History of the Orthodox Church

The Orthodox Church has well over 1k years of power and strong political history along with spiritual influences over Russians. Their beliefs are based on the bible traditions that are clearly defined by seven ecumenical councils between A.D 325-787. The highest official of the church is the patriarch. The patriarch is basically the pope of the Orthodox faith. Matters relating to the religion are taken up with the Ecumenical council…

a) The Protestant Church follow after Martin Luther, meaning they do allow Priest who are not married to marry. They do not impose celibacy at all. b) The Orthodox Church does not refute a celibate priesthood, that is after all why the priest-monks (monks that are also priests) exist. Celibacy is on a voluntary base and never to be forced upon anyone. c) The Catholic Church does impose celibacy on its priest. Recently some of Eastern Catholic Church has allowed for their priest to marry. The…

Throughout history, the roles of important religious figures have all been dominated by men. However, women also play a significant role in everyday practices. Women’s roles in religion is determined by examining the traditional roles of women, the progression of women’s rights, and women’s roles in religion today. Although many religions have different beliefs, the traditional roles of women were quite similar. In Christianity, although men and women were equal before God, they had different…

and elderly people (35%). It was nice to see a lot of children and young adults in church, it meant to me that the Greeks and other minorities value their traditions and show on their own example how important that was. I could easily detect some Ukrainian and Russian female parishioners, as they…

Fundamentalism Religious Fundamentalism is when people revert to the original, highly orthodox beliefs of the bible. A fundamentalist is a theolo¬¬¬¬gically conservative Christian Protestant who embraces classical orthodox Protestant doctrines. Instead of using extravagant rituals, they preferred plainer methods of worship, such as praying daily and attending church regularly. They believed that all history originated from the scriptures of the Bible and based their entire life on it. During…

There have been infinite control policies over the course of the Tlingit people’s history that effected their schools and educational system. Before Alaska was purchased by the United States, formal education came primarily from the efforts of the Russian Orthodox Church and the Russian-American Company. The Russian Orthodox Church through Bishop Innocent (Veniaminov) created the first alphabet for the Tlingit language and developed a Tlingit literacy program. Additionally in the nineteenth…

continent of Africa with no history of colonization. Religion is an essential aspect in the lives of the people of this nation. Christianity and Islam are the two largest religions in the world and are both present in Ethiopia. Ethiopia is landlocked by Eritrea, Somalia, Kenya and Sudan. These the dominant religion within these country vary between Islam and Christianity and may have a relevant influence on the current religious state of Ethiopia. This paper will explore the history of these…

The Eucharistic Dove (ca, 1215-35) is a suspended dove, stylized in typical Byzantine manner. During this period, Christian influence spread across the Roman conquered world and lead to the crusades, a series of holy wars began in the name of Christianity. These strong religious convictions that defined the time were represented in art of the day, famously finished in copper and heavy with ornate detail. One might quickly identify the period and suspect that because the artist depicted an animal…

Humanity has long sought safety inside groups with a similar identity. The existence of tribes or clans based on family throughout the history of the world serves a simple benchmark of what an oft-sought community looks like: It looks like me. One of the many segments of history where we see this desire for like-identified communities is in the development and discourse that frames up early structures of “orthodoxy” and “heresy” in the second through fourth centuries. Driven by the idea that…

John. The writings of Apostolic Fathers or Polycarp as individual are important because they give credence to the orthodox belief, that the Apostle was the authentic author of the Gospel of John. His sole surviving work is his Epistle to the Philippians, which contains extensive references to the New Testament. The Epistle and The Martyrdom of Polycarp, a circular letter from the church of Smyrna to the churches of Pontus, form part of a collection of writings termed the “Apostolic Fathers.” The…