CHRISTIAN THEOLOGICAL TIMELINES Since the birth of Christ many faithful people have helped shape our understanding of God. The Catholic Church as we know it today is a reflection of a great many historical, individual, and dogmatic contributions.
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Pentecost (33) Legalization of Christianity by Charlemagne crowned Great Schism (1054) Franciscans reach China Reformation and Formation of the Vatican II (1962-65) Emperor Constantine (313) Emperor (800) (1245-1370) Catholic Reformation Jewish Holocaust World Council (1948) The descent of the The final separation of Orthodox Holy Spirit upon and Catholic Christians (1517/1545) (1933-45) The Catholic Council Christians no longer The rebirth of a centralized Began the move of the Apostles An ecumenical meeting that cast its theology in a persecuted, but favored Christian state in the West Western Christianity away ground for Christian modern and global key from Euro-centrism The separation of Catholic Unthinkably tragic genocide and Reformed Christians and internment of millions of communions across the globe Council of Trent (1545) Jews under the Third Reich My name is great among the nations, says the LORD of hosts. (Malachi 1:11)
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Origen Jerome Augustine Thomas Aquinas, O.P. Marie-Joseph American Exegetes (185-254) (347-420) John Chrysostom (354-430) (1225-74) Nicholas of Lyra, O.F.M. Lagrange, O.P. Karl Barth (20th century) Martin Luther (1886-1968) (ca. 349-407) (ca. 1270-1349) John Calvin (1855-1938) (1483-1546) Teresa of Avila Teacher of Theology Translator of the Vulgate, Bishop of Hippo Dominican theologian (1509-64) Joseph Fitzmyer, S.J. (1920-2016) in Alexandria the first Latin Bible Bishop of Constantinople Franciscan biblical commentator (1515-82) Dominican biblical scholar Reformed biblical Roland Murphy, O. Carm. (1917-2002) Raymond Brown, S.S. (1928-98) Biblical scholar and scholar and theologian Sandra Schneiders, I.H.M. (b. 1936) Christian Reformer Biblical scholar and Christian Reformer Doctor of the Church Every scribe trained for the kingdom brings out of his treasure what is new and old. (Matthew 13:52)
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Nicaea I Constantinople I Nicaea II (325) (381) Chalcedon Constantinople III (787) Ephesus (451) Constantinople II (680-81) Defined the coequality of Defined the equality of the Holy Spirit (431) (553) Confirmed that icons the Father and the Son with the Father and the Son are a valid medium Defined Jesus as having Clarified that Christ, for faith Defined Mary as Theotokos or two complete natures, Reconfirmed the definitions as human, “God-bearer;” Jesus was born human and divine of the Trinity and Christ had a human will Come now, let us reason together. (Isaiah 1:18) human and divine
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