08 — The Canons and the Councils in Orthodox Life
Beyond their dogmatic definitions, the councils produced a body of canons that, together with the Quinisext Council of 692, form the backbone of Orthodox canon law; and the seven councils together function as the doctrinal spine of the Church, commemorated liturgically in the Sunday of the Fathers and the Triumph of Orthodoxy.
Tradition: Pan-Orthodox
This section turns from the dogmatic to the canonical and liturgical afterlife of the councils. The first file treats the canonical corpus the councils produced and the special case of the Quinisext (Trullo) Council of 692, which supplied canons for the Fifth and Sixth Councils and whose ecumenical status the Orthodox affirm but the West did not. The second treats how the seven councils function as the doctrinal backbone of Orthodox faith and how the Church remembers them in her worship.
Navigation
| File | Description |
|---|---|
| the-conciliar-canons.md | The canonical corpus of the councils; the Quinisext/Trullo Council (692) and its status; the Rudder and Orthodox canon law. |
| councils-in-the-life-of-the-church.md | The seven as doctrinal backbone; the Synodikon of Orthodoxy; the liturgical commemorations — the Sundays of the Fathers and the Triumph of Orthodoxy. |
See Also
- The Creed and the Canons (Nicaea) — the canonical corpus begins
- Orthodoxy: Holy Tradition — the canons within living Tradition
- The Question of an Eighth Council and Beyond — the conciliar future