re definition of christianity in article may athos rutgers edu autry magellan stlouis sgi com larry autry writes i have enrolled in the history of christianity at a college here in st louis the teacher of the class is what i consider to be closed minded and bigotted on the subject of what the definition of christianity is his definition is tied directly to that of the trinity and the catholic church s definition of it and belief in jesus christ is not sufficient to call one s self a christian what you call the trinity and the catholic church s definition of it is precisely the result of the first christians getting together and trying to find an acceptable answer to your question what is a christian i can t see what you are objecting to someone is saying what historians of all beliefs would agree on and you are calling him a closed minded bigot you really ought to say what you mean by belief in jesus christ it is not a wording that is sufficient to describe a christian muslims believe in jesus christ although they believe he was a prophet and not the incarnated son of god but followers of eastern religions might be quite happy to say that jesus was the incarnation of god along with large numbers of other historical and mythical figures so perhaps you ought to rephrase your question and say precisely what it is in the traditional definitions of what it is to be a christian as handed down by the universal church you object to but regard as unnecessary for being a christian matthew huntbach
