CHRISTIANITY SECTION C
Topic 3 Major divisions and interpretations
A number of links appear on this page to the major Christian denominations.
Orthodox Christianity
Looking at the Orthodox Church
This short interactive quiz will enable you to become familiar with
some of the key ideas about Orthodox Christianity. (Entry level)
Orthodox Church This is a useful source on Orthodox Christianity. contains good
explanations about all aspects of the faith. (Sadly no pictures)
Orthodox Christianity
Quite a useful page with a lot of detailed information.It is more geared towards
people who wish to convert to the faith. Even so - worth a look.
Coptic Orthodox Christians Coptic Christianity
is centred around Egypt. This is a useful, if slightly unusual website. Look for
the link to Coptic Network
Pictures The Egyptian branch of the Orthodox Church.
Roman Catholic
Catholic Information This site contains a
lot of topical issues on the Roman Catholic Church.
Vatican Site A large site of
limited use at GCSE level.
Roman Catholic Cathedral at Westminster Quite an interesting site. It shows a wide variety of
current activities.
Roman Catholic Church
A good example of how the church works at a local level.
Inside a Roman Catholic Church Parts of the church may be identified.
Church of England
Church of England
History This is part of the official Church of England site.
Norwich Cathedral The
main website of Norwich Cathedral. It contains a useful number of links.
Methodist church
Looking at the Protestant Churches
This short interactive quiz will enable you to become familiar with
some of the key ideas about Methodists, Quakers and the Salvation Army.
Methodist Church Organisation This is
the official website of the Methodist Church. Many good links.
Paignton Methodist Church
Lots of information on how a local Methodist Church works. There are some good
photographs of the interior.
Salvation Army
Salvation Army This is the main page
of the Salvation Army's International Headquarters.
Sheffield Citadel How the Salvation Army works at a
local level.
Moravian Church
Moravian Church The
official website of the Moravian Church.
Baptist Church
Baptist Union A fairly
comprehensive site on the Baptist Church.
Teddington
Baptist Church Teddington Baptist Church. A website which contains a lot of detail
about church organisation. Some good photographs of baptism.
Bromley Baptist Church
The site has a fair amount of detail on events happening in the church.
Stratton Green A good example of
a fairly lively Baptist community.
United Reformed Church(URC}
URC A large website with all that you need to know about the United Reformed Church.
Religious Sodiety of Friends (Quakers)
The Quakers
Good information about this Christian organisation.
Pentecostal Churches
Elim Pentecostal Church
The Elim Pentecostal movement is one of the older Pentecostal organisations.
This is the Glasgow Elim Pentecostal Church.
Peniel The Peniel Church in Brentwood is
a very active Pentecostal community. This is a good site, really worth exploring.
Toronto Airport Church now called "Catch the Fire" This church hit the
headlines in 1994 with the controversial "Toronto Blessing". It is still around
and thriving. A good site with some useful photographs. (Takes a while to load
so be patient).
Charismatic Movement
Charismatic movement
The link here takes the form of an article on the subject in the resource "Believe."
It is thorough and reliable.
World Council of Churches
World Council For an explanation of the word
"ecumenical" and for a look at the way in which churches world-wide are working
together.
Liberation Theology
Land Reform This preamble by the Henry George Institute is a good basic introduction to the ideas behind Liberation Theology.
There is a link to reading lists for the adventurous. Everything from biblical
references to the speech of Chief Seattle Jan 8th 1855.
Liberation Theology Quite a heavy paper on Liberation theology. Not the place top start a search,
but good for the enlightened reader.
Camilo Torres This is good information about Camilo Torres. The website is a very topical one and you may find this link fails quite quickly. Please let the webmaster know if it no longer works.
Oscar Romero Quite a good article on this important Bishop.
Liberation Theology Good reliable information
on Liberation Theology from "Believe"
El Salvador Martyrs The El Salvador Martyrs The El Salvador Martyrs November 16, 1989.
Fr Rutilio Grande A good, well informed information page about the death of Fr Rutilio Grande.
It was published in 2002 to coincide with the 25th anniversary of his death.
Ecumenism
Ecumenism Meaning of the term. This site is owned by the Methodist Church, but the information
is reliable for all churches.
Meaning of Ecumenism This is a good summary of the history of ecumenical relations between the churches.
Churches Together in Britain and Ireland This is the official website of this organisation. It used to be
referred to as The British Council of Churches.
Iona Community An ecumenical community on the island of Iona in the Inner Hebrides, Scotland.
Corrymeela Community An Irish ecumenical community.
Taize Perhaps the most famous ecumenical community of all. Located in central France.