporating mysticism, dualism, Docetism.

God. Christian, Judaic, Islamic supreme being. Infinite, omniscient, benevolent creator.

Haakon I. c914-61. Norwegian king c935-. Introduced Christianity to Norway.

Harald Blue Tooth. c910-985. First Christian Danish king c940-. Unified Denmark, conquered Norway.

Holy Alliance. 1815. Russia, Prussia, Austria ally to preserve Christian principles, peace and monarchies. All European rulers but 3 joined.

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