| Description |
144 pages ; 20 cm |
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Faith and fact books ; 136 |
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Faith and fact books ; 136
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| Contents |
Part 1. The church of the fathers and the fullness of the mystery. The mystery -- The mystery revealed -- The mystery celebrated -- The mystery lived -- The handing on of the mystery -- The mystery and eastern piety -- Part 2. The future of Orthodoxy. The estrangement between East and West -- Historical pressures and religious deviations -- Modern renewal and Orthodox consciousness |
| Summary |
Eastern and Western Christianity have slightly different emphases, but these should be seen as complementary, not as opposed. For example, the East emphasizes the "mysteric" nature of faith and the symbolism of the liturgy and sacraments. But such elements do exist in the West, and very often are traceable to sources in the East. The dogmatic formulations of the Trinity and of the dual nature of Christ were of Eastern origin. St. John Chrysostom and St. Augustine, despite their differences, were both interpreters of St. Paul. The re-union of Greek and Latin Christianity will not then come about by the subservience of one to the other, but by the recognition that we are brothers sharing the same Mystery, and therefore must come together in one fold under the successor of him to whom Christ said, "Thou are Petros, and upon this petra I will build my Church." |
| Notes |
Translation of L'esprit de l'orthodoxie grecque et russe |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages [143]-144 |
| Notes |
Translation of: L'esprit de l'orthodoxie grecque et russe |
| Subject |
Catholic Church -- Relations -- Orthodox Eastern Church
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Orthodox Eastern Church -- Relations -- Catholic Church.
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Orthodox Eastern Church.
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| SUBJECT |
Orthodox Eastern Church -- Relations -- Catholic Church.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85095786
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| Subject |
Theology.
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