<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>By comparing St. John Chrysostom’s statements on Church unity after his dismissal, one can notice serious inconsistencies between the texts written by John himself and the statements attributed to him by Palladius of Helenopolis, who attempted to attenuate the outcome of the Johannite schism. In fact, the discrepancies are considerable and the Chrysostomic epistles addressed to the oriental bishops (85-90) imply that St. John encouraged the schism.</p></abstract>

By comparing St. John Chrysostom’s statements on Church unity after his dismissal, one can notice serious inconsistencies between the texts written by John himself and the statements attributed to him by Palladius of Helenopolis, who attempted to attenuate the outcome of the Johannite schism. In fact, the discrepancies are considerable and the Chrysostomic epistles addressed to the oriental bishops (85-90) imply that St. John encouraged the schism.

“Let None Desert the Church on My Account”Some Inconsistencies Regarding the Chrysostomic Vision on the Unity of the Church

Andrei Şaguna Faculty of Orthodox Theology

Review of Ecumenical Studies Sibiu

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By comparing St. John Chrysostom’s statements on Church unity after his dismissal, one can notice serious inconsistencies between the texts written by John...

“Let None Desert the Church on My Account”Some Inconsistencies Regarding the Chrysostomic Vision on the Unity of the Church

Published Online: May 13, 2019

Page range: 29 - 45

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ress-2019-0003

Keywords
John Chrysostom, Palladius of Helenopolis, Johannite schism, Chrysostomic epistles, Arsacius, Atticus of Constantinople, Ecclesiology

© 2019 Dragoş Boicu, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

“Let None Desert the Church on My Account”Some Inconsistencies Regarding the Chrysostomic Vision on the Unity of the Church

Published Online: May 13, 2019

Page range: 29 - 45

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ress-2019-0003

KeywordsJohn Chrysostom, Palladius of Helenopolis, Johannite schism, Chrysostomic epistles, Arsacius, Atticus of Constantinople, Ecclesiology

© 2019 Dragoş Boicu, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
John Chrysostom, Palladius of Helenopolis, Johannite schism, Chrysostomic epistles, Arsacius, Atticus of Constantinople, Ecclesiology