The Ancient Worship of the Theotokos in the Christian Church Mariology in Christian East and West
The Ancient Worship of the Theotokos in the Christian Church Mariology in Christian East and West

Summary/Abstract: At the beginning, the present study refers to the old age of the Theotokos worship in the Christian Church, and then, in its second part, it presents in summary the entire Mariology as it was outlined in the Eastern Orthodox Church. It insists on the foundations of the supra-veneration worship of the Mother of God in Eastern patristic theology but also in the hymnography and liturgical life of the Orthodox Church. In its last part, the study refers to the teaching about the Mother of God in the Christian West, to the doctrinal innovations introduced by Roman Catholicism after the 15th century and until the 20th century, but also to the Reform teaching very close to Orthodoxy at the beginning of this Western movement, from the 16th century. At the end, some conclusive ideas are presented that highlight the reasons for researching this sensitive subject.

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