In academic discussions of organized religion, the term form is sometimes used to describe prescriptions or norms on religious practice. A religion is a set of Tenets and practices often centered upon specific Supernatural and moral claims about Reality, the Cosmos Social norms have been defined as "the rules that a group uses for appropriate and inappropriate values beliefs attitudes and behaviors
Christian forms
Forms in Christianity are mostly familiarly dictates of church authority or tradition (e. Christianity ( Greek Χριστιανισμός from the word Xριστός ( Christ)is a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings The word tradition comes from the Latin traditionem acc of traditio which means "a giving up delivering up surrendering" and is used in a number of g. church government, liturgy, doctrine). For the government of parliamentary systems see Executive (government. A liturgy is the customary public worship done by a specific religious group according to their particular traditions Doctrine (Latin doctrina) is a codification of beliefs or "a body of teachings quot or "instructions" taught principles or positions as the However, the term is used by some authors to refer to a broader category that includes other patterns of religious practice.
Most notably, Christian scholar D. G. Hart uses this term to compare and contrast the practices of evangelical Protestants and what he calls "confessional Protestants" (for example Anglicans and most Lutherans). Darryl G Hart is Director of Academic Projects and Faculty Development at the Intercollegiate Studies Institute Evangelicalism is a theological movement tradition and system of beliefs most closely associated with Protestant Christianity, which identifies with the Gospel Protestantism refers to the forms of Christian faith and practice that originated in the 16th century Protestant Reformation. A confessional is a small enclosed booth used for the Sacrament of Penance, often called Confession, or Reconciliation Anglicanism is a tradition of Christian faith Churches in this tradition either have historical connections to the Church of England or have similar beliefs Lutheranism is a major branch of Western Christianity that identifies with the teachings of the sixteenth-century German reformer Martin Luther He argues that the confessionals follow forms that are dictated by church authority or tradition, and calls these forms churchly forms. On the other hand, noting the resistance to such central authority and tradition among evangelicals, he labels the forms of these denominations parachurchly forms, as they are often dictated by parachurch organizations and other influences beyond the direct control of any particular church. Parachurch organizations are vehicles by which Christians work collaboratively both outside of and across their denominations to engage with the world in
There is little debate over whether confessional Protestants use forms. However, whether similar devices are used by evangelicals is hotly contested. Much of the opposition comes from within evangelicalism itself, due to the antiritualistic tendencies of many denominations. Other scholars of religion have however noted the tendency toward certain accepted patterns in religious practice. Robert Oden notes that this is true of nearly all religions, not just Christianity, and that it is true even of those movements that claim to be antiritualistic. Robert A Oden Jr (pronounced "oh-dean" is the current president of Carleton College.
If then we accept the broader usage of the word "form", there are a number of other forms besides the ones noted above. These include the products of what has, perhaps cynically, been called "Christian entrepreneurship", such as contemporary Christian music (and non-denominational praise songs), Christian T-shirts, and non-denominational book and video resources. An entrepreneur is a person who has possession over a company enterprise, or Venture, and assumes significant accountability for the inherent risks and the outcome Contemporary Christian Music (or CCM; also by its religious neutral term " inspirational music " is a genre of Popular music which is Contemporary worship music is a loosely defined style of music used in a variety of Christian churches A T-shirt (or tee shirt) is a Shirt which is pulled on over the head to cover most of a person's Torso. A Book is a set or collection of written printed illustrated or blank sheets made of Paper, Parchment, or other material usually fastened together Video is the technology of electronically capturing, Recording, processing storing transmitting and reconstructing a sequence of Still images
References
- Hart, D. G. The Lost Soul of American Protestantism. Darryl G Hart is Director of Academic Projects and Faculty Development at the Intercollegiate Studies Institute Rowman & Littlefield. 2002.
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