This lesson focuses on these topics: • RELIGION IN THE COLONIES — Anglicans — Puritans — Quakers — Roman Catholics — Methodists — Presbyterians • RELIGION IN A NEW NATION — James O’Kelly and Rice Haggard — Elias Smith and Abner Jones
The cost of gaining and retaining the papacy, the cost of the ambitious building programs, and the cost of luxurious living all necessitated the generating of great revenue by the papacy. These funds were secured by taxes, fees, and fines levied against the upper echelons of the clergy, who in turn passed on the expenses to the lower clergy and laity. By…
This lesson focus on these topics: • THE IMPERIAL CHURCH • THE INFLUENCE OF CHURCH COUNCILS • DOCTRINAL DEVELOPMENTS • THE MEDIEVAL CHURCH • MEDIEVAL DEVELOPMENTS AND ABUSES