Dialogue Between The Orthodox And Oriental Orthodox Churches

An Interfaith Dialogue between the Orthodox Church and Eastern Orthodox churches are officially since the 1960's to improve their relations and achieve a negotiated doctrinal disputes.

This dialogue is conducted on both sides, in a unified way (within the Joint Commission for Theological Dialogue between the Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox Churches) or a bilateral level between the different local churches.

The dialogue between the two Orthodox families focuses on Christology , he is to reach agreement on the Common Christological vocabulary used on one side by the symbol of Chalcedon , on the other by Patriarch Cyril of Alexandria.

Non-Official Consultation

A series of four non-official took place between 1964 and 1971:

• 1964 at the University of Aarhus in Denmark
• 25 - 29 July 1967 at Bristol in England
• 16 - 21 August 1970 at the Orthodox Centre of the Ecumenical Patriarchate to Chambsy in Switzerland
• 22 - 23 January 1971 in Addis Ababa in Ethiopia

Meetings of the Joint Commission

• 10 - 15 December 1985 First Meeting Center Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarchate in Chambesy
• 20 - 24 June 1989 Second Meeting at St. Bishoy Monastery in Egypt
• 23 - 28 September 1990 Third Meeting in Chambsy
• ¹ - 6 November 1993 Fourth Meeting in Chambsy

See also

Internal Links

• Ecumenism
• Dialogue between the Roman Catholic Church and the Assyrian Apostolic Church of the East
• Dialogue between the Roman Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church
• Dialogue between the Roman Catholic Church and the Oriental Orthodox Churches

External Links

• Centre site of the Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarchate Chambsy
• Site of the Syriac Orthodox Church
• Site Coptic.net - Recent Efforts for Unity Between the Two Families of the Orthodox Church
• Orthodox Unity website - Dialogue between the Eastern and Oriental Orthodox Churches
• Dialogue association between Orthodox Christians and Eastern Orthodox

• Christians of the East Portal

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