Redeemer
Encyclopedia
Religion
- Redeemer (Christianity)Redeemer (Christianity)In Christian theology, Jesus is sometimes referred to as a Redeemer. This refers to the salvation he is believed to have accomplished, and is based on the metaphor of redemption, or "buying back". Although the New Testament does not use the title "Redeemer", the word "redemption" is used in several...
, referring to Jesus Christ - MahdiMahdiIn Islamic eschatology, the Mahdi is the prophesied redeemer of Islam who will stay on Earth for seven, nine or nineteen years- before the Day of Judgment and, alongside Jesus, will rid the world of wrongdoing, injustice and tyranny.In Shia Islam, the belief in the Mahdi is a "central religious...
, described in Islam as "the Redeemer (of mankind)" - Redeemer Presbyterian Church (New York City)
Other organisations
- Redeemer Lutheran CollegeRedeemer Lutheran CollegeRedeemer Lutheran College is a co-educational Lutheran primary and secondary school in Rochedale, Brisbane, Queensland. Founded in the early 1980s by Robin Kleinschmidt and other leading Lutherans in the south of Brisbane, the College currently educates students from years Prep to 12, with Prep–5...
, school in Queensland, Australia - RedeemersRedeemersIn United States history, "Redeemers" and "Redemption" were terms used by white Southerners to describe a political coalition in the Southern United States during the Reconstruction era which followed the American Civil War...
, Southern U.S. political coalition that overthrew Reconstruction in the 1870s - Church of the RedeemerChurch of the RedeemerA number of churches, usually Lutheran/Protestant or Episcopal, are called Church of the Redeemer:-Canada:*Cathedral Church of the Redeemer, Calgary, Alberta*Church of the Redeemer, Toronto, Ontario-Germany:*Church of the Redeemer, Bad Homburg, Hesse...
, founded in 1998, by John Harris in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Fiction
- Redeemer (comics)Redeemer (comics)Redeemer, in comics, may refer to:* Redeemer , a character from the Spawn comics* Redeemer, a character from Marvel Comics* The Redeemer, a Warhammer 40k series written by Pat Mills...
, character in the Spawn comic series - The RedeemerThe RedeemerThe Redeemer is a special, 4-issue comic mini-series published by Warhammer Monthly, Games Workshop's monthly comic collection. It was written by veteran British comic writer Pat Mills....
, comic published by Games Workshop - Wolverine & Elektra: The Redeemer, published by Marvel Comics
- Unreal (series)#Redeemer Redeemer, a weapon featured in the Unreal series of computer games
- Redeemers, fanatical zealot alien race from the Star Trek: New FrontierStar Trek: New FrontierStar Trek: New Frontier is a Star Trek novel series created by John J. Ordover and Peter David and published by Pocket Books. The idea behind it was to create a Star Trek book series with its own continuity and not one that is purely a reaction to the television shows. Nearly every story of the...
book series - Redeemer (film), a 2002 TV movie starring Matthew Modine
- Redeemer (Image Comics), a fictional character in Todd McFarlane's comic book series Spawn
Music and media
- Redeemer (Machinae Supremacy album), 2006
- Redeemer (Norma Jean album)Redeemer (Norma Jean album)Redeemer is Norma Jean's third studio album. It was released on September 12, 2006 in the United States, and on October 3, 2006 in Canada. The album sold more than 21,000 records in its first week. It is the last album to feature drummer Daniel Davison...
, 2006 - Redeemer (D'espairsRay album)Redeemer (D'espairsRay album)-Personnel:*Hizumi – vocals*Karyu – guitar*Zero - bass guitar*Tsukasa – drums...
, 2007 - "Redeemer", a song written by Jonathan Davis of Korn, performed by Marilyn Manson on the Queen of the DamnedQueen of the Damned (soundtrack)The soundtrack to the Queen of the Damned film was Jonathan Davis' first musical output outside of Korn. Originally, he was to perform vocals on the soundtrack, but due to contract limitations with Sony, he could not. So he hired singers from other bands, each good friends of his, to do the vocal...
soundtrack - "Redeemer", a song by Kutless from their 2009 album It Is Well