MODULE 5: CHURCH HISTORY

17a. Church History I

“Introducing the Orthodox Church” – OSB_NT, p. 784-792
The Five Original Churches, Beliefs of the Early Church, Theological Disagreements in the Church, The Ecumenical Councils, Friction between East and West, The Early and Present structure of Orthodoxy in the World, The two sources of Orthodox Faith: Scripture and Tradition, Administration of the Orthodox Church, The Chronological Development of the Great Schism, Role of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, The Protestant Reformation, Fr. Evagoras, p. 3-38
We are the Church of the Holy Fathers, Fr. Coniaris, p.74-92
The One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church, Fr. Coniaris, p. 1-12
What we believe about the Nicene Creed Fr. Coniaris, p 13-16
Church History – The Orthodox Faith, Fr. Thomas Hopko, Vol. 3 (orange), Chapter 5, p.11-194. Also, available at https://oca.org/orthodoxy/the-orthodox-faith/church-history
The Orthodox Church, Part One: History, Bishop Timothy Ware, pages 11-191.

Podcast: The One True Church, Fr. Thomas Hopko, http://www.ancientfaith.com/podcasts/hopko/the_one_true_church
Podcast: The Ecumenical Councils – Part 1, Dn. Michael Hyatt, https://www.ancientfaith.com/podcasts/eastwest/the_ecumenical_councils_-_part_1
Podcast: The Ecumenical Councils – Part 2, Dn. Michael Hyatt, https://www.ancientfaith.com/podcasts/eastwest/the_ecumenical_councils_-_part_2
Podcasts: 10 more lectures on the Ecumenical Councils, by Dn. Michael Hyatt at https://www.ancientfaith.com/podcasts/eastwest
Podcast: Bishops - A Series on the Structure and Leadership of the Church, Fr. Thomas Hopko – this is a longer series. https://www.ancientfaith.com/podcasts/series/bishops_a_series_on_the_structure_and_leadership_of_the_church

Rock and Sand - An Orthodox Appraisal of the Protestant Reformers and Their teachings, Archpriest Josiah Trenham - great book. Learn about it and its author from the link bellow.