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Divine Names, The

The longest work in the corpus within the Dionysian works which presents the names of God to bring union with Him.

Divine Right of Kings

The right to rule established directly by the LORD God, and not from the consent of the people.

Divini Redemptoris

(Latin for Divine Redemption) The opening words and title of the encyclical of Pope Pius XI issued in 1937 on Communism

Divining Rod

A forked branch from a hazel tree used to locate underground water. Also called a dowsing rod.

Divinity School

A Protestant seminary

Doctrine

The principles of a belief system that are taught; the study of the things of the LORD God should arise from the Bible alone.

Doctrine of Jesus Christ

The six principles of sin, faith, water baptism, Holy Spirit baptism, resurrection and judgment taught by Jesus Christ to his followers to establish a solid foundation to prepare for deeper growth and learning about the LORD God, and His Will and Ways. (Hebrews 6:1-3)

Dogma

When ecumenical councils deal with matters of faith, the resulting edicts are known as "symbols" or "dogmas." Those decisions that regard organizational, disciplinary, or procedural matters are known as "canons."1

1Ferguson, Everett. Church History Volume One: From Christ to Pre-Reformation. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2005, 211.

Dominicans

One of two mendicant orders (see Franciscans), founded shortly before the Fourth Lateran Council forbade more orders, was one of the last great religious orders of the Middle Ages. Dominicans were disciples of Dominic, and preached to the Albigenses. Their order resembled the Franciscans as they owned nothing and traveled about; however, their focus was on preaching and maintaining the correct belief with an emphasis on intellectual pursuits. The Dominicans wore white with black cloaks and were known as 'black friars' (Hill, 193, 194).

Bibliography

Hill, Jonathan. Zondervan Handbook to the History of Christianity. Oxford: Lion Publishing, 2006.

Donatism

A fourth century rebellion against the encroachments of Christian sacralism, or Constantinianism with an effort to preserve membership to the Church based on "personal faith" rather than an all-inclusive participation through the dictums of a state.1

 

Reference:

1 Leonard Verduin, The Reformers and Their Stepchildren (Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans Pub. Co., 1964), 33.