Christendom

Christendom^[2]^[3] refers to Christian states, Christian-majority countries or countries in which Christianity is dominant^[4] or prevails.^[2]

Following the spread of Christianity from the Levant to Europe and North Africa during the early Roman Empire, Christendom has been divided in the pre-existing Greek East and Latin West. Consequently, internal sects within the Christian religion arose with their own beliefs and practices, centred around the cities of Rome (Western Christianity, whose community was called Western or Latin Christendom^[5]) and Constantinople (Eastern Christianity, whose community was called Eastern Christendom^[6]). From the 11th to the 13th centuries, Latin Christendom rose to the central role of the Western world.^[7] The history of the Christian world spans about 2,000 years and includes a variety of socio-political developments, as well as advancements in the arts, architecture, literature, science, philosophy, politics and technology.^[8]^[9]^[10]

In the Roman Catholic Church, and secular institutes are the major forms of institutes of consecrated life, similar to which are societies of apostolic life. They are organizations of laity or clergy who live a common life under the guidance of a fixed rule and the leadership of a superior. (ed., see Category: Catholic orders and societies for a particular listing.)

religious institutes

are communities of laity or clergy in the Anglican churches who live under a common rule of life. (ed., see Category: Anglican organizations for a particular listing)

Anglican religious orders

– System with state control of the Church

Caesaropapism

– Government that is both Christian and republican

Christian republic

– Book by Augustine of Hippo

The City of God

Constantine the Great and Christianity

– Political and theological changes

Constantinian shift

– Ideology seeking Christian rule

Dominion theology

– Cooperation between Christian denominations

Ecumenism

– Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire

Holy Roman Emperor

– Principle that the Catholic faith should be the basis of public law and policy

Integralism

– Medieval term for international community of Christian peoples and states

Res publica Christiana

Role of Christianity in civilization

a traditional Catholic view of ecumenism

Union of Christendom

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