Orthodoxy

Prior to the Great Schism and the separation of Christians worldwide, there were many things that unified those that faithfully believed in Jesus Christ and His teachings. They were unified in belief and deed, save for some minor disagreements. Because of this, it is practically impossible that the results of the Great Schism, two disputing churches, are as distant from each other as they claim to be. Though highly controversial among modern-day Christians, the Western Catholic and Eastern…

“The chief place in Christian worship belongs to the sacraments or, as they are called in Greek, the mysteries. ‘It is called a mystery,’ writes Saint John Chrysostom of the Eucharist, ‘because what we believe is not the same as what we see, but we see one thing and believe another ... When I hear the Body of Christ mentioned, I understand what is said in one sense, the unbeliever in another’ (Homilies on 1 Corinthians, 7:1 (P.G. 61, 55)). This double character, at once outward and inward, is…

compare and contrast the views regarding the nature and authority of Scripture with reference to these three theological movements: There are three theological perspectives on scripture worth noting they are Liberalism, Evangelicalism, and Neo-Orthodoxy.…

idea remained totally unclear because governments didn't pay any attention to address this problem. World Bank and IMF defined the reinforcement of the minimalist role of national governments in housing supply is due to current neoliberal economic orthodoxy.…

Judaism is a religion that have been around for centuries. Many people practice this religion there are many different forms of this religion which includes Orthodox, Ultra Orthodox, Hasidic, Conservative, and Reconstructionist. Each group practice the religion a little differently than the other one. Orthodox Jews and Conservative Jews believe in most of the same ideas and is debated that they are the same. One person that classify as Jewish is Adam Sandler. Sandler was born into a Jewish…

Luther's new insight into the New Testament did not immediately lead him to protest against Church doctrine, according to Gonzalez, he also indicates that Luther did not appear to realize that his discovery was a "radical contradiction" that went against the "entire penitential system." After receiving revelation from Romans 1:17 and his conversion, his heart revealed the truth in how the idea of the Catholic Church was selling indulgences or reprieves from penance; evidently, this was…

Kim Minjung was a Korean who was raised by his mother after his father committed suicide. He did well on the exams and became a public official. He had troubles because he criticized the Choson court for not “fulfilling the properties of Confucian Orthodoxy.” Ultimately, Kim Minjung would be remembered for his long narratives. The interesting thing about Kim Minjung is that in one of his two surviving narratives, Nine Cloud Dream, he uses deeply Buddhist connotations. At first this appears to…

It is an implication of Berger’s work that in order for an orthodoxy which is a system of class domination to be maintained, perception of the historical tension between classes must be quelled by a suppressive intermediary group, a role played by Agent Smith as he prevents the liberation of the humans from the orthodoxy of domination by machines via the controlled reproduction of reality that is the…

Peter the Great born in Moscow and his family was with his father: Alexis of Russia, his mother:Natalya Naryshkina and his religion was Russian Orthodoxy , Russia on 9 June 1672 and he died in Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire on 8 February 1725. He became emperor of Russia in 2 November 1721 and he resigned in 8 February 1725 when he died, his successor was Catherine I. He reign the tsar of Russia 7 May 1682 and stop it 2 November 1721 when he became the emperor, the coronation was in the day of…

readers in of the dangers of totalitarian government. Individual versus society is one of the main themes in George Orwell’s 1949 dystopian novel, Nineteen Eighty-Four, as well as the principal conflict of the novel. "Orthodoxy means not thinking - not needing to think. Orthodoxy is unconsciousness."[ "Nineteen Eighty-four, by George Orwell." : Chapter1.5. Accessed June 23, 2016. https://ebooks.adelaide.edu.au/o/orwell/george/o79n/chapter1.5.html. ] - Book 1, chapter 5 The story of the novel…