History of the Orthodox Church

was imparted from Jesus to the Apostles and it is an essential belief for Orthodox Christians. Tradition is not only unchanging throughout history as it can be traced back to the Apostles, but it is also present in everyday moments through the idea of creative fidelity. Creative fidelity entails that we follow tradition and live it with the help of the Church. The Doctrine of Deification is another important belief that Orthodox Christians follow more literally than other Christians might. Deification

denomination that I have chosen to research is Russian Orthodox. The reason that I chose to write on this religion is because I have been interested in learning about the Russian Orthodox religion and all that it entails. The main points of this research paper is a quick history, some of their beliefs, and how does their cross compare to the Roman Catholic cross. The first point of Russian Orthodox is their history. The Russian Orthodox Church was founded in 988 AD, thus, being in existence for a

he Russian Orthodox Church when through many troubles during the Soviet Union Era. When the Tsarist government was overthrown and Bolsheviks took over, the Russian Orthodox Church was without official state backing for the first time in its history. The new Communist government issued a decree that declared freedom of religious and anti-religious propaganda which banned church programs from television and led to a decline in church power and influence. The Russian Orthodox Church supported the White

Origin and founders The Orthodox consider their origin to be the same as the Catholic origin. Their history is the same as Catholic history as it is recorded in Acts of the Apostles, written by the apostle Luke. Their history follows the Old testament, and they believe theirs is the church founded by Jesus (Shmeman). The Orthodox church separated from the Catholic church after centuries of division and disagreements between the two. The leaders of the Western and Eastern churches excommunicated

Aguilar 1 Jason Aguilar Gary Tyra MILD 305 Church History 14 June 2016 Aggiornamento: the Vatican II and the Eastern Orthodox Church’s Impact on the Modern Church There are very few things in this world that are for sure. However, one of those things that can be counted on is, change. Change is inevitable. Change is unstoppable. Change does not ask for permission. People change, seasons change, times change, styles, change, and even the church changes. Aggiornamento, which means, “bringing up to

RUSSIA One of the great ironies of history is that Marxism, an atheistic theory, was first implemented in Russia—a land inhabited by millions of believers practicing most of the world's great religions. In fact, religion is so integral to the culture and history of Russia, it would be impossible to gain a full understanding for the unique character of the country and its people without a careful examination of the religious factors at play throughout its history. BACKGROUND Basic Demographics

just because Orthodoxy is under the Christian umbrella and the members of this religion meet in a church that it is the same as other forms of Christianity. One may even hypothesize that is “just like the Catholic Church”. This accusation is wrong and many aspects of Russia and the former USSR regions justify this disposition. Despite the conflicting views and accusations about the Russian Orthodox Church, there is a staggering Anthropological context. In order to make sense of the social and cultural

Culture). Thus, almost one out of every four Catholics has been divorced and of that number ten percent have remarried or live “in sin”. This is problematic for those Catholics because they are no longer allowed to participate sacramentally in the Church. More to the point, participating in the activities that truly identify themselves as Catholic, partaking in the Sacrament of Reconciliation and the Sacrament of the Eucharist, are no longer available to divorced Catholics who are living with another

Greek and Bulgarian descent, Orthodox Christianity has played a tremendous and positive role in my life. We, as Greeks, are a proud and religious people; and are firm believers in God, the Son of God, and the Virgin Mary and the Orthodox Saints. Through my theological education, knowledge of history and personal experience, I have learned to conceptualize that Orthodox Christians promote peace, harmony and unity among all mankind, condemning violence. Those of the Orthodox faith believe that when Jesus

the early days of the Orthodox Christian Church, a power struggle over the control and guidance of the dogma of the Christian faith was raging. During this time, various sects of the Christians religion were at odds with each other. Early Christianity had numerous different sects and varying beliefs and each sect was convinced that their version of the Christian religion was the correct doctrine and that the other Christian sects practiced heresy. Constantine I, known to history as Constantine the Great