- "Great Moments in the First 100 Years of the Church" Qu 1) The early Church faced many perplexing theological questions and concerns, for example, explaining the "personhood" of Jesus, liturgical norms and practice etc. What theological concerns of the early Church remain theologically relevant in the area of contemporary Religious Education? On Pentecost Sunday in approximately 33AD, the Holy Spirit came upon Mary, the apostles and hundreds of disciples of Jesus Christ and the Christian Church was …showed first 75 words of 2213 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2213 total…around since the Church was formed, and no doubt will continue to arise in it's future. References Book, Jaca, The Church Established, An Illustrated History of the Church, Winston Press, USA, 1981. The Catholic Encyclopaedia (online, 1997), www.newadvent.org Crawford, Melissa, A History of Christianity, Decay and Renewal, E.J.Dwyer, NSW, 1991 Pennock, Michael, The Catholic Church Story, Ave Maria Press, Indiana, 1990. Pluth and Koch, The Catholic Church, Our Mission in History, St Mary's Press, USA, 1985.