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Churchianity is a pejorative term used to describe practices of Christianity that are viewed as placing a larger emphasis on the habits of church life or the institutional traditions the Christian Church (Ecclesia) than on the teachings of Jesus.^{citation needed}

It can also be used to describe churches across many denominations where the central focus has moved from Christ to the church. Hence the replacement of Christ with church in the word churchianity. This is the Evangelical Protestant position. The opposing position taken by both the Orthodox Churches and the Roman Catholic Church is that the Church is very much essential (Extra Ecclesiam nulla salus), based on the close union between Christ and the Church as described in Biblical passages such as Epistle to the Ephesians (see Bride of Christ). Orthodox theology, on the other hand, sees Protestant worship and piety as being too man centered, especially when centered on a celebrity pastor and on factions rather than on Christ, which they claim becomes the center in traditional piety.

External links

• "Churchianity Today" by Chip Brogden provides an in-depth explanation of Churchianity
• Christianity vs. Churchianity
• Why a Hindu Accepts Christ and Rejects Christianity
• Sojourners Magazine
• Dictionary Definition of "Churchianity"

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