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The Oriental Orthodox churches came to a [[schism|parting of the ways]] with the remainder of [[Christianity]] in the 5th century. The separation resulted in part from the Oriental Orthodox churches' refusal to accept the [[Christology|Christological]] [[dogma]]s promulgated by the Council of [[Chalcedon]], which held that [[Jesus Christ]] is in two natures — one divine and one human, although these were inseparable. To the [[hierarch]]s who would lead the Oriental Orthodox, this was tantamount to accepting [[Nestorianism]]. In response, they advocated a formula that stressed unity of the [[Incarnation]] over all other considerations, that being "one nature of God the Word Incarnate", "of/from two natures" in and after the union. The Oriental Orthodox churches are therefore often called "[[Monophysitism|Monophysite]]" churches, although they reject this label, which is associated with [[Eutychianism|Eutychian Monophysitism]], preferring the term ''non-Chalcedonian'' or ''Miaphysite'' churches. Oriental Orthodox Christians anathematize the Monophysite teachings of [[Eutyches]]. They are sometimes also known as ''anti-Chalcedonians''.
In the 20th century, a number of dialogues have occurred between the Oriental Orthodox and the Chalcedonian Orthodox which suggest revealed that both communions now share a common [[Christology]] with differing terminology. As yet, [[full communion]] has not been restored. There have also been some agreed Christological statements issued in conjunction with the [[Roman Catholic Church]] and the Eastern Orthodox (Chalcedonian) family (Ecumenical Patriarchate and official representatives of other Eastern Orthodox Churches) [http://www.monachos.net/mb/messages/4225/ORIENT3-20256.doc].
== Oriental Orthodox Churches ==
** [[Malankara Jacobite Syriac Orthodox Church|Malankara Syriac Orthodox Church]], a branch and integral part of the Syriac Orthodox Church with the Oriental Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch as its supreme head.
* The [[Church of Armenia]] (sometimes called the Armenian Apostolic Church)
* The [[Church of India|Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church]] (formerly under Antioch and sometimes called the Indian Orthodox Church)
* The [[Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church|Ethiopian Orthodox Church]]
* The [[Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church|Eritrean Orthodox Church]]
The [[Assyrian Church of the East]] is sometimes considered an Oriental Orthodox Church, although it is not in communion with Oriental Orthodox churches and they have a [[Nestorianism|Nestorian]] or Nestorian-like Christology that differs from the declaration of the Council of Chalcedon in an opposite way from the [[Miaphysitism|Miaphysites]]. By the time of the Monophysite controversy, the Assyrians had already separated from the Orthodox Church with the [[Third Ecumenical Council|Council of Ephesus]]. The Church follows the [[East Syrian Rite|East Syrian rite]].
==External linksLinks==*[http://copticpope.org/ Coptic Orthodox Church] (Official Website of the Patriarchate of Alexandria)*[http://www.ethiopianorthodoxsyrian-orthodox.com/ Syriac Orthodox Church] (Official Website of the Patriarchate of Antioch)*[http://66.208.37.org78/indexorientalindex.htm Oriental jsp Armenian Orthodox ChurchesChurch of Echmiadzin](Official Website)*[http://www.armenianchurcharmenianorthodoxchurch.org The / Armenian Apostolic Orthodox Church of Cilicia] (Official Website)*[http://www.zeorthodox.org/ Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahido Church](Official Website)*[http://mosc.in/ Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church] (Official Website)*[http://www.prounione.urbe.it/dia-int/oo-rc_syrindia/doc/i_oo-rc_syrindia_1984.html Common declaration Declaration of Pope John Paul II and Patriarch Mar Mor Ignatius Zakka I Iwas]*[http://www.coptic.org The Coptic Orthodox Church in the Diaspora]
*[http://www.eotc.faithweb.com/orth.html The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church]
*[http://St-Takla.org/ Saint Takla Haymanot Coptic Orthodox Church (in Alexandria, Egypt)]* [http://stmaryscathedral.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=21&Itemid=40 Oriental Orthodoxy - St. Mary's Malankara Orthodox Cathedral of in Philadelphia, PA]*[http://www.orthodoxunity.org Website on the unity between Oriental and Eastern Orthodox ChurchesUnity]
*[http://www.orthodoxsermons.org Collection of Sermons on Orthodoxy (Coptic)]
*[http://aggreen.net/autocephaly/oriental.html Oriental Orthodox Churches]
*[http://www.socdigest.org/ Shroro - The Syriac Orthodox Christian Digest]
*[http://www.copticchurch.org/Texts/Spirituals/Natofchr.pdf ''The Nature of Christ''] (PDF) by Pope [[Shenouda III (Gayyid) of Alexandria]]
*[http://www.orthodoxunity.org/statements.html Eastern-Oriental Orthodox Unity - Official Satements]
*A case against reunion is made by this article: [http://www.orthodoxinfo.com/ecumenism/ea_mono.aspx Opposition to Union with the Oriental Orthodox Churches and the Unresolved Theological Differences Between the Two](Eastern Orthodox Article Against Reunion)
*[http://www.orthodox-icons-olympia.blogspot.com/ Oriental Orthodox Iconographer]
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