Eastern Orthodoxy

The communist era was an aberration in the history of relations between the Church and the state in Russia, and more broadly in Eastern Orthodoxy. The Eastern Orthodox Church took the form it holds today through its close interaction with the state, from the time of Emperor Constantine onward.

In Eastern Orthodoxy this day, known as Holy and Great Saturday, is also called The Great Sabbath since it is on this day that Christ "rested" physically in the tomb.

Who would expect that Christianity would end breaking up into two important groupshellip the Eastern Orthodoxy and mainstream Catholicism.

The origin of the prayer, however, reaches much farther back than Eastern Orthodoxy. When, in 380, Christianity was declared the official religion of the Roman Empire, it was a paradigm shift for the Empire and, for Christians, an existential shock.

Humphrey was herself a member of the Anglican Church of Canada--she served for a time on the Primates Theological Commission, which explored various theological questions in the early 2000s--before converting to Eastern Orthodoxy.

Roman Catholics and Eastern Orthodoxy observe a 40-day fast during Lent, the period when Christ fasted 40 days in the desert.

Meanwhile, there were ongoing, if not unbroken, contacts between Lutherans and other Protestants, on the one hand, and Eastern Orthodoxy, on the other.

Serbian Orthodox Voices on Globalization and the European Union." In Eastern Orthodoxy in a Global Age.

Recently, young evangelicals have sought wisdom from the Church Fathers, Catholicism, and Eastern Orthodoxy. "Evangelicalism is and always has been in its essence a reinventing movement" (63), and if one wants to see the future of evangelicalism, one should carefully observe the practices of young evangelicals.

Although Eastern Orthodoxy is not organized for collective declarations, volume 2 includes important statements by the Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia, Alexy II, and the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, Bartholomew.

Speaking at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow before worshipers and representatives of over a dozen representatives of Eastern Orthodoxy from around the world, Kirill noted that Vladimir made the decision to abandon paganism and convert to Christianity in line with the prevailing mood among his people.