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  Oriental Orthodoxy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Oriental Orthodox churches are therefore often called Monophysite churches, although they reject this label, which is associated with Eutychian Monophysitism, preferring the term "non-Chalcedonian" or "Miaphysite" churches.
Oriental Orthodox Churches reject the Monophysite teachings of Eutyches and the Dyophysite teachings of Nestorius.
The Assyrian Church of the East is sometimes, although incorrectly, considered an Oriental Orthodox Church.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Oriental_Orthodoxy   (732 words)

  
 Oriental Orthodox - OrthodoxWiki
The Oriental Orthodox churches rejected the dogmatic definitions of the Council of Chalcedon.
The separation resulted in part from the Oriental Orthodox churches' refusal to accept the Christological dogmas promulgated by the Council of Chalcedon, which held that Jesus Christ has two natures — one divine and one human, although these were inseparable and only act as one hypostasis.
The Assyrian Church of the East (Nestorian Church) is sometimes considered an Oriental Orthodox Church, although it is not in communion with Oriental Orthodox churches and they have a Nestorian or Nestorian-like Christology that differs from the declaration of the Council of Chalcedon in an opposite way from the Monophysites.
www.orthodoxwiki.org /Oriental_Orthodox   (516 words)

  
 Oriental Orthodox - Theopedia
The term Oriental Orthodox refers to the churches of Eastern Orthodox traditions that keep the faith of only the first three ecumenical councils — the First Council of Nicaea, the First Council of Constantinople and the Council of Ephesus — and rejected the dogmatic definitions of the Council of Chalcedon.
Oriental Orthodox churches reject the Monophysite teachings of Eutychus and the Dyophysite teachings of Nestorius.
The Assyrian Church of the East is sometimes considered an Oriental Orthodox Church, although they left the Catholic and Apostolic Church in reaction against the Council of Ephesus 20 years earlier and revere Saints anathematized by the previously mentioned Churches.
www.theopedia.com /Oriental_Orthodox   (561 words)

  
 Agreed Statements of the Oriental and Orthodox Churches
It should be carefully borne in mind that the Orthodox and Oriental churches, despite current efforts at increased dialogue, remain very much separated and distinct - the issue of monophysitism remaining the primary divisive factor.
The Oriental Orthodox agree that the Orthodox are justified in their use of the two-natures formula, since they acknowledge that the distinction is "in thought alone" (th qewria monh).
The Churches of both families should be encouraged to look into the theological curriculum and books used in their institutions and make necessary additions and changes in them with the view to promoting better understanding of the other family of Churches.
www.monachos.net /patristics/christology/orthodox_and_oriental.shtml   (3014 words)

  
 EIR
The Oriental Orthodox Churches are the five churches descended from those which did not receive the Council of Chalcedon (451 A.D.): the Armenian Apostolic Church, Coptic Orthodox Church (Egypt), Ethiopian Orthodox Church, Syrian Orthodox Church, and Syrian Orthodox Catholicate of the East (India).
These five churches share most of their ecclesiastical heritage with the Orthodox Church, but at the same time have their distinct identities not only on ethnic, national, cultural and liturgical grounds, but also on a Christological position that is expressed in their common rejection of Chalcedon.
The Anglican-Oriental Orthodox Forum met in 1985 in England, with a represen-tative of the Assyrian Church participating as an observer.
www.episcopalchurch.org /6947_9622_ENG_Print.html   (522 words)

  
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The churches that rejected the statement of faith adopted by the council are the Armenian church, the Coptic church of Alexandria, the Ethiopian church, the Syrian church, and the Syrian church in India or the Malankara Orthodox Church.
The Copts (Coptic Orthodox Church - Patriarch of Alexandria)
The Syrian Jacobites (Syriac Orthodox Church - Patriarch of Antioch)
www.geocities.com /mgocsm_stjohns/orthorieorth.htm   (428 words)

  
 Oriental Orthodox Churches
In 1665, the Antiochian church came into contact with the ancient church of St Thomas Christians in India, and the West Syrian liturgy was thus introduced to the Christians in South India.
The Orthodox church in India declared itself autocephalous in 1912, though conflicts with the Syrian patriarchate continue.
This entry on Oriental Orthodox Churches was written by Geevarghese Mar Osthathios and appears in the Dictionary of the Ecumenical Movement edited by Nicholas Lossky, José Míguez Bonino, John Pobee, Tom Stransky, Geoffrey Wainwright and Pauline Webb.
www.wcc-coe.org /wcc/what/ecumenical/ooc-e.html   (1026 words)

