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HC 10: Churches of the Byzantine Tradition

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Area C · Traditions and contemporary issues · HC 10

Churches of the Byzantine Tradition

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Byzantine Empire and the Eastern Church in the first six Centuries with Special reference to its Theolgy and Liturgy.

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How do imperial, monastic and liturgical perspectives produce different histories of a Byzantine Christian development? Explain why a political chronology alone may not capture community or devotional change.

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Select a source-listed period and a church tradition. Compare historical accounts and an authorised liturgical or institutional source, map a connection between political context and religious life and present a limited argument. Ask a peer to test your use of inherited labels, dates and assumptions.

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HC 10 Churches of the Byzantine Tradition

Amazing Grace Biblical Seminary — M.Th. History of Christianity

HC- 10 Churches of the Byzantine Tradition (2 Credits) (C) Byzantine Empire and the Eastern Church in the first six Centuries with Special reference to its Theolgy and Liturgy. Monothelitism and the Iconocalstic Controversy in the 7th and 8th Cneturies. Eastern Christiaqnity under Islamic Rule. The Revival of Monasticism and the Patriarchate of Photius 843-886. Ninth Century Missions to the Slavs and the Emergence of the Slavic Churches Leo IV and the Predominance of Constantinople 925-1025. The Great Schism and its impact on the life of the Eastern and Western Churches in the Roman Empire. The First Four Crusades (1097-1204) and its impact on the Byzantine Churches. The Period of Latin Occupation, 1204-61. The Slavic Churches in the last Centuries of Byzantium. The Paleologan Period, 1261-1453. Byzantine Tradition within the Roman Catholic Church. Ecclesiastical and Liturgical Traditions of the Byzantine Churches: Theology, Liturgy, Sacramnets, Doctrines, Administration etc. Ecumenical Relations of the Byzantine Church with the Catholic, Oriental Orthodox, Lutheran and Anglican Traditions. Brief Study on Certain Byzantine Orthodox Churches; Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople Greek Orthox Patriachate of Alexandria, Antioch and Jerusalem. Russian Orthodox Church Georgian Orthodox Church Serbian Orthodox Church Bulgarian Orthodox Church Rumanian Orthodox Church

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