Eastern Orthodox Church Behind the elaborate fresco paintings and splendid architecture‚ Eastern Orthodox Church has played a significant role in the preservation of Christian tradition throughout history. Since the transfer of the imperial capitol of the Roman Empire from Rome to Constantinople‚ the Eastern Orthodox Christianity has evolved into a distinct branch of Christianity (Steeves). As Timothy Ware‚ the author of The Orthodox Church‚ suggests‚ major intellectual‚ cultural‚ and social developments
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The Orthodox Church Christian Denomination 1. What are the key beliefs of your Christian Denomination? Eastern Orthodoxy and Roman Catholicism were once branched from the same body of religion “the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church. In 1054 AD a formal split occurred when Pope Leo IX (head of the Roman Catholic Church at that time) who ignored the Patriarch of the Constantinople‚ Michael Cerularius (Leader of the Eastern Orthodox Church at that time). The main beliefs of the Orthodox
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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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Greek Orthodox Church The Greek Orthodox Church is one of the three major branches of Christianity‚ which "stands in today ’s society as one of the communities created by the apostles of Jesus in the region of the eastern Mediterranean‚ and which spread by missionary activity throughout Eastern Europe" (Meyendorff 5).The word orthodox comes from Greek‚ meaning right-believing. currently the orthodox religion has more than 174 million followers throughout the world. The Greek Orthodox church is
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The Greek Orthodox Church: Field Research Donna Falkenburg REL212 Living Religions Professor Charles Hall 6/16/13 The Greek Orthodox Church is very dominant in Greek life with the Archbishop traditionally being the political leader of the people. (Fisher 2011‚ p.343). The first Greek Orthodox Christians first arrived in the New World in 1768‚ and established a colony near what is now the present city of St. Augustine‚ Florida. The original building in which the
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Nearly all faiths have a liturgical and doctrinal language. For the Roman church it is Latin‚ for Sunni Islam it is Arabic and for Syriac Orthodox church‚ it is Syriac. Any crossing over of linguistic shreds from the liturgy of doctrine of one to the liturgy or doctrine of the other is important in many ways. If the same word appears in one faith as the other‚ or shares a common root or etymology‚ it may be assumed that it is not only the word and sound that are the same‚ but the very essence of
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Civ. Holy Apostles is an Orthodox Christian Church in Bowling Green. On Wednesday‚ November 9‚ they had an open worship service for the students and faculty of --- at the Chapel on campus. For the event‚ Bishop Thomas from Charleston came to worship with us and hold a question and answer session after the service. It was a very interesting experience. I grew up going to a Methodist church so this was the first time I had ever been to such a traditional type of church. I noticed a few similarities
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How did the adoption of Orthodox Christianity in the 10th Century A.D. influence the Russian State? Since the adoption of Christianity by Vladimir I in 988 A.D. the church has had a profound influence on the Russian state. The magnitude of this influence has varied throughout history‚ from its peak during the 15th Century‚ to lows during the reign of Peter the Great and in Soviet Russia. Since the fall of communism the Church has revived its position in Russian Society and is asserting its
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During the time of the Great Schism in 1504‚ the followers of Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Christianity overlapped by sharing the adherence of the Ten Commandments. Despite both religions deriving from Christianity‚ the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox religions displayed opposition in terms of papal authority. Members of the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox faith followed the teachings of the Ten Commandments due to their correlating origins of Christianity. Both religions not
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Orthodox Christianity has had an immense effect on the culture of Russia. The adoption of the Orthodox faith from Constantinople by Prince Vladimir in 988 introduced cultural influences that profoundly affected the Russian consciousness. As the people embraced Orthodoxy it developed a uniquely Russian flavor and rooted deep in the fertile Russian soul. Orthodoxy had a major impact on politics‚ art‚ and nearly every other aspect of Russia’s culture. Orthodoxy helped forge Russia’s world view and defined
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