  
 Indian Orthodox Herald English Edition Biweekly - Oriental Orthodox Churches Celebrated Eucharist Jointly In Atlanta On ...
The priests, deacons, and laity of the Armenian, Coptic, Ethiopian, Eritrean, Antiochene, and Indian Orthodox Churches came together at St. Mary's Coptic Orthodox Church on October 29, 2005, and celebrated the Eucharist jointly.
Armen and Greg Avesessian of the Armenian Orthodox Church, Fr.
The Oriental Orthodox Churches in Atlanta recently celebrated a common Oriental Orthodox liturgy in Atlanta on October 29 2005.
www.orthodoxherald.com /diocesenews5.asp   (378 words)

  
 Oriental Orthodox Churches
The "Oriental Orthodox" churches, on the other hand, dissented from the teachings of Chalcedon (the 4th Ecumenical Council).
Oriental Orthodox Churches Geevarghese Mar Osthathios, Dictionary of the Ecumenical Movement, 1991.
In the late 16th century, the Maronite Church was united in toto with the Roman Catholic Church.
books.valdosta.edu /read/orientalorth.html   (217 words)

  
 Dialogue with the Oriental Orthodox
During and after the council of Chalcedon in 451, the Oriental Orthodox churches formed a family of churches since they did not accept the condemnation at this council of their St Dioscorus, the successor of St Cyril of Alexandria, and due to differences in expressing the mystery of incarnation of the Son of God.
While the Reformed churches respect the position of the Oriental Orthodox churches, they affirm the normative character of holy scripture, which itself embodies the "tradition", in the sense of what was received and handed down by the apostles (apostolic testimony).
Regarding the church, the Oriental Orthodox affirm that the church is built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, and Jesus Christ is the chief cornerstone.
www.warc.ch /dt/erl1/21.html   (7179 words)

  
 British Orthodox Church
For the Oriental Orthodox Churches, the unity of faith is the basis of eucharistic inter-communion and the manifestation of the visible unity of the church.
The Armenian Church said the Pasazade's letter was actually a response to an earlier letter sent by Catholicos Karekin in which he had called on the Muslim spiritual leader to use his authority and request Azeri authorities to halt the demolition of Armenian cultural and historical monuments, particularly katchkars, in the Azerbaijani exclave of Nakhichevan.
The Statement is currently being considered by the member churches of the Anglican Communion and the family of Oriental Orthodox Churches.
www.britishorthodox.org /109f.php   (4677 words)

  
 Second Mtg. of the Jt. Commission of Oriental Orthodox Churches and the Russian Orthodox Church - September 4-6, 2001
After fifteen centuries of division, the later 20th century was marked with the beginning of an intensive and fruitful theological dialogue between the Orthodox and the Oriental Churches, in which the Russian Orthodox Church took part for many years as a member of the pan-Orthodox representation.
To implement this resolution, the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church in its session on March 30, 1999, resolved that the Russian Orthodox Church begin a direct bilateral dialogue with Oriental Churches.
The Russian Orthodox Church was represented in the joint commission by nine delegates.
sor.cua.edu /Ecumenism/20010906oorojtcmtg2.html   (692 words)

  
 Religion Universe: ORIENTAL ORTHODOX CHURCHES
They are the churches of the first three ecumenical councils* (Nicea,* Constantinople* and Ephesus) but do not accept the fourth, Chalcedon* (451).
In 1665 the Antiochian church came into contact with the ancient church of St Thomas Christians in India, which led to the West Syrian liturgy being introduced to the Christians in South India.
Long under the tutelage of the Coptic Orthodox Church, the Ethiopian church declared autocephaly in 1950 and is now governed by its own patriarch in Addis Ababa.
www.religion-religions.com /html/sub_sub_chapters.php?select2=orthodox000300&religion=Christianity&subof=christian0006   (966 words)

