The Ecumenical Patriarchate Today

The Ecumenical Patriarchate Today
Title The Ecumenical Patriarchate Today PDF eBook
Author John Chryssavgis
Publisher London Editions Turkey Limited
Pages 0
Release 2014
Genre Historic sites
ISBN 9786058517400

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The official guide to the most important holy sites of the Orthodox Church - the Rome of the Eastern Church. An essential guide book for the visitor to Istanbul and a companion for every one of the 300 million Orthodox Christians worldwide.

Bartholomew

Bartholomew
Title Bartholomew PDF eBook
Author John Chryssavgis
Publisher Thomas Nelson
Pages 320
Release 2016-10-11
Genre Biography & Autobiography
ISBN 0718087291

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Surrounded on all sides by Islam, the beloved Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew continues to impact the world for Christ from his seat in Constantinople, a city central to Christian history. The Orthodox Church, that great beacon of the East, now boasts 300 million members worldwide. In one of the most remarkable tenures of the patriarchate it has been more than twenty-five years since Bartholomew first accepted this ministerial position, which is considered “first among equals” of all Orthodox leaders around the world. He is viewed by many to be a strong, humble leader who is well-loved across a wide variety of political and religious boundaries. With unfettered access to church files, Bartholomew’s personal notes, and the patriarch himself, author John Chryssavgis has woven together a picture of a man who has longed to serve God, the Church, and the world his entire life. Through personal and institutional challenges, Bartholomew continues to strive toward unity within the Orthodox community and build bridges to others. It is a task that can be as daunting as it is important. This book removes the veil that some may have placed upon this joyful man of God who is anything but mysterious, as evidenced by the heartfelt contributions to the book from world dignitaries, influencers, and religious leaders: Pope Francis Pope Benedict XVI Rowan Williams Rabbi David Rosen George Stephanopoulos Jane Goodall Joe Biden, Jr. Al Gore, Jr. Discover for yourself the man who embodies the meaning of the word ecumenical—while not altering one thing in what he believes—and experience his passion for God, the Church, and the world.

On Earth as in Heaven

On Earth as in Heaven
Title On Earth as in Heaven PDF eBook
Author Bartholomew I (Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople)
Publisher Fordham Univ Press
Pages 383
Release 2012
Genre Nature
ISBN 0823238857

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As this new volume of his writings reveals, His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew has continually proclaimed the primacy of spiritual values in determining environmental ethics and action. For him, the predicament we face is not primarily ecological but in fact spiritual: The ultimate aim is to see all things in God, and God in all things.

Religion and Politics in the Orthodox World

Religion and Politics in the Orthodox World
Title Religion and Politics in the Orthodox World PDF eBook
Author Paschalis Kitromilides
Publisher Routledge
Pages 252
Release 2018-10-03
Genre Social Science
ISBN 1351185411

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This book explores how the Ecumenical Patriarchate, the leading centre of spiritual authority in the Orthodox Church, based in Istanbul, coped with political developments from Ottoman times until the present. The book outlines how under the Ottomans, despite difficult circumstances, the Patriarchate managed to draw on its huge symbolic and moral power and organization to uphold the unity and catholicity of the Orthodox Church, how it struggled to do this during the subsequent age of nationalism when churches within new nation-states unilaterally claimed their autonomy reflecting local national demands, and how the church coped in the twentieth century with the rise of nationalist Turkey, the decline of Orthodoxy in Asia Minor and with the Cold War. The book concludes by assessing the current position and future prospects of the Patriarchate in the region and the world.

Speaking the Truth in Love

Speaking the Truth in Love
Title Speaking the Truth in Love PDF eBook
Author Bartholomew I (Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople)
Publisher Fordham Univ Press
Pages 464
Release 2011
Genre Religion
ISBN 0823233375

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A collection of the writings & statements of His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, which challenges the taboos & controversies swirling within religious doctrine, addressing issues such as church unity, papal primacy & divisions within Christianity.

Primacy in the Church from Vatican I to Vatican II

Primacy in the Church from Vatican I to Vatican II
Title Primacy in the Church from Vatican I to Vatican II PDF eBook
Author Maximos Vgenopoulos
Publisher Northern Illinois University Press
Pages 228
Release 2013-10-01
Genre Religion
ISBN 150175128X

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The primacy of the bishop of Rome, the pope, as it was finally shaped in the Middle Ages and later defined by Vatican I and II has been one of the thorniest issues in the history of the Western and Eastern Churches. This issue was a primary cause of the division between the two Churches and the events that followed the schism of 1054: the sack of Constantinople by the crusaders in 1204, the appointment by Pope Innocent III of a Latin patriarch of Constantinople, and the establishment of Uniatism as a method and model of union. Always a topic in ecumenical dialogue, the issue of primacy has appeared to be an insurmountable obstacle to the realization of full unity between Roman Catholicism and the Orthodox Christianity. In this timely and comprehensive work, Maximos Vgenopoulos analyzes the response of major Orthodox thinkers to the Catholic understanding of the primary of the pope over the last two centuries, showing the strengths and weaknesses of these positions. Covering a broad range of primary and secondary sources and thinkers, Vgenopoulos approaches the issue of primacy with an open and ecumenical manner that looks forward to a way of resolving this most divisive issue between the two Churches. For the first time here the thought of Greek and Russian Orthodox theologians regarding primacy is brought together systematically and compared to demonstrate the emergence of a coherent view of primacy in accordance with the canonical principles of the Orthodox Church. In looking at crucial Greek-language sources Vgenopoulos makes a unique contribution by providing an account of the debate on primacy within the Greek Orthodox Church. Primacy in the Church from Vatican I to Vatican II is an invaluable resource on the official dialogue taking place between the Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church today. This important book will be of broad interest to historians, theologians, seminarians, and all those interested in Orthodox-Catholic relations.

Conversations with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I

Conversations with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I
Title Conversations with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I PDF eBook
Author Olivier Clément
Publisher St Vladimir's Seminary Press
Pages 278
Release 1997
Genre Constantinople (Ecumenical patriarchate)
ISBN 9780881411782

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The Patriarch addresses the modern world in light of the essential message of the Church, a Christianity of light and freedom. Whether he speaks about ecumenism, interfaith dialogue, or the need for a sacramental ecology, his words are both clear and prophetic.