Directory of Definition of Chalcedon Resources

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Chalcedon is a city in Asia Minor near Constantinople and venue of the fourth ecumenical council in 451. By drawing up a statement of faith, the so-called Chalcedonian definition, it attempted to end the controversy between Alexandrian and Antiochene christologies. The strong Monophysite party in the East never accepted the definition, and until Islamic times repeated attempts were made by ‘neo-Chalcedonians’ to remove its offence without actually rescinding it. The Oriental Orthodox churches still remain ‘non-Chalcedonian’.

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• Council of Chalcedon

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Council_of_Chalcedon
  A Wikipedia article on the historical background of the Council and the confession it produced.

• The Creed of Chalcedon

  http://www.ccel.org/ccel/schaff/creeds1.iv.iv.html?highlight=chalcedon#highlight
  An article on this statement in Schaff's "The Creeds of Christendom, with a History and Critical Notes."

 

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