https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9zmSLzYDIg
Father John Whiteford and Craig Truglia give their reflections upon the content of Pastor Jason Wallace's "The Failure of Eastern Orthodoxy."For more discuss

https://www.abc.net.au/religion/why-i-am-not-orthodox/10097536
Why I Am Not Orthodox. The famous English philosopher and critic of religion, Bertrand Russell, gave a talk in London in 1927 entitled, "Why I Am Not a Christian." Following Russell's lead, I want

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persecution_of_Eastern_Orthodox_Christians
t. e. The persecution of Eastern Orthodox Christians is the religious persecution which has been faced by the clergy and the adherents of the Eastern Orthodox Church. Eastern Orthodox Christians have been persecuted during various periods in the history of Christianity when they lived under the rule of non-Orthodox Christian political structures.

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Eastern-Orthodoxy/History
Eastern Orthodoxy - Byzantine, Schism, Reformation: At the beginning of the 2nd millennium of Christian history, the church of Constantinople, capital of the Eastern Roman (or Byzantine) Empire, was at the peak of its world influence and power. Neither Rome, which had become a provincial town and its church an instrument in the hands of political interests, nor Europe under the Carolingian and

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Eastern Orthodoxy, one of the three major doctrinal and jurisdictional groups of Christianity.It is characterized by its continuity with the apostolic church, its liturgy, and its territorial churches. Its adherents live mainly in the Balkans, the Middle East, and former Soviet countries.. Nature and significance. Eastern Orthodoxy is the large body of Christians who follow the faith and

https://www.npr.org/2016/04/10/473735385/the-great-schism-when-the-catholic-and-eastern-orthodox-churches-split
Really, the Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church date back to the western and eastern halves of the Roman Empire. The west was centered on Rome. The east was centered on Constantinople. They

https://churchlifejournal.nd.edu/articles/eastern-orthodoxys-estrangement-from-democracy-after-the-end-of-communism/
Aristotle Papanikolaou on the political theologies of Eastern Orthodoxies. A fter the fall of Communism in the early part of the 1990s, most of the Orthodox world was thrust into a situation of political upheaval for which it was not theologically prepared. Communism was to be repudiated—that much was clear. But the role of the Orthodox Churches within the changing cultural and political

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Eastern-Orthodoxy/The-church-and-the-world
Orthodoxy and other Christians. Since the failure of the unionist Council of Florence (1439), there have been no official attempts to restore unity between Eastern Orthodoxy and Roman Catholicism. In 1484 an Orthodox council declared that Roman Catholics desiring to join the Orthodox church were to be received through chrismation (or confirmation).

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Eastern Orthodoxy, otherwise known as Eastern Orthodox Christianity or Byzantine Christianity, is one of the three main branches of Chalcedonian Christianity, alongside Catholicism and Protestantism. [2] [3] Like the Pentarchy of the first millennium, the mainstream (or " canonical ") Eastern Orthodox Church is organised into autocephalous

https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/religion-war-and-ethics/eastern-orthodox-christianity/57139DBA26F8E00F55174E1A265C21CC
The continuity of Eastern Orthodoxy with the apostolic church through the process of apostolic succession is strongly emphasized, with faith and worship being delineated and regulated by its adherence to and recognition of only the decisions and canons of the first seven ecumenical councils (325-787 CE). Introduction.

https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2017/11/08/orthodox-christianity-in-the-21st-century/
Eastern Orthodoxy is split into 15 jurisdictions heavily centered in Central and Eastern Europe, accounting for the remaining 80% of Orthodox Christians. 6. Data on the beliefs, practices and attitudes of Orthodox Christians in Europe and the former Soviet Union come from surveys conducted between June 2015 and July 2016 through face-to-face

https://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/christianity/subdivisions/easternorthodox_1.shtml
The break became final with the failure of the Council of Florence in the fifteenth century. ... After the break with Rome Orthodoxy became 'Eastern' and the dominant expression of Christianity in

https://academic.oup.com/fordham-scholarship-online/book/30769/chapter/262367121
The entire history of the Orthodox churches in America could be cast as an ongoing battle between tradition and restorationism. 1 By tradition, I mean the lived faith Orthodox Christians have received and changed in the face of new dynamics (whether social, political, or theological).Tradition has a content but is also constantly changing in response to new surroundings in a manner that seeks

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With a combination of essay-length and short entries written by a team of leading religious experts, the two-volume Encyclopedia of Eastern Orthodoxy offers the most comprehensive guide to the cultural and intellectual world of Eastern Orthodox Christianity available in English today. An outstanding reference work providing the first English language multi-volume account of the key historical

https://www.goarch.org/-/the-stand-of-the-orthodox-church-on-controversial-issues
Eastern Orthodoxy has a unique institution in its history, known as "ethnarchy," which appears to contradict nearly everything which has been noted above about the Church's attitude regarding practical involvement. "Ethnarchy" occurs when the highest ecclesiastical leader of the church in a given area assumes political leadership.

https://www.britannica.com/summary/Eastern-Orthodoxy
In the early 21st century, Eastern Orthodoxy had more than 200 million adherents worldwide. St. Gregory Palamas ; canonized 1368; feast day November 14) was an Orthodox monk, theologian, and intellectual leader of Hesychasm, an ascetical method of mystical prayer that integrates repetitive prayer formulas with bodily postures and controlled

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3AplWYXFiCA
Eastern Orthodoxy claims to represent the faith of the Apostles and the Fathers. In this video, we examine those claims. This is a presentation of Christ Pre

https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctv24650mg
Even in the twenty-first century, critical and creative engagement with modern and postmodern philosophy is still a rarity in Orthodox circles. This collection

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DOCUMENTARY LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3AplWYXFiCAhttps://merecatholics.locals.com/Website: http://jonahsaller.com/Email: jonah@jonahsaller.com———

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This chapter explores this understanding with reference to English-language scholarship, to demonstrate that it depends on a failure to integrate or, often, even acknowledge Orthodox Christian history, and to argue an imperative for historians, ethicists, theologians, environmentalists, religious leaders, and members of the general public to

https://www.christianity.com/church/denominations/the-orthodox-church-history-and-beliefs-of-orthodoxy.html
History of the Orthodox Church. Although originally the Eastern and Western Christians shared the same faith, the two sides began to separate after the seventh Ecumenical Council in 787 A.D. and are generally considered to have ultimately divided over the dispute with Rome in the Great Schism in 1054.. Notably, this schism happened from the papal claim to supreme authority and the doctrine of

https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/9780823252343-014/html
Heckscher, Jurretta Jordan. ""A 'Tradition' That Never Existed": Orthodox Christianity and the Failures of Environmental History". Toward an Ecology of Transfiguration: Orthodox Christian Perspectives on Environment, Nature, and Creation, edited by John Chryssavgis and Bruce V. Foltz, New York, USA: Fordham University Press, 2013, pp. 136-151.

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Whatever the details of the various interpretations of the Genesis story, it is the clear doctrine of Orthodoxy that man has failed in his original vocation. He disobeyed God's command through pride, jealousy and the lack of humble gratitude to God by yielding to the temptation of Satan. Thus man sinned. He "missed the mark" of his calling.