Light Through the Past

This week Dr. Jenkins completes the discussion of the Frankish kingdom's descent into theological error (and the Pope's reprimand of them for it), and transitions to a key moment in Byzantine history which will bring East and West into conflict, and with it the first real disputes about the filioque. https://tinyurl.com/Doxamoot2025 https://tinyurl.com/OrthEd2025 Byzantine course: https://tinyurl.com/LuxchristiByzantium Still Points: https://tinyurl.com/StillPoints

In this episode Dr.Jenkins looks at how the politics of the Germanic peoples and their posture towards the Byzantine empire play into not only the question of the filioque, but the Schism itself. https://tinyurl.com/Doxamoot2025 https://tinyurl.com/OrthEd2025 Byzantine course: https://tinyurl.com/LuxchristiByzantium Still Points: https://tinyurl.com/StillPoints

Dive into the theological rifts between the Church of Rome and Constantinople, exploring the nuances of the Holy Spirit's role. Discover St. Maximus the Confessor's significant contributions to the Filioque debate and the historical context of early Christian controversies. Celebrate the richness of Pentecost and the beauty of community in theological discussions. Plus, enjoy insights into church design featuring stunning wooden interiors, along with exciting announcements about new literary works that inspire love for poetry.

This week Dr. Jenkins examines the council of Toledo of 589, and how the filioque first appeared within the creed, and within the doctrinal standards off the western church. https://tinyurl.com/Doxamoot2025 https://tinyurl.com/OrthEd2025 Byzantine course: https://tinyurl.com/LuxchristiByzantium Next issue of Rule of Faith: https://tinyurl.com/RuleofFaith6-1

This episode Dr. Jenkins looks at the 5th and 6th centuries, the period after St. Augustine (d. 430), wherein the Latin west nearly unanimously embraced doctrine of the double procession of the Holy Spirit. But this confession came with no real theological explanation about what exactly this meant. https://tinyurl.com/Doxamoot2025 https://tinyurl.com/OrthEd2025 Byzantine course: https://tinyurl.com/LuxchristiByzantium Next issue of Rule of Faith: https://tinyurl.com/RuleofFaith6-1

This episode Dr. Jenkins begins untangling how the filioque arose in the West. It is a long, strange trip. https://tinyurl.com/Doxamoot2025 https://tinyurl.com/OrthEd2025 Byzantine course: https://tinyurl.com/LuxchristiByzantium To subscribe to The Rule of Faith: https://stbasilcotc.org/journal/

As we contiue our look at the question of the Schism, we pick up with the matter of Theology proper, that is, how do we think and speak of God in Himself, as opposed to how God works in Creation and Redemption, and how this impacts the question of the Filioque. https://tinyurl.com/Doxamoot2025 https://tinyurl.com/OrthEd2025 Byzantine course: https://tinyurl.com/LuxchristiByzantium To subscribe to The Rule of Faith: https://stbasilcotc.org/journal/

Building off of last week's episode, Dr. Jenkins continues discussing the preconditions of the schism, the geographical, cultural, historical, and linguistic concerns that fed into the schism, though certainly didn't create it. The links for the two conferences this Fall with the St. Basil Center. https://tinyurl.com/Doxamoot2025 https://tinyurl.com/OrthEd2025 Byzantine course: https://tinyurl.com/LuxchristiByzantium To subscribe to The Rule of Faith: https://stbasilcotc.org/journal/

Prompted by thoughts on the ecclesiology of Pope St. Gregory the Dialogist, this episode begins a long discussion of the history of the schism: what it is, what's involved, and how it happened. The links for the two conferences this Fall with the St. Basil Center. https://tinyurl.com/Doxamoot2025 https://tinyurl.com/OrthEd2025

Dr. Jenkins begins a discussion of the power and prerogative of the bishops of Rome, looking at the second-century Quartodeciman controversy over the date of Pascha. This controversy marks the first interaction of the bishops of Rome with the Churches of the eastern Mediterranean. Byzantine course: https://tinyurl.com/LuxchristiByzantium