Orthodoxy and Heterodoxy
A Nonfiction, Religion, Christian book. The category of validity allows for ecclesiastical lines to be crossed, even if there is no communion between ecclesial...
Are you an Orthodox Christian who wonders how to explain to your Baptist grandmother, your Buddhist neighbor, or the Jehovah’s Witness at your door how your faith differs from theirs? Or are you a member of another faith who is curious what Orthodoxy is all about? Look no further. In Orthodoxy & Heterodoxy, Fr. Andrew...
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- Pages: 224 pages
- ISBN: 9781936270132 / 0
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Orthodoxy is marked by sobriety, not by emotional enthusiasm. It is also marked by a quite ordinary persistence in living the humble, consistent life of Christ, not by seeking out extraordinary experiences, especially supernatural ones. Andrew Stephen Damick, Orthodoxy and Heterodoxy The category of validity allows for ecclesiastical lines to be crossed, even if there is no communion between ecclesial bodies. It allows Rome to recognize valid sacraments even outside its own self-understanding of the Church (i.e., the Church is only the Roman Catholic Church): Eastern Christians who are in fact separated in good faith from the Catholic Church, if they ask of their own accord and have the right dispositions, may be admitted to the sacraments of Penance, the Eucharist and the Anointing of the Sick. Further, Catholics may ask for these...
Really great book. I would go so far as to say a must read for the Orthodox laity. I especially like the pastoral guidance near the end of the book and in the epilogue! Excellent book. Clears up all confusion regarding the multitude of sects, divisions, and offshoots in Christianity, and soundly proves Cardinal Newman's statement, "To be deep in history is to cease to be Protestant." Highly recommended. Very good catalog of the differences (and similarities, but mostly differences) in doctrine and practice between the Orthodox Faith and other religions. Primarily focuses on heterodox Christian communions, but at least touches briefly on all major religions. I imagine it will be a text I use fairly frequently as a resource. It also...
