The Impact of Historical Processes on the Territorial Boundaries of the Local Orthodox Churches
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.31802/PRAXIS.2020.4.2.015Keywords:
eclesiology, Ecumenical Church, Local Church, autocephaly, canonical territory, National Church, Byzantium, territorial boundariesAbstract
The article examines the influence of historical processes on the formation of the borders of Local Churches. The author identifies three stages in the development of the territorial structure within the Ecumenical Church — Pre-Nicene, imperial and post-imperial. The article lists the canons that protect the unity of the Churches, highlights the role of the emperor in preserving the integrity of the Churches, and also identifies the threat of fragmentation of the Local Churches caused by the fall of Constantinople. The article discusses current trends towards the creation of autocephalous Churches for political and national reasons. The author concludes that it is necessary to solve the ecclesiological problem through a return to the supranationality of the Churches. One of the solutions is to study the possibility of a pre-Nicene format of the territorial structure in our days.
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