  
 Oriental Orthodox Churches
These jurisdictions, sometimes referred to as the “non-Chalcedon” churches, are in communion with each other, but not with the autocephalous and autonomous canonical Orthodox churches.
Coptic Church is based on the teachings of St. Mark who brought Christianity to Egypt during the reign of the Roman emperor Nero in the first century, some 12 years after the Lord's ascension.
The church was founded in Kerala, India, AD 52, by St. Thomas (one of the twelve Apostles of Christ).
aggreen.net /autocephaly/oriental.html   (389 words)

  
 Middle Eastern Oriental Orthodox Common Declaration - May 9, 2000
We welcomed the pastoral agreement reached between the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria and the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria and all Africa regarding the mutual recognition of the sacraments of holy matrimony blessed in their respective churches in case of mixed marriages.
She underlined the positive impact of the Annual Meetings of the Heads of the Oriental Orthodox Churches in the Middle East on the ecumenical movement and particularly on the Orthodox Churches-WCC relationship and cooperation.
A Sub-Committee composed of the Deans of the Oriental Orthodox Theological Seminaries was appointed.
sor.cua.edu /Ecumenism/20000509oomtg3.html   (1442 words)

  
 Wikinfo | Oriental Orthodoxy
The Oriental Orthodox churches separated from the then-still-unified vast communion that called itself the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church in the 5th century, centuries before the 11th-century Great Schism in which that larger church separated into the "Western Church" (Roman Catholicism) and the Eastern Orthodox Church.
The Oriental Orthodox churches are therefore often called Monophysite churches, although they reject this label, prefering the term "non-Chalcedonian" or "Miaphysite" churches.
The Assyrian Church of the East is sometimes considered an Oriental Orthodox Church, although they left the Catholic and Apostolic Church before the Council of Chalcedon and revere Saints anathemized by the previously mentioned Churches.
www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Oriental_Orthodoxy   (291 words)

  
 Oriental Orthodox Library - Lulu.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
The Oriental Orthodox Library is an ever expanding series of volumes containing translations into English of theological works of importance to the faithful members and interested students of the Oriental Orthodox Churches.
This work by the late Father V.C. Samuel of the Indian Orthodox Church is the fruit of an entire life devoted to the study of the Orthodox faith.
It is perhaps the most important study of Christology and the Council of Chalcedon to be published in the 20th century, and it is a privilege to be involved in its re-publication in the 21st century for a new generation of students and christians.
www.lulu.com /orthodoxlibrary   (414 words)

  
 Coptic Orthodox Diocese of the Southern United States - Q&A
The Coptic (Egyptian) Orthodox Church of Alexandria is one of the Oriental Orthodox Churches.
Unfortunately, the Oriental churches were wrongly accused of believing in monophysis (a sngle nature of Christ), which is not the case at all.
The Oriental Orthodox Church holds fast to the belief that the Lord Jesus Christ is One Prosopon and One Hypostasis in Oneness and not mere conjunction of natures; He is the True Incarnate Logos of God.
www.suscopts.org /q&a/index.php?qid=339&catid=277   (423 words)

  
 MECC   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
The Church of Eritrea was officially invited to this dialogue which was postponed because of the ordination of Gene Robinson, the openly homosexual bishop (2 November 2003).
The Family of the Oriental Orthodox Churches is composed of seven delegations (Coptic, Syrian, Armenians of Holy Etchmiadzin, Armenians of the Great House of Cilicia, Ethiopian, Indian and Eritrean).
A new Patriarch, H.H. Abune Antonios I, was elected in the Orthodox Tewahedo Church of Eritrea on 5 March 2004 and enthroned as the third Patriarch of this Church, on Sunday, 25 April 2004.
www.mec-churches.org /positions/Oriental_churches.htm   (2389 words)

  
 http://news.spirithit.com - News | Europe | Orthodox pre-assembly meeting affirms need for spiritual transformation
The pre-assembly of the Eastern Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox churches is traditionally held prior to the WCC’s assemblies which meet every seven years.
It underlined the central importance of the Special Commission’s findings which bear “great promise for the whole fellowship,” and urged WCC member churches to continue to work on receiving the report, which proposes a series of key reforms to the Council to be presented to the next assembly.
But the pre-assembly report acknowledged that the Orthodox churches are faced both with a moment of opportunity and of particular responsibility as a result of the Special Commission, and calls on the Orthodox churches “to continue to make credible expressions of [their] commitment in the character of [their] participation at every level.”
news.spirithit.com /index/europe/print/orthodox_pre_assembly_meeting   (749 words)

