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History of the Orthodox Church: The Ecumenical Councils, the Church from Constantine to AD 700
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Understand the struggles behind the Nicene faith.
Philaret Vafeidis follows the Church from Constantine to AD 700, placing doctrinal controversy beside the people and political pressures that shaped it. The first six Ecumenical Councils emerge as episodes in a connected history of Christian teaching about the Trinity and Christ. This English reader’s edition gives readers a manageable route into Orthodox church history without separating theological questions from their historical setting.
Inside this book
- The first six Ecumenical Councils
- Debates over the Trinity and the person of Christ
- Bishops, emperors, controversy, and exile
Choose this before a deeper study of individual councils, or alongside patristic works whose historical background you want to understand.
Edition details
- Author
- Philaret Vafeidis
- Format
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- Length
- 160 pages
- Trim size
- 6 × 9 inches
- ISBN
- 9798172209871
- Publication date
- September 6, 2026