TY - BOOK ID - 23251212 TI - East and West : the making of a rift in the church : from apostolic times until the Council of Florence AU - Chadwick, Henry AU - Oxford University Press PY - 2005 VL - *4 SN - 9780199280162 0199280169 PB - Oxford [etc.] Oxford University Press DB - UniCat KW - Eastern and Western Church. KW - Council of Florence KW - Church history KW - Schism KW - Church history - Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600. KW - Church history - Middle Ages, 600-1500. KW - Histoire ecclésiastique KW - #BIBC:ruil<mono2005> KW - 281.1 KW - 281.1 Primitieve en Oosterse Kerk tot 1054 KW - Primitieve en Oosterse Kerk tot 1054 UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:23251212 AB - The greatest Christian split of all has been that between east and west, between Roman Catholic and eastern Orthodox, a rift that is still apparent today. Henry Chadwick provides a compelling and balanced account of the emergence of divisions between Rome and Constantinople. Drawing on his encyclopaedic command of the literature, he starts with the roots of the divergence in apostolic times and takes the story right up to the Council of Florence in the fifteenth century. Henry Chadwick's own years of experience as an ecumenist inform his discussion of Christians in relation to each other, to Jews, and to non-Christian Gentiles. He displays a distinctive concern for the factors - theological, personal, political, and cultural - that caused division in the church and prevented reconciliation. His masterly exposition of the complex issues discussed at the Ecumenical Councils (issues that eventually led to the separation) is characteristically clear and fair. This is a work of immense learning, written with sensitivity and spirit. Its fascinating detail and full analysis make it invaluable to anyone interested in how this lasting rift in the Church developed. ER -