Eastern Orthodox I. Origin The Eastern Orthodox Church and Roman Catholicism were branches of the same body—the One‚ Holy‚ Catholic and Apostolic Church until 1054 AD‚ which is the date of the first major division and the beginning of “denominations” in Christianity. The Christian Church divided into two Churches‚ East and West. Both Churches believe that they are the original Church established by Jesus Christ and the Apostles‚ and they disapprove each other. The Church in the East added “orthodox”
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pour the infinite God into his finite mind. (Green 2000‚ 389) This is a great reminder when considering the Trinity. The end of the first century and the dawn of the second marked a distinct end and beginning of the early Church. As the Apostolic age concluded‚ the church had to formulate its beliefs; basic statements such as the person and work of Christ and the nature of the triune God. Much of this crucial formulation of Christian theology took place in arenas of conflict and during heretical
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Describe the development of New Testament Canon in period of time studied (35 marks) The New Testament Canon is described by Princeton Online Dictionary as‚ “a collection of books accepted as Holy Scripture - the books of the Bible recognized by any Christian church as genuine and inspired.” Basically the Canon is a selection of books used by the Church for public worship and also the books which the Church acknowledge as inspired scripture normative for faith and practice. The term (the Greek
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teachings of Jesus among the churches. Before there could be a collection of important writings however‚ there needed to be an agreement on what was considered worthy of high regard‚ useful for teaching‚ and what could be verified as legitimate or apostolic in nature‚ this would provide for foundation of what was to be considered canonical literature. These early attempts of establishing the canon also required the defining of orthodoxy. Today we recognize the definition of orthodoxy as the “acceptance
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a terms of endearment which means “father” and this was the title of the most important and influential bishops in the early church. The church at Rome nevertheless enjoyed and wanted to preserve the original apostolic faith and the prominence‚ and they as bishops also owned its apostolic “founders” and to its political setting‚ and this led to the inspiration of these bishops to exercise greater leadership in Rome and abroad (Elwell‚ p. 888). Most emperors and patriarchs of Constantinople‚ challenged
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announce the good tidings of salvation to those who do not believe‚ doing penance and prepare them for the sacraments and to follow the commandments. 10. The liturgy is the summit toward which the activity of the Church is directed. The goal of apostolic endeavor is that all who are made sons of God by faith and baptism should come together to praise god‚ and to take part on the sacrifice. 11. The minds of the faithful should be properly dispose and attuned in order to pursue a full
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The Orthodoxy has apostolic roots which originated with Jesus. It most likely started when Constantine the Great granted Christians the freedom to worship in the year 313. That edict put in place was to show that the Church had power and had survived the persecutions of earlier
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It directly conflicts with the Second Vatican Council of 1965‚ as the Church states in its doctrine towards Apostolic continuation and Salvation‚ that the first part‚ or step of Salvation is through joining the Church‚ and that the Catholic Church‚ only has the authority over ones soul towards salvation‚ “For "the only-begotten son of God . . . has won a treasure
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THAT THEY MAY BE ONE Ut Unum Sint Encyclical of Pope John Paul II promulgated on May 25‚ 1995 CONTENTS INTRODUCTION CHAPTER I - THE CATHOLIC CHURCH’S COMMITMENT TO ECUMENISM God’s plan and communion The way of ecumenism: the way of the Church Renewal and conversion The fundamental importance of doctrine The primacy of prayer Ecumenical dialogue Local structures of dialogue Dialogue as an examination of conscience Dialogue as a means of resolving disagreements Practical cooperation CHAPTER
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Tudor dynasty had been established by conquest in 1485 and King Henry was only its second monarch. England had not so far had a ruling queen‚ and the dynasty was not secure enough to run the risk of handing the Crown on to a woman‚ risking disputed succession or domination of a foreign power through marriage. In the meantime‚ King Henry had anyway fallen in love with Anne Boleyn‚ the sister of one of his many mistresses‚ and tried to persuade the Pope to grant him an annulment of his marriage on the
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