Kathodon, TheChristians of the East,issue 5 (1993), p. 119.
The 5th issue of Kathodon journal is dedicated to the Christians and Churches of the East. In total, there are 13 articles published, 11 of which address the above theme. The issue begins with a brief introductory note by N. Zacharopoulos, containing a synoptic overview of the Churches of the East and the responses of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and Patriarch of Alexandria Parthenios to questions about the position and role of Eastern Churches in the face of modern problems. The questions were put to all Patriarchates of the East by the Theological Association.
A. Aghazarian describes the importance of Jerusalem for the Christians, regardless of the dogma to which they belong, through the historical path of the city from the dawn of Christianity until the beginning of the 1990s, presenting at the same time the relationships between Christians, Muslims and Jews as well.
M. Findikyan sets the challenges faced by the Armenian Church today, as the “national Church of Armenians” and highlights the need to re-evaluate the idea of the “national Church” with regard to the exact meaning and consequences for the mission and aims of the Armenian Church in the 21st century.
S. Magdi briefly describes the history and faith of the Coptic Church of Egypt, its liturgical life and its contemporary action.
K. Philip presents the modern missionary activities of the Orthodox Church of Malabar, while explaining the turn of his Church towards mission.
A. Kattan and B. Traboulsi introduce the Theological School of Saint John of Damascus in Lebanon’s Balamand, briefly referring to the reasons that led to its founding, its internal life, its role in the local Church and, finally, its broader relationship with Greece.
G. Martzelos, referring to the theological dialogue between the Orthodox and non-Chalcedonian Churches, presents the chronicle of the modern, mainly, dialogue, assessing its course, thematic and perspectives.
Father D. Salachas examines a certain aspect of the bilateral theological dialogue between the Orthodox and the Roman -Catholic Church, the one that concerns the issue of the relations between the eastern Roman-Catholics (Uniats) and the Orthodox in the countries of Eastern Europe. Within this frame, he presents the ecclesiological principles and practical rules of tactics and action, as these are described in a text drawn up by the Mixed Committee of Dialogue in Balamand in 1993.
G. Ziakas, referring to the proceedings of the second Scientific Convention organized by the Education department of the Greek Embassy in Egypt in 1993, presents the long-standing presence of the Greek language in the East and its diachronic influence on the culture and thought of the Arab-Islamic world.
N. Bougatsos pinpoints the existence of a religious-ecclesiastical establishment within the Orthodox Church and suggests ways out in order to overcome it.