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Part I: Eastern Orthodox Church

Part I: Eastern Orthodox Church. Church of the Seven Ecumenical Councils Iconography & Liturgy Differences between Eastern Orthodoxy & Roman Catholicism. Map of Eastern Empire. Eastern Churches. Eastern Orthodox Churches

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Part I: Eastern Orthodox Church

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  1. Part I: Eastern Orthodox Church • Church of the Seven Ecumenical Councils • Iconography & Liturgy • Differences between Eastern Orthodoxy & Roman Catholicism

  2. Map of Eastern Empire

  3. Eastern Churches • Eastern Orthodox Churches • Non-Chalcedonian Churches: separated from the Orthodox Church in the 6th c. • The Assyrian Church of the East: isolated from the Orthodox Church in the fifth c

  4. Iconoclastic controversy • 787 Seventh ecumenical council met at Nicaea • Issue: the use of icons (religious images) to depict God • Main objections: • Icons are idols • Infinite God cannot be depicted • Decision of the council: incarnation justifies the use of icon

  5. Kasimir Malevich. Complex Presentiment: Half-Figure in a Yellow Shirt

  6. Differences between Eastern Orthodoxy & Roman Catholicism • Cultural differences • Final schism in 1054 • Doctrinal differences: • Pope or council? (papal primacy & infallibility) • Addition to the creed (filioque) • Two new dogmas about Mary • Immaculate Conception & Bodily Assumption)

  7. Part II: Islam • Early History of Islam • Five pillars of Islam • Christianity & Islam

  8. Timeline 570 AD Birth of Muhammad 610 Muhammad begins his prophetic mission. 622 Muhammad’s flight to Medina (hijra) 632 Muhammad’s death 7th- 10th c Spread of the Islamic Civilization 1096-1291 Crusades 1453 Fall of Constantinople

  9. Muslim Empire in 656

  10. Islamic Expansion after the death of Muhammad

  11. Christianity & Islam • Common ground: • Belief in one God who is just & good • Main differences: • Islam’s rejection of Jesus’ divinity & Trinity • Islam’s claim that Koran replaces the Bible Mosque of Omar. Jerusalem.

  12. Holy Wars: past & present • Judaism: conquest of Canaan • Islam: conquest of Mecca • Christianity: crusades • Meanings of Holy War • Spiritual warfare • Apocalyptic battle • Physical extermination of infidels

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