Author: Orthodox Eastern Church. Synod of Jerusalem, 1672
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Councils and synods (Canon law)
Languages : en
Pages : 244

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Author: Peter Mogila
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 570

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Containing: The Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed, The Athanasian Creed, The Confession of Chalcedon, The Confession of Dositheus, The Shorter and Longer Catechisms of St. Philaret of Moscow, The Catechism of St. Peter Mogila, and The Synodikon of Orthodoxy. The present collection of official and formally approved statements of faith of the Eastern Orthodox Church is, as far as the present compiler is aware, the first time such an endeavor has been attempted in the English language. The reason for such a collection is quite simple: The instruction of the faithful and their edification unto all godliness. Although in these confused days there is an abundance of opinions, there are, sadly, a paucity of clear, thorough, authoritative, and readily available summaries of the Orthodox Faith that have both stood the test of time and also received the official approbation of the Church. The current climate, therefore, needs such a collection, for too many seek to present the faith in the light of their own wisdom. But, as we pray in the prayers after the Divine Liturgy to be delivered from the slavery of our own reasoning, it is the editor's prayer that this collection of sacred Creeds, Confessions, and Catechisms will raise up a generation of faithful Orthodox Christians who, through meditating again and again on the holy truths contained herein, will be both well rounded and deeply grounded in the Faith that was once for all delivered to the saints, and able to withstand in the evil day the ever blowing winds of diverse and strange doctrines and destructive heresies.

Author: John H. Leith
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
ISBN: 9780804205269
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 760

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"An excellent compendium of Christian creeds. Especially valuable are the informative notes and comments by the editor which introduce both creedal sections and individual creeds".----Presbyterian Journal

Author: Dositheus Of Jerusalem
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 126

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In 1672, Patriarch Dositheus of Jerusalem held a pivotal Local Council in Jerusalem. For this Council provided canonical responses to the errors found in the alleged Calvinist document said to have originated with Patriarch Cyril Lucaris of Constantinople. One of the chief documents to emerge from this Council was the Confession of Dositheus, which provides a series of Eighteen Confessional Decrees and Four Answered Questions that speak to the issues raised both more generally by Protestant influences seeking to find their way into the Orthodox Church, and more specifically by those enumerated in the text attributed to Cyril Lucaris. Sadly, this document has not found the circulation it deserves, and therefore it is being republished here, with annotations discussing key issues raised by the text. It also contains three Appendices, one which addresses the issue of the Atonement as understood by the Council Fathers, another examining the issue of the relationship between free will, good works, and grace, and a third exploring prayers for the faithful departed.

Author: Kallistos (Bishop of Diokleia)
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9780140146561
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 372

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Recounts the history of Orthodox Christianity, and discusses Orthodox beliefs, practices, and forms of worship

Author: Archpriest John W. Morris
Publisher: Author House
ISBN: 1456734903
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 663

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The Historic Church is a survey of Christian history written for Orthodox Christians by an Eastern Orthodox scholar. Although one can find many excellent studies of Christian history in the United States, none of them considers the development of Christianity from an Eastern Orthodox point of view. The work begins by laying a foundation for the study of Christian history by discussing the beliefs and practices of the ancient Church, during the age of the Fathers and the Seven Ecumenical Councils. The author then discusses the development of Roman Catholicism and the theological and cultural reasons for the split between Rome and Orthodoxy, and relations between East and West following the schism. He concludes his work with a discussion the origins and historical development of every major Protestant group and tells how they differ from Orthodoxy.

Author: Paul Ladouceur
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 056766483X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 545

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Modern Orthodox theology represents a continuity of the Eastern Christian theological tradition stretching back to the early Church and especially to the Ancient Fathers of the Church. This volume considers the full range of modern Orthodox theology. The first chapters of the book offer a chronological study of the development of modern Orthodox theology, beginning with a survey of Orthodox theology from the fall of Constantinople in 1453 until the early 19th century. Ladouceur then focuses on theology in imperial Russia, the Russian religious renaissance at the beginning of the 20th century, and the origins and nature of neopatristic theology, as well as the new theology in Greece and Romania, and tradition and the restoration of patristic thought. Subsequent chapters examine specific major themes: - God and Creation - Divine-humanity, personhood and human rights - The Church of Christ - Ecumenical theology and religious diversity - The 'Christification' of life - Social and Political Theology - The 'Name-of-God' conflict - The ordination of women The volume concludes with assessments of major approaches of modern Orthodox theology and reflections on the current status and future of Orthodox theology. Designed for classroom use, the book features: - case studies - a detailed index - a list of recommended readings for each chapter

Author: Ted Campbell
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
ISBN: 9780664256500
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 364

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Ted Campbell examines, in a comparative framework, the historic teachings of the four major Christian traditions that have shaped our theological heritage - Eastern Orthodoxy, Roman Catholicism. Reformation and Union churches, and Evangelical and Free churches. He provides an extensive overview of each tradition's particular beliefs on religious authority, God and Christ, human nature and salvation, and church, ministry, and the sacraments. He concludes by considering whether a definable core of Christian teachings cuts across denominational and confessional boundaries.

Author: Robert WILLIAMSON (Presbyterian Minister.)
Publisher:
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Category : Christian union
Languages : en
Pages : 182

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Author: Hans Boersma
Publisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 0191634182
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 737

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As a multi-faceted introduction to sacramental theology, the purposes of this Handbook are threefold: historical, ecumenical, and missional. The forty-four chapters are organized into the following parts five parts: Sacramental Roots in Scripture, Patristic Sacramental Theology, Medieval Sacramental Theology, From the Reformation through Today, and Philosophical and Theological Issues in Sacramental Doctrine. Contributors to this Handbook explain the diverse ways that believers have construed the sacraments, both in inspired Scripture and in the history of the Church's practice. In Scripture and the early Church, Orthodox, Protestants, and Catholics all find evidence that the first Christian communities celebrated and taught about the sacraments in a manner that Orthodox, Protestants, and Catholics today affirm as the foundation of their own faith and practice. Thus, for those who want to understand what has been taught about the sacraments in Scripture and across the generations by the major thinkers of the various Christian traditions, this Handbook provides an introduction. As the divisions in Christian sacramental understanding and practice are certainly evident in this Handbook, it is not thereby without ecumenical and missional value. This book evidences that the story of the Christian sacraments is, despite divisions in interpretation and practice, one of tremendous hope.