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21Jewish heretics — are Jewish individuals (historically, philosophers) whose works have in part or in whole been condemned as heretical by significant persons or groups in the larger Jewish community based on the classical teachings of Judaism and derived from… …
22Vincent-Marie Viénot, Count of Vaublanc — The Count of Vaublanc 31st Minister of the Interior (France) In office 26 Septe …
23Bunyan, John — born November 1628, Elstow, Bedfordshire, Eng. died Aug. 31, 1688, London English minister and author. Bunyan encountered the seething religious life of various left wing sects while serving in Oliver Cromwell s army in the English Civil Wars. He …
24Burke, Edmund — born January 12?, 1729, Dublin, Ire. died July 9, 1797, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, Eng. British parliamentarian, orator, and political philosopher. The son of a lawyer, he began legal studies but lost interest, became estranged from his… …
25Gustav I Vasa — orig. Gustav Eriksson Vasa born May 12, 1496? died Sept. 29, 1560, Stockholm, Swed. King of Sweden (1523–60) and founder of the Vasa dynasty. The son of a Swedish senator, Gustav joined the rebellion against Christian II of Denmark, who… …
26Laurier, Sir Wilfrid — born Nov. 20, 1841, Saint Lin, Canada East died Feb. 17, 1919, Ottawa, Ont., Can. Prime minister of Canada (1896–1911). He studied law at McGill University, where he was a leading member of the liberal Institut Canadien. He served in the Quebec… …
27Calhoun, John C — ▪ vice president of United States Introduction born March 18, 1782, Abbeville district, S.C., U.S. died March 31, 1850, Washington, D.C. American political leader who was a congressman, secretary of war, seventh vice president (1825–32), senator …
28Arianism — • Founded by Arius, belief asserting that Christ was not God like the Father, but a creature made in time. Rejected by the Council of Constantinople (381) Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Arianism Arianism …
29The Counter-Reformation — The Counter Reformation † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Counter Reformation The subject will be considered under the following heads: I. Significance of the term II. Low ebb of Catholic fortunes III. St. Ignatius and the Jesuits,… …
30Heresy in Judaism — Jewish heretics who are Jewish individuals (often historically, philosophers) whose works have, in part or in whole, been condemned as heretical by significant persons or groups in the larger Jewish community based on the classical teachings of… …
