This is the first of a two part article on Eastern Christianity translated from Arabic. It is an attempt to explain the differences between Eastern and Western theology in hopes of removing any misunderstandings or misjudgments between the two. Part 2 of the article is in issue 19 of Cornerstone. The article is now available here in its entirety. Ex Oriente Lux.
Light sprouts from the East.
Thus was said and thus it occurred. The light of monotheistic faith spread across the corners of the earth. Eastern Christianity has remained loyal to the essence of the message bestowed upon it by providence although the path was often uneasy. The underlying political and religious conditions The theological dimension of the history of the Eastern Church a. I. Political and Religious Conditions Connecting the political and religious dimensions is a result of what happened on the ground.