Tag Archives: orthodoxy
Theological Disagreement at the Council of Chalcedon
One creed which divides Christians was adopted at the Council of Chalcedon in 451AD and held that Christ’s two natures were inseperable in one person and one substance, but because some felt this theologically flawed (that Christ’s nature was a unity, a single nature) this gave rise to riots … Continue reading
Eastern Orthodox
See also Christianity, an Abrahamic religion. Split from Catholicism in 1054, this group has perhaps 300 million members. The added term ‘Eastern’ helps Westerners understand to whom they are referring, but they themselves omit it, adding names (e.g., Russian Orthodox) which representing their … Continue reading
Orthodoxy Clashes in a Nutshell
The root meaning of the word in Greek is “Correctly Believing.” If one holds that we do not yet have all the answers, and that not everything we believe now to be right is indeed right, one will not hold … Continue reading