The Interconnected Histories of the Syriac Churches in the Sixteenth Century

Parker, Lucy

Abstract

Due to their different doctrinal positions, the various Syriac-using Churches of the Middle East have generally been understood as rivals to each other, with separate histories that can be studied in isolation. This article argues that doctrinal differences should not be given undue prominence, and that in the sixteenth century there was in reality considerable interaction between the different Churches. Increased contacts with Catholicism in this period may have encouraged these interactions, particularly in Rome itself, but connections were already present within the Ottoman Empire. These contacts had a significant effect on the Churches' historical development.

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: May 27, 2020
• Online Publication Date: Apr 16, 2021
• Publication Date: 2021-07
• Deposit Date: Nov 21, 2023
• Publicly Available Date: Nov 27, 2023
• Journal: Journal of Ecclesiastical History
• Print ISSN: 0022-0469
• Electronic ISSN: 1469-7637
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 72
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 509-532
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022046920001505
• Keywords: Religious studies; History
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/27086423
• Publisher URL: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-ecclesiastical-history/article/abs/interconnected-histories-of-the-syriac-churches-in-the-sixteenth-century/F42F5A3B617F80AF1042E969E9DBEB28