church of the east

  1. The Liturgist

    Orthodox Priest on the dangers of Legalism and Selfish Spirituality

    I particularly liked the quote he thought was from St. Isaac the Syrian “God is not just, God is Love, if he were just I would be the first person condemned to Hell.
  2. The Liturgist

    The Fascinating World of Eastern Orthodox Old Calendarists

    Old Calendarists are those Eastern Orthodox who regard the use of the Gregorian or Revised Julian Calendars to be heretical, and also regard ecumenism to be heretical, indeed, they are more opposed to ecumenism than to the Gregorian and Revised Julian Calendar, as these were implemented to bring...
  3. amci

    Comparing the Eastern Syriac and Indian Church Communions

    Historical Christianity East of Mesopotamia Prior to 1552, there was one church hierarchy that used the East Syriac Rite in Syria, Iraq, Iran, Central Asia, and India. Prior to 1599, the same was true of the Christian community in India that was part of that East Syriac Rite hierarchy, but...