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With reference to anyone of the key people in Acts, explore the challenge of prejudice, sectarianism or racism to the modern world.
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The Acts of the Apostles is the geographical and political story of the development of the Christian Church under the impulse of the Holy Spirit. Although many of us may think that the issues of sectarianism are new, the Acts of the Apostles shows clearly religious intolerance over two thousand years ago. In this respect, it is comparable and informative for moral life in the twenty-first century. One of the most influential characters in Acts, who is closely linked to the issues of sectarianism, is Peter. However, before I look at his role, the word sectarianism has been defined by Joseph Liechty and Cecelia Clegg as, 'a system of attitudes, actions, beliefs and structures ... which arises as a distorted expression of positive, human needs especially for belonging, identity and the free expression of difference ... and is expressed in destructive patterns of relating', The task of saying what sectarianism is,...
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