Download Notes on Christianity | Judaism, Christianity and Islam | REL 2029 and more Study notes World Religions in PDF only on Docsity! REL 2029 1. 2. 3. 4. Differences and Divergence a. b. c. d. Greek and Latin Churches i. Factors e. Greek Orthodox f. (Roman) Catholic Church Filioque- and from the son. (meaning jesus) Did the holy spirit proceed from the father or from the father and from the son? Holy spirit proceeds from god and from the son. 1054 A.D: The Great Schism of 1054 Bishop of Rome and Patriarchs of Empire mutually excommunicate each other. Who had right to dictate and what form should the practices of a particular new church formed in Italy take? During Crusades, Western European Christians attacked and sacked Constantinople (head of eastern Christianity) Greek/Eastern Orthodox: - Patriarchs rule by council, patriarchal rule is encouraged/practiced - Continued importance of the liturgy- aka. Eucharist. - Cosmological/theological difference- greater (positive) evaluation of material world. World is good, should be valued. - Hesychast movement- form of eastern orthodox/ Christian mysticism, comes from two words, one meaning quiet, the other meaning inner stillness. Focus on meditation. Idea of constant prayer. - Willingness to embrace mystery - Icons: most recognizable production of eastern orthodox church. An image of a holy figure that leads the viewer to a holy experiences. o Iconoclasm- breaking the image A byzantine emperor ordered that church stop the worship of icons, because it religiously affronted jews and muslims, in order to make Christianity more appealing to converts. Followed by time of violence in which icons were destroyed, churches were burned down, armed engagements happened. Religious violence abound. o Europeans use statues, not paintings. o Iconic forms: Flat, no attempt at 3 dimensional, no attempt to make it seem realistic, no attempt to portray historically accurate picture. Known for having halos. Part of what it means to represent the holy. - Differences among commonalities:
