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Montefiore, Claude
(1858–1938)
. English leader of
Progressive Judaism
. He founded in England a radical form of
Reform Judaism
, known as Liberal Judaism, which was centred on the Liberal Jewish
Synagogue
in London. He espoused the ‘many paths, one goal’ view of religions, and also the view that
Paul
was the source of the Christian hatred of the Jew.
. English leader of
Progressive Judaism
. He founded in England a radical form of
Reform Judaism
, known as Liberal Judaism, which was centred on the Liberal Jewish
Synagogue
in London. He espoused the ‘many paths, one goal’ view of religions, and also the view that
Paul
was the source of the Christian hatred of the Jew.
Montefiore, Sir Moses
(1784–1885)
. Anglo-Jewish leader. Montefiore was sheriff of London in 1837–8 and was knighted by Queen Victoria. He received a baronetcy in 1846 for his humanitarian efforts for the Jewish community.
. Anglo-Jewish leader. Montefiore was sheriff of London in 1837–8 and was knighted by Queen Victoria. He received a baronetcy in 1846 for his humanitarian efforts for the Jewish community.
Months of Kallah
(Jewish months for study of Torah):
(Jewish months for study of Torah):
Moody, Dwight Lyman
(1837–99)
. American
revivalist
preacher. A tour of Britain in 1873 met an enthusiastic response, and Moody, along with his organist and song leader Ira D.
Sankey
, became internationally famous. Moody's meetings were characterized by respectability and lack of hell-fire sensationalism. Moody was a
Congregationalist
, but like other evangelists to follow, he worked mainly outside denominational boundaries.
. American
revivalist
preacher. A tour of Britain in 1873 met an enthusiastic response, and Moody, along with his organist and song leader Ira D.
Sankey
, became internationally famous. Moody's meetings were characterized by respectability and lack of hell-fire sensationalism. Moody was a
Congregationalist
, but like other evangelists to follow, he worked mainly outside denominational boundaries.
Moon
(emblem of Islam):
(emblem of Islam):
Moon, Blessing of the
.
.
Jewish prayer recited at the time of the New Moon. In the
mishnaic
period, the proclamation of a new month (Rosh Hodesh) was made by the
rabbinic
court and it was celebrated with rejoicing.
mishnaic
period, the proclamation of a new month (Rosh Hodesh) was made by the
rabbinic
court and it was celebrated with rejoicing.
Moon, Sun Myung
(b. 1920)
. Founder of the Unification Church, whose members are popularly known as Moonies. He was born in N. Korea, and when he was 10, his family converted to Christianity. On Easter Day 1936, Moon experienced a vision of Jesus Christ who commissioned him to particular work. For the next nine years, he prepared for this, communicating with other religious leaders, such as the
Buddha
and
Moses
. The revelations which he received form the basis of Unification theology. He founded his Church after the Second World War, and after much opposition and persecution from the Communists, he established the Holy Spirit Association for the Unification of World Christianity in 1954.
The Divine Principle
teaches that the
Fall
was the result of Eve having a spiritual relationship with Lucifer before a sexual one with Adam, with the result that their children and descendants have been born with defective natures. By his own marriage in 1960, Moon has begun to effect a more complete redemption, transmitted through mass wedding ceremonies, as a consequence of which the children of participants are born without fallen natures.
. Founder of the Unification Church, whose members are popularly known as Moonies. He was born in N. Korea, and when he was 10, his family converted to Christianity. On Easter Day 1936, Moon experienced a vision of Jesus Christ who commissioned him to particular work. For the next nine years, he prepared for this, communicating with other religious leaders, such as the
Buddha
and
Moses
. The revelations which he received form the basis of Unification theology. He founded his Church after the Second World War, and after much opposition and persecution from the Communists, he established the Holy Spirit Association for the Unification of World Christianity in 1954.
The Divine Principle
teaches that the
Fall
was the result of Eve having a spiritual relationship with Lucifer before a sexual one with Adam, with the result that their children and descendants have been born with defective natures. By his own marriage in 1960, Moon has begun to effect a more complete redemption, transmitted through mass wedding ceremonies, as a consequence of which the children of participants are born without fallen natures.
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