History of the Orthodox Church

Since the beginning of the 18th century, Russia had been going through a series of changes under the power of Tsar Peter the Great. Anton Chekhov, one of the greatest short fiction writers in all of history, lived in this new found Russia. Education, military, agriculture, and the general economy are just some reasons behind the reforms that were changed dramatically throughout all of Russia. Peter’s main focus was modernizing the country that he ruled. To most of Russia, a simple European…

the Old Testament. Christianity was formalized as an official religion of the Roman Empire during 380. Christianity means the believers of Christ. The Christians churches are sorted into three different categories named, the Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox Angelican Methodist and Lutheran churches which are governed b the bishops. What is Christian? Christian literally means the followers of Jesus Christ. Christianity is the world’s biggest religion, with about 2.1 billion followers which is…

America’s Cultural Diversity The America today, which is the most diverse country in the world has been built and formed from many countries cultural and ethnic influences. Throughout the American history there have been influxes of various groups from around the world. These ethnic influences have been documented since the 1400s when Christopher Columbus sailed from Spain and came across the indigenous people of America. America was settled by the Spanish and the British with such…

high of an authority as the church. He asks the young Jane many questions which are used to make her question her faith, and conform to his standards of what being faithful to God is. Brocklehurst asks questions regarding Jane’s faith, which she gives “ready and orthodox” answers. This itself demonstrates how Jane is under the oppressed by the society she lives in, and is being asked to conform to its standards. What is interesting, is for a young girl at this time of history, Jane’s views are…

hings to Do in Delphi Greece By Nick Nikolis | Submitted On January 03, 2011 Recommend Article Article Comments Print Article Share this article on Facebook Share this article on Twitter Share this article on Google+ Share this article on Linkedin Share this article on StumbleUpon Share this article on Delicious Share this article on Digg Share this article on Reddit Share this article on Pinterest Expert Author Nick Nikolis There are so many things to do and see in Delphi that it will…

and purpose of each document within a specific historical context while focusing on author bias as well as the value of the document itself. The four historical documents that will be analyzed are as followed; “Perpetua’s Diary”, “Procopius’ Secret History”, “The Women from the Suras”, and “Pact of Kumar”. The first document, “Perpetua’s Diary”, is a section from a prison diary kept by a young woman, Vibia Perpetua, martyred in Carthage around the time of 202 or 203 CE. Being a diary entry and…

Robert Burns, “ To a Mouse”: Looking through the Eyes of a Common Man Robert Burns was born in 1759, a time period in which his Scottish heritage was threatened by English society. The Scottish were encouraged to abandon their tradition, religion, and language (Lindsay para. 9). According to author David Daiches, this was a time “most serious poets turned to English and left their country behind” (para. 10). Scottish philosophers such as David Hume and Adam Smith were cautious to compose in…

Communion or Eucharist, how should we think about this sacrament? The sacrament of the Communion is more than just a celebration during Church service in remembrance of Jesus’ death; it is so believers of Christ can fully accept Jesus into their bodies. The Eucharist is how the Catholic Church describes the transformation of the bread and wine into the body and blood of Jesus Christ. Even though the bread and wine is transformed into the body and blood of Jesus, the physical properties of the…

The Primacy of Cultural Exchange Exchanges between civilizations have always been noticeable throughout history. These exchanges have not only been represented by the normal trading form, which is the regular exchange of goods between one civilization and another, but in many other forms of exchanges. These exchanges include, but are not limited to; religious exchanges, artistic exchanges, and last but not least economic exchange, which is the ordinary form of trade. To start off with,…

reasons that the Templars made their confessions and whether or not they were guilty of committing heresy. It will then explore the reasons behind their guilty verdict, such as their wealth and resentment toward them, and possible motivations for the Church and the government to see the Templars eradicated. Next it will look into heresy itself, arguing that along with the Knights Templar it is one that is founded on mysterious methods, and its failings are in its confusing nature, before finally…