Church History Midterm Study Guide

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STUDYMATERIALCHURCHHISTORYFOCUSFORSTUYDINGFORCHURCHHISTORY:Youneedtobeabletotellitlikeastory!WhatweneedtoknowabouttheByzantineEmpire(Fr.AlexsIDoutlinefromclass):

1) Chronology2) Geography3) KeyPeople4) Events

LargeThemesand?sRelevanttotheChurch:

1) Monothelitism2) Monenergism3) Iconoclasm4) Byzantium&theWest5) MonasticMovements6) FallofConstantinople&itsaftermath

Whatischurchhistory?Itisnotnecessarilythehistoryofthechurch(facts,data,

maps).Itisananalysisofthepast. Achurchhistorianisatheologian. Howischurchhistorydone?

Byusingmethodsjustlike"typical"history: Primarysourcetextfundamentalinformation(ex=acanon) Secondarysourcetextinformationaboutaprimarysource(ex=Hussey)

thetermByzantiumcomesfromthetownByzants.Itwasfroma16thcenturyFrenchacademic.

Thishistoryisimportanttounderstandinordertounderstandthemodernchurch. OrthodoxyofCulture,ieOrthodoxCulture.Theroleofchurchandstate.In

ancienttimes,theinterweavingofchurchandstatewasassumed. ByzantinesdidnotseethemselvesasByzantines,butaspartoftheRoman

empire. Thetermempiremeansecumenical(ecumenai).Eitheryouareinorout. Politeiathecommonwealthorgroupor1peoplewhosharescommonideas. RhomaioiwhatpeopleintheByzantineempirecalledthemselves. ThepositionoftheRomanemperorintheempireisseenasaprotectorand

defender.Tookanactiveinterestinthechurch.Theypresidedincouncilsandtookpartinchoosingchurchleaders.

Introduction:

EcumenePoliteiaPositionoftheEmperorTrullo55Cyrillic/GladoliticPreIconoclasimMonothelismMaximustheConfessorMonoenergismCrisisof7thCenturyTheologicaltrendsofCrisisJustinianIconoclasim:2PhasesLeoIIIIsaurionEdictof750JohnofDamascusTarasiousConstentaineVPatriarchGermanusPatriarchNikepherosTheodoretheStudionWorshipofIconsCouncilofHiereaChristologicaldebateCharlemagne(empIrene)NiceaIIMoechianAffairLeotheArmenianTheophilosMichaelIIILeoVTheodoraPatriarchMettodusTriumphofOrthodoxySynodikon

ByzantineCommonwealthSpreadofCommonwealth(Notes)Greatmigrationofthe6thCenturyRastislavKazarMissionToMoraviaTrilingualHeresyCyril(Constantine)MethodusPreGreatSchismPhotianSchismPhotiusBattleofManzikertCouncilofTrulloPatriarchNicolosIPhilioqueBulgariaBorisIEventsof1054PatriarchMCeralariusRomanusDisputes(Everything)Humber(Angryface)PatriarchPeterofAntiochCrusades:(checknotesonetopic)PaleologonPeriodDispersionofPeoplePatGermanusIIMichaelPaleologusDemitriusChonaterosPalelogonRenassianceTheodoreMethoditiesGregoryPalamas(disciples/tome)HeziksimmovementGregoryofSinaiEuthymiosTronovo

CyprianofMoscowStephanofDuchanEastWestRelationsCouncilofLyon1274CouncilofFlorence143839Theneworder

MahmudIIIGeorgeGennadios

TheoleptusofPhiladelphiaMarkofEphesusFallofConstantinopleSackofConstantinopleConstantineXIPathrose:YellowAbigail:PinkGeorge:BlueBobby:GreenMark:PurpleChrisDreamsicle(hahahahaha!Peter)AbraamREDJustinLightGray