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This page is about adherence to accepted belief, especially in Christianity. For the Churches most often called "Orthodox", see
Oriental Orthodoxy. For other uses, see Orthodox
.
Adherence to the Nicene Creed is a common test of orthodoxy in Christianity

Orthodoxy (from

first seven Ecumenical Councils
were held over the period between the years 325 and 787 with the aim of formalizing accepted doctrines.

Related concepts

Orthodoxy is opposed to

schismatics
. The term employed sometimes depends on the aspect most in view: if one is addressing corporate unity, the emphasis may be on schism; if one is addressing doctrinal coherence, the emphasis may be on heresy. A deviation lighter than heresy is commonly called error, in the sense of not being grave enough to cause total estrangement, while yet seriously affecting communion. Sometimes error is also used to cover both full heresies and minor errors.

The concept of orthodoxy is prevalent in many forms of organized monotheism. However, orthodox belief is not usually overly emphasized in polytheistic or animist religions, in which there is often little or no concept of dogma, and varied interpretations of doctrine and theology are tolerated and sometimes even encouraged within certain contexts. Syncretism, for example, plays a much wider role in non-monotheistic (and particularly, non-scriptural) religion. The prevailing governing norm within polytheism is often orthopraxy ("right practice") rather than the "right belief" of orthodoxy.

History of Orthodoxy

The earliest (first) recorded use of the term "orthodox" is in the

heterodoxy" was in use from the beginning of the first century of Christianity.[5]

Following the 1054

catholic
. Over time the Western Church gradually identified with the "Catholic" label and people of Western Europe gradually associated the "Orthodox" label with the Eastern Church (in some languages the "Catholic" label is not necessarily identified with the Western Church). This was in note of the fact that both Catholic and Orthodox were in use as ecclesiastical adjectives as early as the 2nd and 4th centuries respectively.

Christianity

In classical Christian usage, the term orthodox refers to the set of doctrines which were believed by the

Heteroousian doctrine of Arius and Eusebius (called Arianism). The Homoousian doctrine, which defined Jesus as both God and man with the hypostatic union of the 451 Council of Chalcedon, won out in the Church and was referred to as orthodoxy in most Christian contexts, since this was the viewpoint of the majority. (The minority nontrinitarian Christians
object to this terminology).

Following the 1054

Oriental Orthodoxy
.

Timeline of Christianity

The timeline begins at 1 AD with the

Birth of Christ, then in 30 AD the Epiphany occurs, then in 33 AD the Crucifixion, Resurrection, Ascension, and Pentecost
occur. In 46 AD the Church of Antioch sends Paul and Barnabas on their first missionary journey to Cyprus. In 64 AD the Martyrdom of SS. Peter and Paul occurs. In 69 Ad St. Ignatius becomes the Bishop of Antioch. Then in 70 AD the Destruction of Jerusalem occurs. In 312 AD the Battle of Milvian Bridge occurs. Then in 325 AD the Council of the Nicea (Creed) occurs. In 328 AD the Constantinople is founded. Then in 381 AD the 1st Council of Constantinople meets. In 397 Ad the Council of Carthage is founded. Then in 431 the Council of Ephesus refines the 2 natures of Theotokos. In 451 AD the Council of Chalcedon occurs and the Nestorian Schism occurs. Then in 491 the Armenian Schism occurs. Then in 540 the Jacobite Schism occurs. Then in 550 the Coptic Schism occurs. In 557 the Council of Constantinople meets to clarify the two natures of Christ. Then in 589 Christianity splits into Eastern and Western Christianity.

Non-religious contexts

Outside the context of religion, the term "orthodoxy" is often used to refer to any commonly held belief or set of beliefs in some field, in particular when these tenets, possibly referred to as "dogmas", are being challenged. In this sense, the term has a mildly pejorative connotation.

See also

References

  1. ^ Harper, Douglas. "orthodoxy". Online Etymology Dictionary. Retrieved 2016-01-27.
  2. ^ orthodox. Dictionary.com. The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Houghton Mifflin Company, 2004. Dictionary definition (accessed: March 03, 2008).
  3. ISBN 1-4931-0810-7
    .
  4. ^ Liddell & Scott; Code of Justinian: "We direct that all Catholic churches, throughout the entire world, shall be placed under the control of the orthodox bishops who have embraced the Nicene Creed."
  5. ^ Jostein Ådna (editor), The Formation of the Early Church (Mohr Siebeck 2005 ISBN 978-316148561-9), p. 342

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