The Greek Orthodox Church

The Greek Orthodox Church                  The Greek Orthodox Church is one of the three major branches of Christianity, which 'stands in today's society as one of the communities created by the apostles of Jesus in the region of the eastern Mediterranean, and which spread by missionary activity throughout Eastern Europe' (Meyendorff 5).The word orthodox comes from Greek, meaning right-believing. currently the orthodox religion has more than 174 million followers throughout the world.         The Greek Orthodox church is …showed first 75 words of 509 total…

…showed last 75 words of 509 total…including describability'(Meyendorff 21).         Although there are many differences between the Eastern and Western Churches, there is always the possibility of the two churches combining in the future. If each church is willing to make small corrections in their doctrine, the two churches that have been separated for hundreds of years, could possibly combine in the decades ahead. Works Cited Microsoft Encarta. Computer software. Microsoft, 1996. Gateway PC-DOS Meyendorff, Rev John. The Orthodox Church. New York: Ballantine, 1984.