The Great Schism
I can explain why the Christian Church split in two in 1054.
The Great Schism
I can explain why the Christian Church split in two in 1054.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Some of the disputes resulted in the location and relative isolation of the two centres of Christianity.
- There were liturgical disputes between different members of the Church.
- One dispute concerned the nature of the Holy Spirit.
- These disputes resulted in the Church splitting into the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches.
- The 1054 Schism could be regarded as a transformational change.
Keywords
Church - the Church is the organisation of the Christian religion
Holy Spirit - in Christianity, the Holy Spirit is the manifestation of God in the world
Liturgy - liturgy means the form in which worship is conducted
Schism - a schism is a split between strongly opposed parties
Common misconception
Christianity is a single religion.
There are more than 45 000 different Christian denominations around the world today: although most of them believe the same fundamental things, there are stark differences between many of them.
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