Orthodox Ecclesiology - Lesson 5: The 8th Oecumenical Council & the Great Schism

The Church in the post-Iconoclast age and pre-schism period, in the Eighth Oecumenical Council under St. Photios the Great and at the end of the first millennium and the eve of the Great Schism and beyond. The fifth lesson of our 10 week course, “Orthodox Ecclesiology: The One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church and the Pan-Heresy of Syncretistic Ecumenism“ will also look at the 1st-2nd Council and the important canons therein dealing with the proper response to heresy and the events leading up the Schism and the proper understanding of the reasons for the Schism. This lecture will take place on Tuesday March 16th @ 9 PM EST. [NOTE: The time and date has been changed BACK to Tuesday, contrary to previous announcements that it will be held on Wednesday.] If you are not a patron of OE, join us there (with any donation you like ) for our important Q & A session held on Thursdays at 9 PM EST - only for patrons. 5:20 Introduction and Announcements 7:42 Prayer and Troparion 9:18 St. Photios the Great: Biog