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  2. Ambrosians - Wikipedia

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    Ambrosians are members of one of the religious brotherhoods which at various times since the 14th century have sprung up in and around Milan, Italy. In the 16th century, a sect of Anabaptist Ambrosians was founded.

  3. Anabaptist Ambrosians - Wikipedia

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    The name Ambrosians is given to a 16th-century Anabaptist sect, as also to various Catholic religious orders. This sect laid claim to immediate communication with God through the Holy Spirit . Basing their theology upon the words of the Gospel of John 1: 9 -- "There was the true light which lighteth every man, coming into the world"—they ...

  4. Ambrosian Rite - Wikipedia

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    The Ambrosian Rite (Italian: rito ambrosiano) [1] is a Latin liturgical rite of the Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church (specifically The Divine Liturgy of Saint Ambrose).

  5. Acceptance of evolution by religious groups - Wikipedia

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    Although biological evolution has been vocally opposed by some religious groups, many other groups accept the scientific position, sometimes with additions to allow for theological considerations. The positions of such groups are described by terms including " theistic evolution ", "theistic evolutionism" or " evolutionary creation ".

  6. Tree of life - Wikipedia

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    In Serer religion, the tree of life as a religious concept forms the basis of Serer cosmogony. Trees were the first things created on Earth by the supreme being Roog ("Koox" among the Cangin). In the competing versions of the Serer creation myth, the Somb (Anonychium africana) and the Saas tree (Faidherbia albida) are both viewed as trees of ...

  7. Urreligion - Wikipedia

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    Often used in the sense of natural religion or indigenous religion, the religious behaviour of pre-modern tribal societies such as shamanism, animism and ancestor worship (e.g. Australian aboriginal mythology [5]), the term Urreligion has also been used by adherents of various religions to back up the claim that their own religion is somehow ...

  8. Religious syncretism - Wikipedia

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    Religious syncretism is the blending of religious belief systems into a new system, or the incorporation of other beliefs into an existing religious tradition.. This can occur for many reasons, where religious traditions exist in proximity to each other, or when a culture is conquered and the conquerors bring their religious beliefs with them, but do not succeed in eradicating older beliefs ...

  9. Soteriology - Wikipedia

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    Soteriology (/ s oʊ ˌ t ɪr i ˈ ɒ l ə dʒ i /; Greek: σωτηρία sōtēria "salvation" from σωτήρ sōtēr "savior, preserver" and λόγος logos "study" or "word" [1]) is the study of religious doctrines of salvation. Salvation theory occupies a place of special significance in many religions. [2]