“Byzantine Symphony” from Emperor Justinian to Basil I the Macedonian
“Byzantine Symphony” from Emperor Justinian to Basil I the Macedonian
Author(s): Ştefan NegreanuSubject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Ancient World, Sociology of Religion
Published by: Editura Universității Aurel Vlaicu
Keywords: Byzantine; Empire; symphony; Justinian; Church; Photios;
Summary/Abstract: The Byzantine conception was that the Empire and the Church were united in the leadership of a single universal Christian oikoumene. The first takes care of “human things”, and the Church “of divine things”. This conception is based on the dogma of the Incarnation of the Son of God, who united in His Person the two natures: the divine and the human so that Christ is the only source and the unity of the two hierarchies: political and ecclesiastical. Between the “divine” ones that represent the communion between man and God and “human affairs” – these two realities must coexist in perfect harmony, in a “symphony”.
Journal: Teologia
- Issue Year: 95/2023
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 85-92
- Page Count: 8
- Language: English