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eastern christianity

  1. Daughter of Ararat

    Coptic - seven ecumenical councils

    A few years back, there was a Coptic poster who acknowledged or agreed with all 7 of the first ecumenical councils. Why would such a person by Coptic instead of Eastern orthodox? Is there a theological difference between the two at that point?
  2. The Liturgist

    Some interesting theological terms from the Eastern churches

    At times, some members might notice that those such as myself, various Orthodox members like my Eastern Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox friends @prodromos @HTacianas @FenderTL5 @dzheremi and other friends of ours such as @ViaCrucis may use a vocabulary somewhat unfamiliar to the average Western...
  3. The Liturgist

    Gloucester Cathedral as a Microcosm for the Tragic Decline of Mainline Protestantism

    As many of you know, I love Gloucester Cathedral: the exquisite, luminous architecture, wherein the roof of the cathedral seems to float atop curtains of stained glass, the music program, indeed, even the service of Choral Evensong composed for the cathedral by Herbert Howells is my favorite of...
  4. Elocm

    Eastern Orthodox Discussion on Epistemic Certainty

    I'm curious what the Orthodox Christian view of epistemology is. I've been struggling with the idea of epistemic certainty (i.e. is it possible? if so, how can we know for sure? if not, then can we really know God?) would love to hear y'alls thoughts on this! (Btw, if you are not Eastern...
  5. The Liturgist

    Greetings from "Sin City"

    Except it isn't that sinful. I recently moved to the greater Las Vegas area and am amazed by how many churches are here and how many people go to church. There is a problem however, and that is that there are not enough church services on Sunday evening or on weekdays, which does create...