Christianity: Schism between East and West
Schism between East and West
In the 7th and 8th cent. the Eastern Church lost to Islam all Asia except Asia Minor. Alienation from the West was exacerbated by the bitter struggle over iconoclasm; ecclesiastical animosity between Rome and Constantinople came to a head in the schism of the 9th cent. This schism centered on the addition of the
Sections in this article:
- Introduction
- Schism between East and West
- Controversy and Growth
- Early Christianity
- Divisions within the Religion
- Central Beliefs
- Bibliography
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