Chalcedon, Council of
Chalcedon, Council of (451) The fourth ecumenical council of the Christian Church, held at the city of Chalcedon in Greece. This rejected the view expressed by a meeting - convened without papal approval - at Ephesus in 449 that declared
JESUS CHRIST to have a single nature, asserting instead that Christ's nature was both human and divine.
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Ihadayutha: A Study of the Life of Singleness in the Syrian Orient, from Ignatius of Antioch to Chalcedon 451 A.D.(Review)
Magazine article from: The Journal of the American Oriental Society; 7/1/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...for the Covenanters (bnay and bnath qiama). In part II, the author deals with the Syrian hermits before the Council of Chalcedon (451 A.D.). Subtitles are given dealing with the motives of remaining single (ihidhayutha). These include...
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How Christianity survived four more councils
Newspaper article from: Redlands Daily Facts; 5/25/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...the first seven ecumenical councils of the church which first...Last week we dealt with the Councils of Nicea, Constantinople...from A.D. 325 to 431. Council No. 4: Chalcedon. Although in the fifth century...Prophet Muhammad in Arabia. Council No. 6: III Constantinople. If previous ...
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Voting about God in Early Church Councils.(Book review)
Magazine article from: Church History; 9/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...the bishops did show up at councils. It is likewise difficult...those in attendance in church councils brought with them expectations...Preliminaries" and "Councils in Action," finally move...assemblies. In particular, the Council of Chalcedon, convened in the year 451...
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The Early Development of Canon Law and the Council of Serdica.(Book Review)
Magazine article from: Church History; 6/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...canons associated with the council; and, second, "Studies...by what is now part 1, "Councils, Canons and Canon Law...which Hess argued that the Council of Serdica was held in 343...understanding and role that these councils had. He gives full attention...various councils that met until ...
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The Church of the Ancient Councils: The Disciplinary Work of the First Four Ecumenical Councils.(Review)
Magazine article from: Journal of Ecumenical Studies; 3/22/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...Ephesus (431), and Chalcedon (451) will be of practical...disciplinary canons of these same councils are less well known and are...bishops meeting at these councils is more direct and their...the establishment at the Council of Nicea of the territorial...the import of Canon 28 of Chalcedon, ...
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The Church of the Ancient Councils: The Disciplinary Work of the First Four Ecumenical Councils.(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Theological Studies; 3/1/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...the first four ecumenical councils: Nicaea, Constantinople, Ephesus, and Chalcedon. Each chapter starts with...background to a particular council and includes some detail...likely intention of the council. L. does not present new...disciplinary work of these councils. However, his ...
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Christianity and the Middle East: Seventh Assembly of the Middle East Council of Churches
Magazine article from: The Washington Report on Middle East Affairs; 8/31/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...Assembly of the Middle East Council of Churches The Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) held its...statement. It describes the Council as a "venue for gathering...formulations of the faith (Council of Chalcedon 451 AD). On the other hand...
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Voting About God in Early Church Councils.(Book review)
Magazine article from: International Bulletin of Missionary Research; 4/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...About God in Early Church Councils. By Ramsay MacMullen. New...MacMullen studies the church councils between Nicaea (A.D. 325) and Chalcedon (451). His focus is not...who were delegates at the councils and whom the elite clergy...
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Chalcedonian Christology: modern criticism and contemporary ecumenism.
Magazine article from: Journal of Ecumenical Studies; 3/22/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...who were gathered at Chalcedon in 451 C.E. for the fourth Ecumenical Council would have had reason...accepted by the church, Chalcedon has colored every subsequent...the integrity of the council and the worldview of...Definition of the Council of Chalcedon" has played a significant...
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Jesus: Miriam's Child, Sophia's Prophet: Critical Issues in Feminist Christology.
Magazine article from: Commonweal; 3/10/1995; ; 700+ words
; ...deconstruction of the declarations of the Council of Chalcedon (A.D. 45 1), declarations...normative for all Christians. Chalcedon came about because disagreements...one person with two natures, Chalcedon set broad boundaries ruling out...
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Council of Chalcedon
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Council of Chalcedon fourth ecumenical council, convened in 451 by Pulcheria and Marcian, empress and emperor...Monophysite schism that divided the East for centuries. The council produced 28 disciplinary canons important for canon law in...
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Chalcedon, Council of
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
Chalcedon, Council of the fourth ecumenical council of the Christian Church, held in 451 at Chalcedon, a former city on the Bosporus in...upholding the decrees of the Council of Chalcedon (ad 451), especially those regarding...
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Chalcedon
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Chalcedon , ancient Greek city of Asia Minor, on the Bosporus. It was founded...the kings of Bithynia, from whom it passed (AD 74) to Rome. The Council of Chalcedon was held there in AD 451. The site is in the suburbs of Istanbul.
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Chalcedon, the Definition of
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church
Chalcedon, the Definition of. The statement of faith made by the Council of Chalcedon (451). It reaffirms the Christological definitions of Nicaea and Constantinople and formally repudiates the errors of Nestorius and Eutyches . It declares...
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Council of Ephesus
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Council of Ephesus 431, 3d ecumenical council, convened by Theodosius II, emperor...until Theodosius held a hearing at Chalcedon between the disputants. He exiled...was later defined further (see Chalcedon, Council of ). For the Robber...
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