Athanasius, St. c296-373. Bishop of Alexandria: advocated Doctine of Trinity (Father, Son, Holy Ghost) vs divinity of Christ. Council of Nicaea.

Augustine, St. 354-430. Author of Confessions, City of God. Bishop of Hippo. “God is omnipotent.” Introduced Neoplatonic Determinism to Christianity. Church should rule state.

Bahamas. Arawak. 1492 Columbus. 1646 English colonize. 1782-3 Spain. 1973 Independent.

Balearic Is. 654BC Phoenicia. 123BC Rome. 426 Vandal. 798 Moor. 1229 Independent Christian. 1349 Aragon. 1713 Brit (Minorca). 1802 Spain.

Baptists. 1608-. Congregationalist Christian church. Baptism for believers only, (not infants).

Barlaam. Legendary monk who converted Indian King Josephat to Christianity.

Barnabas, St. -61. Cyprus Christian. Founded church at Antioch.

Barnard, Christian. 1922-2001. South African surgeon-first human heart transplant 1967.

Barth, Karl. 1886-1968. Swiss Protestant theologian. Can only understand God through word of Christ.

Bartholomew, St. =Nathanael, a disciple of Christ.

Benedictines. 529-. RC monastic order. Spread Christianity. Preserved Latin culture.

Berlin, Irving. 1888-1989. Russian/US popular composer. White Christmas, Annie Get Your Gun 1946.

Bible. Hebrew and Christian sacred scriptures translated from Hebrew and Aramaic. 3C BC Greek translation. 1382 Wycliffe, Rogers, English. 1522-34 Luther, German. 1611 King James version. Vulgate by St. Jerome. Apocrypha.

Biruni, al-. 973-1048. Arab scholar. Chronology of Ancient Nations.

Bogomils. 9-15C. Slavic ascetic Christian cult. All matter created by the devil.

Bohemia. Celts. 5-6C Slavs. 9C Unified. 1061 HRE. 10C + Moravia + Silesia + Galicia. 1158 Kingdom. 1526 Hapsburg. 1918 Czechoslovakia. 1939-45 German. 1993 Czech Republic.

Boris I. -907. Ruler 852-89. Spread Christianity through Bulgaria.

Boveri, Theodor. 1864-1915. German cytologist. Chromosomes, 1904.

Breda Compromise. 1566. Dutch petition against Inquisition. Dutch Revolt -1579.

Brethren, Church. 1708. German/US Pacifist Christian church.

British Virgin Is. Arawak. Carib. 1493 Columbus. 1555 Spain. 1648 Dutch. 1666 British settle. 1960 British Crown Colony.

Buchmanism. 1922-65. Christian revivalist movement stressing honesty, purity, love, unselfishness. =Moral Rearmament 1938. Oxford Group.

Caedman. 7C. First English Christian poet.

Caffaro di Caschifellone. c1080-1166. Genoese crusader, wrote chronicles.

Calonne, Charles de. 1734-1802. French finance Minister. Reform attempts led to French Revolution

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