“Is Christ Divided?”: On the Nature and Possibility of Ecclesial Schism
In discussing the relationship between the Catholic and Orthodox communions, the term “schism” is often used as a way of explaining their separation and breaking of communion. While there is no doubting this estrangement, how can we simultaneously affirm the unity of the Una Sancta while viewing chu...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2022
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Journal of ecumenical studies
Year: 2022, Volume: 57, Issue: 4, Pages: 490-520 |
| IxTheo Classification: | KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history KDB Roman Catholic Church KDF Orthodox Church NBN Ecclesiology |
| Further subjects: | B
Catholic
B Ecumenism B Orthodox B Ecclesiology B Schism |
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| Summary: | In discussing the relationship between the Catholic and Orthodox communions, the term “schism” is often used as a way of explaining their separation and breaking of communion. While there is no doubting this estrangement, how can we simultaneously affirm the unity of the Una Sancta while viewing churches as separate entities? In this essay, I engage the thought of three twentieth-century Orthodox theologians—Nicholas Afanasiev, Georges Florovsky, and Philip Sherrard—and explore their understanding of schism. Ultimately, I argue that ecclesial schism is ontologically impossible and suggest that an eschatological approach to the Una Sancta helps solve this paradox. |
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| ISSN: | 2162-3937 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of ecumenical studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1353/ecu.2022.0045 |