5.26 Donald Fairbairn, David Schrock, & Stephen Wellum • Interview • “Eastern Orthodoxy: How Did It Emerge in History?”

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Timestamps

• 1:00 – Intro
• 04:44 – How Dr. Fairbairn Got Interested in Eastern Orthodoxy
• 07:33 – Was Dr. Fairbairn Ever Interested in Joining the Orthodox Church?
• 09:08 – The Conversations Dr. Fairbairn Has Had with the Orthodox?
• 11:12 – Where Has There Been Familiarity in Studying Eastern Orthodoxy?
• 13:33 – An Introduction to Eastern Orthodoxy Through Western Eyes
• 16:34 – The Four Stages of History of the Eastern Church
• 20:32 – How Do the Eastern Orthodox See Themselves Connected to Church History?
• 27:00 – How Does Tradition Function in Eastern Orthodoxy?
• 30:32 – What Happens in the Fifth and Sixth Centuries?
• 33:23 – Chalcedon, Nestorianism, and The Effects of Islam
• 36:26 – Persecution and Movement During the Modern Era
• 37:47 – The Footprint of the East in the West
• 39:22 – Sponsor: Grimke Seminary
• 40:22 – The Persian Split and Oriental Orthodox
• 42:42 – Cyril’s Mea Fuscous
• 44:33 – Recommendations for These Periods of Time
• 47:27 – 1054 and the Division of the East and the West
• 52:57 – How Did the Filioque Controversy Contribute to the Division?
• 56:43 – Was There Unity with Protestants Against the Papacy?
• 59:30 – ‘Orthodoxies’ Rather than a Universal Orthodox Church
• 1:05:22 – What Actually Unites the Different Orthodox Churches?
• 1:08:17 – Augustine in the Eastern Orthodox Tradition
• 1:10:13 – Three Major Trajectories in the Early Church
• 1:13:11 – Intrepreting the Fathers Through Origen
• 1:16:05 – Encouragements to Men Considering Eastern Orthodoxy
• 1:20:48 – Closing Thoughts
• 1:21:33 – Outro

Resources to Click

• “Eastern Orthodoxy: How Did It Emerge in History?” – Donald Fairbairn
• Theme of the Month: Go West, Young Men: Evaluating the Drift toward Eastern Orthodoxy
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Books to Read

• The Global Church–The First Eight Centuries: From Pentecost through the Rise of Islam – Donald Fairbairn
• The Story of Creed and Confessions: Tracing the Development of the Christian Faith – Donald Fairbairn and Ryan Reeves
• Eastern Orthodoxy through Western Eyes – Donald Fairbairn
• The Eastern Christian Churches: A Brief Survey – Ronald Roberson