  
 Welcome - Oriental Orthodox Library
He is a subdeacon in the British Orthodox Church, part of the Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate, and a member of a small Orthodox congregation in Kent, England.
He has been involved in small scale publishing of Orthodox texts since 1999, and the Oriental Orthodox Library is rooted in his own frustrations at the difficulties encountered while trying to locate important theological texts.
The Oriental Orthodox Library is sponsored by the British Orthodox Church, which is pleased to be able to support any activities which seek to make the Oriental Orthodox Churches better known.
www.orthodox-library.org /welcome.htm   (299 words)

  
 EKD: Protestant Church in Germany - - The EKD and the Oriental Orthodox Churches   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
The Oriental Orthodox Churches form a small minority in Germany, which are scarcely recognised by many of the Protestant and Catholic Christians.
Church, the Armenian Apostolic Church and the Syrian Church in India.
The Oriental Churches have a special difficulty as here in Germany, no decisions of large consequence can be made without feedback from their homelands.
www.ekd.de /print.php?file=/bulletin/02_2003_8.html   (354 words)

  
 Archives
The representative of the Russian Church conveyed the greetings of His Holiness Patriarch Alexi II of Moscow and All Russia, and emphasized the importance of theological dialogue between Orthodox Churches.
Assembly of the World Council of Churches (WCC) to be held in the Brazilian city of Porto Alegre in February 2006, the WCC Middle East Pre-Assembly held sessions in the St. Cross Church of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate in Damascus on September 27-October 1.
A meeting was held between the representatives from the Orthodox Churches and the Oriental Orthodox Churches in the Greek city of Volos on September 19-22.
www.cathcil.org /v10/doc/archives.htm   (6202 words)

  
 Orthodox churches   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Greek Orthodox Church of Alexandria and all Africa
The Diocese of the Armenian Church in North America was established in 1898 by Catholicos Mkrtich I, Catholicos of All Armenians to oversee the spiritual and cultural needs of the newly established Armenian communities in the United States and Canada.
The head of the church is the Catholicos of the East, headquartered in Kottayam, Kerala (India).
www.ecumenism.net /denom/orthodox.htm   (1195 words)

  
 Oriental   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
The state of the relationship between the two families of Orthodox Churches in the USA (Oriental and Eastern Orthodox).
The relationships between the Oriental Orthodox Churches and the Episcopal Church in the USA in light of the developments in the Episcopal Church.
The annual Oriental Orthodox Concelebrated liturgy which is to be held this year on December 4, 2004 according to the tradition of the Armenian Church at St. Leon Armenian Church in Fair Lawn, NJ.
www.syrianorthodoxchurch.org /news/oriental.htm   (452 words)

  
 Oriental Orthodox Church
The "Eastern Church" is a general term for the various ancient Christian communions of the Middle East and Eastern Europe, of which three groups remain today.
The churches that rejected the statement of faith adopted by the council are the Armenian church, the Coptic church of Alexandria, the Ethiopian church, the Syrian church, and the Syrian church in India.
The Jacobite Church is an ancient Christian group, named for James (Iakub) Bar Adai, who, in Syria, led the Monophysite opposition to the affirmation of the two natures of Christ by the Council of Chalcedon (451).
mb-soft.com /believe/txh/orientor.htm   (424 words)

  
 Oriental Orthodox Library
These Churches comprise the Coptic, Syrian, Armenian, Ethiopian, Indian and Eritrean Orthodox Churches, together with other communities, such as the British Orthodox Church, which have more recently found a home among them.
Not only does this volume contain an important description of the reasons for the Oriental Orthodox rejection of Chalcedon, but it also takes a self-reflective attitude and finds scope for a positive approach towards those who maintain the authority of Chalcedon.
This volume has already proved to be very useful in explaining the Oriental Orthodox position, to both members of the Oriental and Eastern Orthodox communities.
www.orthodox-library.org   (253 words)

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