Orthodoxy

Examples of Orthodoxy in the following topics:

• Byzantium's Legacy

  • Historian Averil Cameron, for example, regards the Byzantine contribution to the formation of the medieval Europe undeniable, and both Cameron and Obolensky recognise the major role of Byzantium in shaping Orthodoxy.
  • Orthodoxy now occupies a central position in the history and societies of Greece, Bulgaria, Russia, Serbia and other countries.

• Peter's Domestic Reforms

  • The Tsar did not abandon Orthodoxy as the main ideological core of the state, but attempted to start a process of westernization of the clergy, relying on those with a Western theological education.
  • However, the curriculum was so westernized (emphasis on Latin language and subjects for the price of limited exposure to Greek, the Eastern Church Fathers, and Russian and Slavonic church languages) that monks and priests, while being formally educated, received poor training in preparation for a ministry to a Russian-speaking population steeped in the traditions of Eastern Orthodoxy.

• The Formation of Russia

  • Styling himself the “Tsar and Autocrat” in Byzantine style, essentially stepping into the new leadership position in Orthodoxy after the fall of the Byzantine Empire.
  • Ivan III’s power was partly due to his alliance with Russian Orthodoxy, which created an atmosphere of anti-Catholicism and stifled the chance to build more powerful western alliances.

• Decline of the Yuan Dynasty

  • According to Chinese political orthodoxy, there could be only one legitimate dynasty whose rulers were blessed by Heaven to rule as Emperor of China, and so the Ming and the Northern Yuan denied each other's legitimacy as emperors of China, although the Ming did consider the previous Yuan which it had succeeded to be a legitimate dynasty.

• Administrative Reform in the Mongol Empire

  • It should also be noted that the vast religious and cultural traditions of these khanates, including Islam, Judaism, Taoism, Orthodoxy, and Buddhism, were often at odds with the khanate rulers and their demands.

• The Brief Reign of Peter III

  • The young princess formally converted to Russian Orthodoxy and took the name Ekaterina Alexeievna (Catherine).

• The Catholic Church

  • In the East, the Byzantine Empire preserved Orthodoxy well after the massive invasions of Islam in the mid-7th century.

• Bornu Empire

  • His campaign eventually affected Kanem-Bornu and inspired a trend toward Islamic orthodoxy.

• The Reconquista

  • It was intended to maintain Catholic orthodoxy in their kingdoms and to replace the Medieval Inquisition, which was under Papal control.

• The Eastern Roman Empire, Constantine the Great, and Byzantium

  • Constantine himself disliked the risks to societal stability that religious disputes and controversies brought with them, preferring where possible to establish an orthodoxy.