HIST-308 Lecture Notes - Lecture 22: Subordinationism, Gregory Of Nazianzus, Syriac Christianity
15 Sep 2020
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It"s impossible to understand medieval europe without understanding christianity. It would also be impossible to understand al-andalus without understanding islam. The specific branch of christianity that matters most here is latin christian culture. Greek, coptic and syriac christianity have a claim to a greater antiquity than latin. By the time we get to 500 ce, a latin christian tradition is coming into view thanks to augustine. Latin christian culture is also defined by its theological orthodoxy. Specific doctrines helped to distinguish certain groups from their rivals. Latin christian culture shaped the social and intellectual landscape of the early middle ages: nicea and constantinople. Both the roman catholic and eastern orthodox religions recognize 7 ecumenical or universal councils as doctrinally central today. These councils occurred between 325 and 787 ce. This occurred between late antiquity in the middle ages. Even reformers of the 16th century like luther had to respect them.
