Home›Sources›Byzantine Theology: Historical Trends and Doctrinal ThemesSourcesByzantine Theology: Historical Trends and Doctrinal ThemesCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "Byzantine Theology: Historical Trends and Doctrinal Themes." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/byzantine-theology-historical-trends-and-doctrinal-themes.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). Byzantine Theology: Historical Trends and Doctrinal Themes. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/byzantine-theology-historical-trends-and-doctrinal-themesCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-byzantine-theology-historical-trends-and, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {Byzantine Theology: Historical Trends and Doctrinal Themes}, year = {2026}, url = {https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/byzantine-theology-historical-trends-and-doctrinal-themes}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXJohn Meyendorff wrote as an Orthodox scholar working from within the tradition he documents, tracing the historical development of Orthodox doctrine and its specific positions on the filioque, purgatory and papal primacy against the Latin West's differing positions on the same questions. That combination, an insider's theological fluency applied with a documented, source-based historical method, is the book's real evidentiary basis rather than a claim about its press. This record has not independently traced further scholarly disagreement with Meyendorff's specific readings since 1979. Use it for Orthodox doctrine broadly across its communions; a claim specific to one autocephalous church's own institutional history needs a source dedicated to that church.FactsClaims Backed By This Source (167 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested1John Meyendorff, writing as an Orthodox scholar working from within the tradition he documents, traces the historical development of Orthodox doctrine and its positions on the filioque, purgatory and papal primacy against the Latin West's differing positions on the same questions.NotesWell-attestedJohn Meyendorff's standard scholarly survey of Eastern Orthodox theology, covering its historical development and major doctrinal themes such as theosis, apophatic and cataphatic theology, and the Orthodox positions on the filioque, purgatory and papal primacy. Use for established facts about Orthodox doctrine broadly across its various communions; a systematic theological survey by an Orthodox scholar, not a source specific to the historical or institutional history of any one autocephalous church.CitationAuthorWell-attestedJohn MeyendorffPublisherWell-attestedFordham University PressPublication YearWell-attested1979URLWell-attestedhttps://archive.org/details/byzantinetheolog0000meyeSource TypeWell-attestedacademic monographClaims Backed By This Source (167 claims)This source backs 167 claims across the atlas. As facts: 79 well-attested, 4 scholarly debate. As cited relationships: 28 holds, 7 held Differently. Plus 49 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicDoctrines, 51 claims: 15 well-attested, 1 scholarly debate, 19 holds, 7 held Differently, 9 general references.Beliefs & Restrictions, 38 claims: 23 well-attested, 2 scholarly debate, 13 general references.Rituals, 26 claims: 15 well-attested, 1 scholarly debate, 2 holds, 8 general references.Articles, 12 claims: 9 well-attested, 3 general references.Sources, 8 claims: 8 well-attested.Denominations, 6 claims: 6 general references.Empires & Polities, 6 claims: 2 well-attested, 3 holds, 1 general references.Hymns & Liturgical Texts, 6 claims: 3 holds, 3 general references.Practices, 5 claims: 3 well-attested, 2 general references.Realms, 3 claims: 2 well-attested, 1 general references.Languages, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.Mantras, 2 claims: 1 holds, 1 general references.Religious Events, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.Well-attested79ArticlesByzantine Theology, Hesychasm and the Orthodox Liturgical LegacyPalamas, and the Argument Over the Uncreated LightPartakers of the Divine NaturePhotius, Florence, and a Word Still Under DiscussionWhat a Theological School Entry CoversBeliefs & RestrictionsAncestral Sin as Inherited Mortality Rather Than Inherited GuiltEpiscopal church governanceFasting in LentInfant baptism (paedobaptism)Original Sin as Inherited Guilt Removed in BaptismPapal primacy and infallibilityPurgatoryRejection of the filioqueScripture alone (sola scriptura)The Filioque: The Spirit Proceeds From the Father and the SonThe Immaculate Conception and bodily Assumption of MaryThe Seven Ecumenical Councils as the Complete Dogmatic DepositTheosis (deification)DoctrinesApostolic successionOriginal sinPapal primacy and infallibilityPurgatorySin as Illness in Orthodox TheologyThe FilioqueThe Real Presence in the EucharistTheosisEmpires & PolitiesByzantine EmpireLanguagesByzantine GreekPracticesMatinsVeneration of iconsRealmsPurgatoryReligious EventsByzantine IconoclasmRitualsByzantine RiteChurching of WomenDivine Liturgy of St BasilDivine Liturgy of St John ChrysostomOrthodox Crowning (Stefana)The AnaphoraThe EpiclesisThe Words of InstitutionSourcesByzantine Theology: Historical Trends and Doctrinal ThemesScholarly debate4Beliefs & RestrictionsAncestral Sin as Inherited Mortality Rather Than Inherited GuiltThe Filioque: The Spirit Proceeds From the Father and the SonDoctrinesSin as Illness in Orthodox TheologyRitualsThe EpiclesisHolds28DoctrinesApophatic and Cataphatic TheologySin as Illness in Orthodox TheologyTheosisEmpires & PolitiesByzantine EmpireHymns & Liturgical TextsAkathist to the TheotokosPhos HilaronMantrasTrisagionRitualsThe EpiclesisThe Words of InstitutionHeld Differently7DoctrinesOriginal sinThe Real Presence in the EucharistGeneral References49ArticlesAugustine, Pelagius, and a Line From RomansPhotius, Florence, and a Word Still Under DiscussionWhat a Theological School Entry CoversBeliefs & RestrictionsAncestral Sin as Inherited Mortality Rather Than Inherited GuiltEpiscopal church governanceFasting in LentInfant baptism (paedobaptism)Original Sin as Inherited Guilt Removed in BaptismPapal primacy and infallibilityPurgatoryRejection of the filioqueScripture alone (sola scriptura)The Filioque: The Spirit Proceeds From the Father and the SonThe Immaculate Conception and bodily Assumption of MaryThe Seven Ecumenical Councils as the Complete Dogmatic DepositTheosis (deification)DenominationsChurch of CyprusChurch of GreeceGeorgian Orthodox ChurchGreek Orthodox ChurchRomanian Orthodox ChurchSerbian Orthodox ChurchDoctrinesApophatic and Cataphatic TheologyApostolic successionOriginal sinPapal primacy and infallibilityPurgatorySin as Illness in Orthodox TheologyThe FilioqueThe Real Presence in the EucharistTheosisEmpires & PolitiesByzantine EmpireHymns & Liturgical TextsAkathist to the TheotokosPhos HilaronTrisagion (Hymn)LanguagesByzantine GreekMantrasTrisagionPracticesMatinsVeneration of iconsRealmsPurgatoryReligious EventsByzantine IconoclasmRitualsByzantine RiteChurching of WomenDivine Liturgy of St BasilDivine Liturgy of St John ChrysostomOrthodox Crowning (Stefana)The AnaphoraThe EpiclesisThe Words of InstitutionComments (0)No comments yet. 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