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Counter Reformation
(Encyclopedia) Counter Reformation, 16th-century reformation that arose largely in answer to the Protestant Reformation; sometimes called the Catholic Reformation. Although the Roman Catholic…theology
(Encyclopedia) theologytheologythēŏlˈəjē [key], in Christianity, the systematic study of the nature of God and God's relationship with humanity and with the world. Although other religions may be…Old Catholics
(Encyclopedia) Old Catholics, Christian denomination established by German Catholics who separated themselves from the Roman Catholic Church when they rejected (1870) the decrees of the First Vatican…Concordat of 1801
(Encyclopedia) Concordat of 1801, agreement between Napoleon Bonaparte and Pope Pius VII that reestablished the Roman Catholic Church in France. Napoleon took the initiative in negotiating this…2012 GLAAD Media Awards
Here are the winners of the 23rd Annual GLAAD Media Awards. Outstanding Comedy Series: Modern Family…Holy Sepulcher
(Encyclopedia) Holy SepulcherHoly Sepulchersĕpˈəlkər [key], church in Jerusalem, officially the Church of the Resurrection. It is in the east central part of the Christian quarter, on the supposed…Mass Market Paperback
Source: Publishers Weekly. For One More Day, Mitch Albom Cross, James Patterson Dear John, Nicholas Sparks Next, Michael…United Church of Christ
(Encyclopedia) United Church of Christ, American Protestant denomination formed in 1957 by a merger of the General Council of Congregational Christian Churches (see Congregationalism) and the…Bayard, Thomas Francis
(Encyclopedia) Bayard, Thomas FrancisBayard, Thomas Francisbīˈərd [key], 1828–98, U.S. statesman, b. Wilmington, Del.; son of James Asheton Bayard (1799–1880). He began his law practice at Wilmington…Stead, William Thomas
(Encyclopedia) Stead, William ThomasStead, William Thomasstĕd [key], 1849–1912, English journalist. From 1883 to 1889 he edited the Pall Mall Gazette and in 1890 founded the Review of Reviews,…