Welcome, the intent of this site is to familliarize the average person surfing the web with the jargon of the christian church; and create a space for those who are familiar with it to explain the sometimes vague language of Christianese.

The intent of WikiCanaan is to break down the some of the barriers around christianity that make it a sepperate culture from 'The World'. Often the Language used in Christian circles is, intentionally or not, exclusive. The nature of the articles are mostly sarcastic and ironic, but in by no means are they meant to be caustic. It is important to remember when reading, that these articles are the interpretations of contributers and so should not be taken out of context.

A notable amount of Christianese expressions are already defined in the Wikipedia.

In the Word Index you will find a collection of words with a ceartaing degree of ambiguity around their meanings, or words whose use in the church is different from their use outside of it.

The Honour Roll strives to give respect to those 'keeping it real' in the world, and a … to those who don't keep it real and are in a world of their own.

Props to Rev. Joseph Lowery and his poetic benediction given at the inauguration of President Barack Obama. “Amen, Amen, and Amen.”

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