History of the Orthodox Church

Theodora’s Impact Theodora was the wife of Justinian, the emperor of the Byzantine Empire. She, in addition she is a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church, where she is immortalized with a mosaic painting on the walls of the Basilica of San Vitale. She is acknowledged for being the most influential empress in the history of Byzantine times. Her intelligence made her Justinian’s most trusted advisor and co-regent. Although she did not have the best background, she succeeded in co-leading the…

The Purpose, Plan, and Development of Missions. Why is so much time devoted to missions within the history of the Christian Church? From the days of Philip traveling to Samaria, to Augustin sailing for Britain, to Carey ministering in India the push for evangelism has dominated the Church and rightly so. The Christianity has grown to the largest religious group in the world since those 120 Spirit-filled believers at Pentecost. The driving principle behind this massive growth was not awesome…

many social reform movements throughout American history. Catholics, Evangelicals, and other orthodox believers have been at the forefront of important social movements such as women’s suffrage, child labor laws, the civil rights movement, and the list goes on and on. Recently, evangelicals have emerged in forming coalitions with others on issues such as AIDS and the sexual trafficking of women and children. This amazingly prophetic role of the church has been a crucial factor in America’s…

influenced the history of western civilization and the history of today.…

“The history of the movement that emerged out of his life and teachings I usually studied separately in the field of Church History, which is also well-developed and sophisticated (Lynch pg.1)”. Reza Aslan was the author of No god but God, but wrote another book called Zealot: The Life And Times Of Jesus Of Nazareth. The book became number one New York Times bestseller. Reza Aslan wanted to examine one of history’s most influential person through an ear of the first-century Palestine. Many…

diverse traditions and practices that are present. Greece is also known for its history. The country had been under an position of many countries, as well as being passed through plenty of historical phases. Traditions, music, religious practices and food are all main parts of the Greek culture. Extraordinary festivals are celebrated by the Greeks with a fun approach. Their religious practices were known to be orthodox by their essence, but this has changed due to the increase of a western…

glass windows in a church are Holy Scriptures, which expel wind and the rain, that is, all things hurtful, but transmit the light of the True Sun, that is, God, into the hearts of the faithful" (365). Kleiner is suggesting that people feel compelled to churches because the stained glass windows make people feel that they are together with God, which is ultimately true. Stained glass windows are visually compelling, therefore catching the attention of everyone that comes inside a Church. Not only…

The book of Job focuses on the suffering of Jon and the associated responses based on the orthodox that Job learned in his life. Tullock mentions that the book of Job also includes some theodicy, which are discussions about the theological problems raised by human suffering. The book of Job has had different interpretations and opinions in regards to how many authors contributed to the book. Traditional interpreters state that one author wrote the book, whereas, some believe the book is a…

establishment of the Christian church was Paul of Tarsus. Paul of Tarsus was a devout Jewish Pharisee, he was best known for his hatred towards Christians, violently persecuting them. After his conversion on the road to Damascus, Paul received faith in Jesus and got baptised. Paul’s influential individuality was outstandingly consequential to Christianity’s development and expression, allowing him to be celebrated as one of the most important figures in the history of the Christian Church. Paul…

underlying agrarian ideals in Rastafarian life is evident (Bisnauth 1996). These congruencies along with seeing Rastas ideology true land soverneity as power, one can begin to see Rastas as the agrarians of the Caribbean. This paper will give a detailed history to the Rastafarian movement and frame principle against the backdrop of select agrarian…