Sentence examples for Early councils from inspiring English sources

Early councils of the African Church held at Hippo (393) and Carthage (397, 419) affirmed the use of the Apocryphal books as Scripture.

Mr. Wills's point is that the authority of the papacy has expanded and calcified to a degree not justified by the Scriptures and early councils that established the church's fundamental beliefs.

John was one of the bishops that sided with King William against Anselm of Canterbury at the king's Whitsun council in 1097, one of early councils called during the Investiture Controversy in England.

As to the number of bishops in attendance at various councils, although there have been various proposals about the way in which the early councils were convened, the truth is that the evidence is very little and very unclear.

By March 2002, councils must have mapped all local support services.

Last week, councils, courts, schools and the local NHS were told their budgets for next year.

Between 2009 and 2014 councils' spending on local-transport services fell by 19.7%.

• 1997 Councils announce they are banning beef in some 2,000 schools.

Over the last decade councils have been under pressure to sell assets for capital receipts.

By 2020, councils will retain all their local business rates to fund services.

For the past five years, councils in the UK have built only 2,000-3,000 homes a year.