The Dispute: Overviews

Orthodox | Catholic | Other

Orthodox

"What are the Differences Between Orthodoxy and Roman Catholicism?" by Fr. Michael Azkoul (St. Catherine Mission, St. Louis, MO). Published in The Orthodox Christian Witness. Fr. Azkoul identifies 11 major differences and a host of minor ones.

"The Fundamental Difference Between the 'East' and 'West'" by John S. Romanides from The Christian Activist. Orthodox scholar emphasizes the historical and political dimensions.

Catholic

Eastern Orthodoxy. An overview of Orthodoxy, the schism and Catholic arguments. (Catholic Answers)

"The Orthodox Church" by Adrian Fortescue (Catholic Encyclopedia). Brief, but extensively hyperlinked.

"Eastern Churches" by Adrian Fortescue (Catholic Encyclopedia). Long and highly detailed, covering Orthodox, Uniate, etc.

Web Archive: Orthodox-Catholic Dialogue: Recent Developments by Ernest Falardeau, SSS. Published May, 1999 for the Ecumenical Corner of the Catholic Archdiocese of Santa Fe.

"Introduction to the Eastern Rites of the Catholic Church" by Fr. Hal Stockert (Catholic Information Network). Twenty-one chapter overview of the history of the uniate movement and its branches.

"A Catholic View of Orthodoxy" by Aidan Nichols OP. Lengthy.

"That All May Be One!" Ut Unum Sint! Comprehensive resources by Gerard Serafin.

"Orthodox and Catholics" from The Church of God by Louis Bouyer. "The Orthodox Church and the Catholic Church, though dreadfully tempted by the spirit of division remain one Church..."

"That They May All Be One: The Imperatives and Prospects of Christian Unity" by Edward Idris Cassidy for First Things 1977.

"A Divided Church?" by Hans Urs von Balthasar, from the third volume of the Theo-Dramatic. Discussion of the meaning of unity in the Church.

The Dialogue Between East and West: Challenges and Hopes by Cardinal William H. Keeler, Archbishop of Baltimore. Delivered at the University of Scranton, April 9, 2000.

That They May Be One: To Heal the Scandal of a Fragmented Church by Charles W. Moore. Online book by an Anglican Catholic (Traditional Anglican Communion) layman. Mr. Moore reviews the controversy from historical and theological angles, also considering Protestantism. I've scattered links to individual chapters throughout this section. They are invariable short and factually-oriented.

Other

"How Orthodoxy Differs From Roman Catholicism." Brief and somewhat broad-brush news analysis by Marcia Kurop, The Christian Science Monitor. (July 1997)