The Second Ecumenical Council. An attempt at the reconstruction of the proceedings
The Second Ecumenical Council (also known as the First Council of Constantinople), held in Constantinople in 381 AD, is in many ways unique in the history of ecumenical councils. Its uniqueness lies, among other things, in the scarcity of written sources
Jerzy Czerwień
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’That Ancient and Christian Liberty’: Early Church Councils in Reformation Anglican Thought
This article will examine the role the first four ecumenical councils played in the controversial enterprises of John Jewel (1522-71) as well as two later early modern English theologians, Richard Hooker (1553-1600) and George Carleton (1559-1628).
Gazal Andre A.
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PHILOSOPHY AND THEOLOGY IN THE SYSTEM OF BYZANTINE THOUGHT IN THE AGE OF ECUMENICAL COUNCILS [PDF]
The present article deals with the problems of methodology in studying Byzantine philosophy in the age of Ecumenical councils. Since in the works of Christian authors of that period philosophical and theological elements could not be fully separated, one
OLEG DAVYDENKOV
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The Second Ecumenical Council: the establishment of the ecumenical status of the Council of Constantinople of 381 [PDF]
This article examines the history of the establishment of the universal status of the Council of Constantinople of 381. Four stages of this history are highlighted: 1) the immediate reaction to the council in the East and West; 2) the perception of the ...
Nikolay Antonov
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On the Economic Focus of Conciliar Trinitarianism
This article suggests that the shape of Conciliar Trinitarianism is rather different to what is often supposed in recent theological treatments of the Trinity.
Declan O'Byrne
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Five patriarchs in the "Chronicle" of Theophanes the Confessor [PDF]
The Chronicle of Theophanes Confessor is known for its chronology. Theophanes dates all events in accordance with the years of ministry of the Pope and the four patriarchs.
Olga Izotova
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Canon 7 of the III Ecumenical council: its history and reception in the context of the issue of the Immutability of the creed [PDF]
This publication discusses the history of the origin and reception of the definition of the Third Ecumenical Council on the Creed. This definition, drawn up in connection with the rejection of the statement of faith by Theodore of Mopsuestia, should ...
Petr Paskov
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Two families of Orthodox churches: is it possible to unite?
The Fourth (Chalcedonian) Ecumenical Council in 451 divided the Ecumenical Orthodoxy into two large parts. The first is Orthodox churches (Chalcedonian, orthodox, "Eastern" (Efsten), which include the four ancient patriarchates (Constantinople ...
Oleksandr N. Sagan
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Conciliarity is central to the identity of the Christian church. This article discusses the meaning of the word ‘conciliarity’ and its relation to ‘synodality’ through the lens of the church’s experience of councils (synods) at the local, regional, and ...
Nicholas Sagovsky
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La nozione di Patriarca nel Diritto Canonico Orientale e la teoria della Pentarchia [PDF]
The figure of the Patriarch has always had a great importance in the life of the Church over the centuries. Furthermore, the patriarchal institution has its roots in the experience lived by the Church since the time of the Apostles, indeed, even before ...
Aghabious Gergis
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