(Encyclopedia) Christian of Brunswick or Christian of Halberstadt, 1599–1626, Protestant military leader in the Thirty Years War, titular bishop of Halberstadt (1616–23). One of the first allies of…
(Encyclopedia) Churches of Christ, conservative body of evangelical Protestants in the United States. Its founders were originally members of what is now the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)…
(Encyclopedia) Cockaigne or Cockayne, Land ofCockaigne or Cockayne, Land ofboth: kŏkānˈ [key], legendary country described in medieval tales, where delicacies of food and drink were to be had for the…
(Encyclopedia) Chicago, University of, at Chicago; coeducational; inc. 1890, opened 1892 primarily through the gifts of John D. Rockefeller. Because of the progressive programs and distinguished…
(Encyclopedia) Akron, University of, at Akron, Ohio; coeducational; established 1870 as Buchtel College, transferred 1913 as the nucleus of the Municipal Univ. of Akron. In 1967 the school became a…
(Encyclopedia) Chalcedon, Council of, fourth ecumenical council, convened in 451 by Pulcheria and Marcian, empress and emperor of the East, to settle the scandal of the Robber Synod and to discuss…
