The Orthodox Church: An Introduction To Its His... May 2026

The primary worship service, which is highly sensory, involving incense, chanting, and icons.

The East viewed the Pope as "first among equals" but rejected his absolute jurisdictional authority. The Orthodox Church: An Introduction to its His...

In the 9th and 10th centuries, Cyril and Methodius brought Orthodoxy to the Slavic peoples, leading to the eventual conversion of Russia in 988 AD. The primary worship service, which is highly sensory,