Sentence examples for schism from from inspiring English sources

The church suffered a schism from 1741 to 1758 because of the religious revivals of the 18th century.

The series needed something to liven it up, and this total schism from the fabric of reality seems like the best way to go.

The popes were concerned for the fate of the Christian East but guarded in their offers to Constantinople so long as the Byzantine Church remained in schism from Rome.

That, together with the blessing of same-sex unions in Canada, brought outrage and threats of schism from African clerics, for whom homosexuality is something between a sin and an impossibility.

Serious oenophiles looking for new insights into the California wine industry's early days, or the inside dirt on Robert's famous schism from his brother Peter and Charles Krugg), will probably be disappointed, although Mondavi does have a few frank words about both topics.

Mr. Stern led the schism from the A.F.L.-C.I.O., and now is seeking to lead an effort to persuade Mr. Obama to enact two major pieces of legislation in his first 100 days: universal health coverage and a bill that would make it easier for workers to unionize.

In doing so, Mugabe has for nearly 40 years managed to prevent schisms from becoming wide enough to threaten the party.

The legal right of lay patrons to present clergymen of their choice to local ecclesiastical livings led to minor schisms from the church.

Islam suffered from violent factions, notably the Sunni-Shia schism, dating from soon after Muhammad's death.

On March 31, Nash caused a sensation when he became the first VFL player to defect under this new schism, transferring from South Melbourne to Camberwell without a clearance.

Her single-minded devotion to Point Loma left the society at large open to schism; some local lodges split from Tingley's group.