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• Church Disputes

  [Controversies]

  Church disputes are conflicts among church members over matters such as pastoral calls, finances, church discipline, and denominational affiliation. The principal issues are whether members may bring suit in civil courts and to whom property belongs when a church divides.

• Tubal-cain

  [People]

  Tubal-cain is a descendant of Cain named in Genesis 4, the son of Lamech and Zillah, who made various implements of bronze and iron. He is the first figure in Scripture associated with metalworking.

• Potipherah

  [People]

  Potipherah is a priest of On in Egypt mentioned in Genesis. He was the father of Asenath, the wife of Joseph, and the maternal grandfather of Manasseh and Ephraim.

• Cho Man-sik

  [People]

  Cho Man-sik (曺晩植, 1883–1950), known by the pen name Kodang (古堂), was a Korean independence activist, educator, politician, and Presbyterian church elder. He served as principal of Osan School, led the Korean Products Promotion Movement and the Singanhoe, and after liberation headed the Korean Democratic Party.

• Theological Degrees

  [Christian Life]

  A theological degree is an academic degree awarded for completing a course of theological education. Examples include the Master of Divinity (M.Div.) for training pastors, the Master of Theology (Th.M.) for advanced study, and the Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.) for pastors already in ministry.

• Matthew 20:28

  [Bible Verses]

  In this saying, Jesus declares that he came to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many. The verse is frequently cited as a teaching on the example of servanthood, and it also figures in discussions of the meaning of the atonement and the scope of "many."

• Bernard of Clairvaux

  [People]

  Bernard of Clairvaux (c. 1090–1153) was a twelfth-century French abbot and theologian. He played a central role in the growth of the Cistercian Order, and through his preaching and spiritual writings he exerted great influence on the medieval Western church.

• J. R. R. Tolkien

  [People]

  J. R. R. Tolkien (1892–1973) was an English philologist and author best known for *The Hobbit* and *The Lord of the Rings*. A devout Roman Catholic, he is known for having influenced C. S. Lewis's conversion to Christianity.

• Anna Reinhart

  [People]

  Anna Reinhart (c. 1484–1538) was a native of Zurich, Switzerland, and the wife of the Reformer Ulrich Zwingli. Her marriage to Zwingli, made public in 1524, is known as an early instance of clerical marriage during the Reformation.

• 2 Samuel 2

  [Bible]

  In 2 Samuel 2, after Saul's death, David is anointed king of Judah at Hebron, and his forces first clash at Gibeon with those of Ish-bosheth, whom Abner had made king over Israel.

• 2 Samuel 16

  [Bible]

  In 2 Samuel 16, David, fleeing from Absalom, receives provisions from Ziba and is cursed by Shimei, while Absalom enters Jerusalem and, on Ahithophel's advice, lies with his father's concubines.

• Leviticus 20

  [Bible]

  Leviticus 20 prescribes penalties for Molech worship, turning to mediums and wizards, cursing one's parents, and forbidden sexual relations, and it commands Israel to be a holy people set apart to God.

• Revelation

  [Doctrine & Theology]

  Revelation is a term in Christian theology for God's act of disclosing and making known his own being and will, which human beings cannot know by their own efforts.

• Sherwood Hall

  [People]

  Sherwood Hall (1893–1991) was a Canadian Methodist medical missionary born in Seoul. He founded a tuberculosis sanatorium in Haeju, Hwanghae Province, and in 1932 issued Korea's first Christmas seals.

• Acts of the Apostles

  [Bible]

  The Acts of the Apostles is the fifth book of the New Testament. It records how, after the ascension of Jesus Christ and with the coming of the Holy Spirit, the church began in Jerusalem and spread as far as Rome.

• The Church and Politics

  [Controversies]

  The question of how the church and individual Christians should engage in politics. Views differ on the meaning of the separation of church and state, the boundary between preaching and political speech, and the proper forms of the church's social engagement.

• The March First Movement and Christianity

  [History]

  The March First Movement and Christianity examines the role Protestantism played in Korea's March First Movement of 1919. Protestants accounted for 16 of the 33 National Representatives, and churches and Christian schools served as bases from which the independence demonstrations spread across the country.

• Schisms in the Korean Presbyterian Church

  [History]

  The schisms in the Korean Presbyterian Church were the divisions of the once-unified Presbyterian Church in Korea during the 1950s into the Kosin, Kijang, Tonghap, and Hapdong bodies. The disputes concerned the handling of Shinto shrine worship, views of Scripture, and membership in the World Council of Churches (WCC). Further divisions into numerous denominations followed.

• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

  [Heresies & Cults]

  The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is a religious organization founded by Joseph Smith in the United States in 1830 and commonly known as the Mormon Church. It accepts the Book of Mormon as scripture alongside the Bible. In South Korea, the Presbyterian Church of Korea (Tonghap), the Korean Methodist Church, the Presbyterian Church in Korea (Hapshin), and other denominations have declared it heretical.

• Epistle to the Galatians

  [Bible]

  The Epistle to the Galatians is the ninth book of the New Testament, a letter from the apostle Paul to the churches of the region of Galatia. It teaches that a person is justified not by the works of the law but by faith.