{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6a3fdb030ad32116864f4a75/6a3fe9fa6b6690f46a445648?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Eastern Orthodoxy - Part 4: Councils, Canons, and Voices of Authority","description":"Who holds the keys to tradition? In Eastern Orthodoxy, authority is not a single voice, but a choir—a network of councils, bishops, monasteries, and living memory. How does a tradition this ancient keep its teachings alive, and who gets to decide what is true?\r\n\r\nIn the Orthodox Church, authority is woven through many channels. The foundation is conciliarity—bishops meeting in council to discern doctrine. The first seven ecumenical councils, from Nicaea in three twenty-five to Nicaea Two in seven eighty-seven, are still cited as the ultimate benchmarks. The creeds and canons produced by these councils mark where the boundaries of faith are drawn. Historians point out that the authority of these councils was not automatic; it was hammered out as rules and ideas spread across the empire, and their influence grew over centuries.\r\n\r\nLearn more at: https://thecreedarchive.com/creed/eastern-orthodoxy","author_name":"The Archive Network"}