The Interconnected Histories of the Syriac Churches in the Sixteenth Century
Due to their different doctrinal positions, the various Syriac-using Churches of the Middle East have generally been understood as rivals to each other, with separate histories that can be studied in isolation. This article argues that doctrinal differences should not be given undue prominence, and...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
2021
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The journal of ecclesiastical history
Year: 2021, Volume: 72, Issue: 3, Pages: 509-532 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Vatican Palace
/ Ottoman Empire
/ Syriac churches
/ Catholic church
/ Inter-confessional dialogue
/ History 1500-1600
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| IxTheo Classification: | KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history KBJ Italy KBL Near East and North Africa KDA Church denominations KDB Roman Catholic Church KDJ Ecumenism |
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| Summary: | Due to their different doctrinal positions, the various Syriac-using Churches of the Middle East have generally been understood as rivals to each other, with separate histories that can be studied in isolation. This article argues that doctrinal differences should not be given undue prominence, and that in the sixteenth century there was in reality considerable interaction between the different Churches. Increased contacts with Catholicism in this period may have encouraged these interactions, particularly in Rome itself, but connections were already present within the Ottoman Empire. These contacts had a significant effect on the Churches' historical development. |
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| ISSN: | 1469-7637 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The journal of ecclesiastical history
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S0022046920001505 |