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Lec 05 Orthodox Tradition - Spirituality
Lec 05 Orthodox Tradition - Spirituality
Spirituality
Week 5
WORSHIP SERVICE REPORT
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY
CHECKLIST
SPARK TESTS
NEXT LEC TURE
AGENDA
I. Introduction Ancient Tradition
2. Catholic
II. The Orthodox Tradition 3. Protestant
Byzantine Empire
4. Pentecostal/
Charismatic
III. Spirituality
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WEST EAST
Latin Greek
II. THE ORTHODOX TRADITION
500-1000 C.E.
The Age of the East
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II. THE ORTHODOX TRADITION
1. Collapse of the Western Empire 5th century
Phase 1
The The Church of
The Miaphysite 500-600
Chalcedonian the East
Tradition
Tradition Tradition
1 2
Phase 2
600-1000
Catholic Orthodox
Tradition Tradition
3 4
Four major traditions of 500-1000 period
Orthodox The
The
Christian
Catholic
WEST
' Church
Churchof the
of the EastEast
Miaphysite
Figure 6.2
II. SPIRITUALITY
A. The Chalcedonian Creed (451)
• Human/divine in Christ
• Hypostatic union
B. The Trinity
1. Model for
Humanity
Incarnation:
God became one of us
so that we might
become like God.
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II. SPIRITUALITY Experiential
B. The Trinity
2. Model for
the Church
“The Church as a whole
is an icon of God the
Trinity, reproducing on
earth the mystery of the
unity in diversity”
(M. Tataryn 193)
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II. SPIRITUALITY
C. Worship
Where what it is to be
Church is most clearly
seen and experienced.
The many
layers of
relationship
are made
visible.
Iconostasis
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II. SPIRITUALITY
D. Icons
1. Living portals
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II. SPIRITUALITY
D. Icons
2. Works of
theology
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II. SPIRITUALITY
D. Icons
3. How
created?
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https://
www.youtube.com/
watch?v=PwzR0NopFnE
II. SPIRITUALITY
E. Iconoclastic Controversy
1. Roots of the
conflict
2. Immediate
cause
3. The Triumph
of Orthodoxy
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Triumph of Orthodoxy
https://
www.youtube.com/
watch?v=CR6hCtKpUBg
II. SPIRITUALITY
F. Theotokos
1. Council of Ephesus
(431)
2. Theotokos
(“bearer of God”)
3. Original sin?
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II. SPIRITUALITY
F. Theotokos
4. Co-Redemptrix?
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II. SPIRITUALITY
F. Theotokos
5. Her Role
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https://
www.youtube.com/
watch?
Model for Humanity
Intercessor
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Model for Humanity
1. Definition
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II. SPIRITUALITY
H. Hesychasm
1. Definition
The Transfiguration
• “stillness, rest, quiet, silence”
2. Symeon
the Theologian
The life-changing
presence of God
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II. SPIRITUALITY
H. Hesychasm
3. Hesychast
Controversy
Saint Palamas
Saint Barlaam
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II. SPIRITUALITY
H. Hesychasm
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II. SPIRITUALITY
I. Conclusion
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END