The Christian East and the Rise of the Papacy

, by Papadakis, Aristeides; Meyendorff, John

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ISBN: 9780881410570 | 0881410578
Cover: Paperback
Copyright: 8/1/1994

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Examines developments in the churches of East and West in the Middle Ages. Explores the theological and spiritual currents spreading from Byzantium to the Orthodox Churches of the North. Presents the stories of the native Eastern Churches of Egypt, Ethiopia, Syria, Armenia and Georgia. Includes photos and index.

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Preface	p. 1
Introduction	p. 3
The Papal Reform Movement	p. 17
The Church in feudal society	p. 18
Libertas ecclesiae	p. 29
The rising tide of papalism	p. 46
Yet another reformation: differentiation in monasticism	p. 58
The First Crusades: Ecclesiastical Consequences	p. 69
Religious reconciliation before 1095	p. 70
The growing spirit of Christian militarism	p. 78
Ecclesiastical colonialism	p. 88
Mounting East-West resentment	p. 97
Native Eastern Churches	p. 107
Some demographic considerations	p. 108
Jacobites, Armenians, Maronites and Nestorians	p. 111
Egypt, Ethiopia, and Nubia	p. 124
The Orthodox Church of Georgia	p. 136
The Byzantine Church in the Twelfth Century	p. 151
Currents of controversy: the Roman primacy	p. 152
Changes in theological method: the West	p. 167
Currents of thought: the East	p. 175
The pursuit of christology	p. 187
The Church Besieged	p. 199
Papal "ecumenism"	p. 199
The ecumenical patriarchate: Orthodox unity in exile	p. 212
The restoration of Byzantine power	p. 219
The council of Blachernae, 1285	p. 227
The Churches of the Balkans	p. 239
Bulgarian churches: Ohrid and Trnovo	p. 241
The Serbian Church: St Sava, Ohrid and the Patriarchate of Pec	p. 250
The Church in Romanian Lands	p. 261
Literary, Artistic and Spiritual Movements	p. 266
The Hesychast Controversy	p. 275
Monasticism in late Byzantium	p. 276
The historical background	p. 287
The theology of living communion with God	p. 293
On the aftermath of the Palamite victory	p. 306
The Metropolitanate of Russia: From Kiev to Moscow	p. 321
The Legacy of Vladimir and Yaroslav	p. 323
The Church and the Mongol empire (1237-1380)	p. 331
St Sergius and his monks; Metropolitan Cyprian and the universal vision revived	p. 341
The Council of Florence and Moscow's self-determination	p. 349
The Transition to Modern Times	p. 357
A divided papacy	p. 358
Papal monarchy on the defensive: Conciliarism	p. 370
The council of Ferrara-Florence	p. 379
Doctrinal discussion at Florence: an "infallible" faith?	p. 390
L'eglise Apres Byzance	p. 409
Index	p. 415
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