History of the Orthodox Church

some of the strictest of laws in reference to lodgings. They were to remain in the exchange houses and not under any circumstances lodge anywhere else under penalty of monetary reprimand. The Greek Orthodox citizens were even less tolerated in forms of religion as they were limited to one church under extreme penalty of tax. Services were strictly prohibited in any location other than San Biagio. The Greek citizens of Venice in 1511 were growing in population in such a fashion they pleaded…

Cultures that are no longer alive and thriving are survived through their dead and the artifacts that can be found due to their funerary practices. Changes that occur in funerary practices reflect a transformation in the society. One of the extreme funerary transitions that occurred in the ancient roman period is from cremation to the practice of inhumation. This transition is in part due a change in religious practices from pagan to Christian. Funerary practices are a physical way to…

Religion played a role in the origins of the Crusades or Holy War. Pope Urban ii called a meeting to deal with the religious issues, to free the Holy Land from the Turks. He form an army and head to Jerusalem, to have a Crusade. Anyone killed on this quest would go to directly to heaven. Some of the first responders were Peter the Hermit and Walter the Penniless, whose followers were some of the poor from Germany and France. They would soon destroy the Muslims and the Holy Land. This would…

Mussolini, so much that he was placed under house arrest when he refused to leave Italy in 1925. Ferrero authored several books, a few of which pertain to Ancient Rome, including a five volume series called The Greatness and Decline of Rome. In A Short History of Rome Volume 2, Ferrero details the years of 395-476 A.D. as being full of conflicts and divisions. Starting with Theodosius on his deathbed, the empire is split between his sons Honorius and Arcadius, and consequently, this lead to…

As per "Christianity , "Christianity was conceived in the Roman Empire in the first century A.D. Christianity is isolated into three principle sections: Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox and Protestant . Christianity is likewise one of the world 's greatest religion. Susan said: A few individuals don 't have faith in god, however individuals who have confidence in god endeavor through any circumstance. God is anyplace and all over the place he sees and listens to everything. As Susan said she…

In the cold Siberian winter of 1834, Dmitri Mendeleev was brought into this world, and his contributions to science would last forever. His aspirations and interests would shine as bright as the glass his family created, but the dirt and grime of that factory was not where this bright mind belonged. Dmitri started off slow, but in time was able to create one of the most memorable and iconic symbols and tools used in the scientific world, the periodic table. In his time in science, it took not…

Thomas Aquinas is important to us today in numerous areas. He brought together science and faith. As the world continues to see biblical faith as the inferior neighbor to science, Aquinas mastered both. Aquinas was the culmination of the greatest orthodox theologian. He did not do it by separating science and faith but brought them both together. Aquinas make reason a component of Christianity by making it a component of Biblical interpretation, a shaper of the doctrine, a way to protect…

Hans Urs von Balthasar was a Swiss theologian born in Lucerne to a well-established family. Von Balthasar joined the Society of Jesus in 1929 upon the completion of his dissertation. At the leading of Henri de Lubac, von Balthasar studied Origen, Gregory of Nyssa, and Maximus the Confessor where he discovered a hope for the salvation of the world. During his time as a chaplain in Basle, von Balthasar met the protestant theologian Karl Barth, who would go on to become close friend and major…

Although many consider racial issues as a figment of history, a buzzword in news or a controversial topic for political arguments, racism has not and will not be resolved until individuals begin taking responsibility for their own racially unjust mindsets. These issues are discussed in two articles, “White Fragility” by Robin DiAngelo and the Christian Churches Together’s response to Martin Luther King Jr.'s letter from the Birmingham jail. Although these two articles discuss the same topic,…

When one looks at the pages of history, it is hard to do so outside the bias of one’s own time and cultural heritage. Due to the preponderance of Western society’s influence in the modern world, it is then unsurprising that the East’s dominance on the world’s stage for much of recorded history is overshadowed by the (relatively recent) European/Anglo dominance. Asia is a complex, rich, and multifaceted region to explore, and is especially enlightening to examine in the time leading up to the…