# Eastern Orthodox and Restorationist: a Diptych comparison Schema version 1.0. The Diptych displays; it does not score, rank, or adjudicate. ## 1. In its own words ### Eastern Orthodox The Eastern Orthodox Church is a communion of autocephalous churches, each governing itself, bound by the faith of the seven ecumenical councils and by eucharistic communion with one another. Its separation from the Oriental Orthodox turns on the Council of Chalcedon, and its separation from Rome on the schism of 1054 and all that followed. - [Eastern Orthodox](/tree/eastern-orthodox) ### Restorationist Restorationist bodies hold that the historic church fell away and that the primitive church must be restored whole rather than reformed in part. The family runs from the Churches of Christ to the Latter Day Saint movement, whose self-identification as Christian this site records as the movement states it. - [Restorationist](/tree/restorationist) ## 2. Scale and spread ### Eastern Orthodox Eastern Orthodoxy counts roughly 260 million adherents, about twelve percent of the world's Christians. Majorities stand in Russia, Ukraine, Greece, Romania, Bulgaria, Serbia, and Georgia, organized as autocephalous churches in communion with one another. - [Eastern Orthodox](/tree/eastern-orthodox) ### Restorationist The Restorationist family is a family of bodies rather than one church: the Churches of Christ count about two million members in the United States, the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) about 350,000, and the Latter Day Saint movement's largest church reports more than 17 million members worldwide. - [Restorationist](/tree/restorationist) ## 3. Historical timeline ### Eastern Orthodox - [The christian timeline](/history/christian) - [Council of Jerusalem](/history/events/council-of-jerusalem) - [First Council of Nicaea](/history/events/first-council-of-nicaea) - [Founding of Constantinople](/history/events/founding-of-constantinople) - [Athanasius' 39th Festal Letter](/history/events/athanasius-39th-festal-letter) - [First Council of Constantinople](/history/events/first-council-of-constantinople) - [Council of Ephesus](/history/events/council-of-ephesus) ### Restorationist - [The christian timeline](/history/christian) - [The Cane Ridge Revival](/history/events/the-cane-ridge-revival) - [The Last Will and Testament of the Springfield Presbytery](/history/events/the-last-will-and-testament-of-the-springfield-presbytery) - [Thomas Campbell's Declaration and Address](/history/events/thomas-campbells-declaration-and-address) - [Alexander Campbell Begins The Christian Baptist](/history/events/alexander-campbell-begins-the-christian-baptist) - [The Stone and Campbell Movements Unite](/history/events/the-stone-and-campbell-movements-unite) - [The American Christian Missionary Society Organized](/history/events/the-american-christian-missionary-society-organized) ## 4. Sources of authority ### Eastern Orthodox - [Trisagion Prayers](/prayers-and-creeds/trisagion-prayers) - [Jesus Prayer](/prayers-and-creeds/jesus-prayer) ### Restorationist Coverage: not documented. Coverage record created at intake; content not yet documented. ## 5. Ultimate reality ### Eastern Orthodox - [Eastern Orthodoxy](/world-views/eastern-orthodoxy) ### Restorationist - [Adventism](/world-views/adventism) ## 6. The human person ### Eastern Orthodox - [Eastern Orthodoxy](/world-views/eastern-orthodoxy) ### Restorationist - [Adventism](/world-views/adventism) ## 7. Problem and solution ### Eastern Orthodox - [Eastern Orthodoxy](/world-views/eastern-orthodoxy) ### Restorationist - [Adventism](/world-views/adventism) ## 8. Ethics and hard cases ### Eastern Orthodox - [Eastern Orthodoxy](/world-views/eastern-orthodoxy) ### Restorationist - [Adventism](/world-views/adventism) ## 9. Practice and devotion ### Eastern Orthodox - [The Prayer Rule](/devotion/the-prayer-rule) - [The Jesus Prayer](/devotion/the-jesus-prayer) - [The Akathist](/devotion/the-akathist) - [Trisagion Prayers](/prayers-and-creeds/trisagion-prayers) - [Jesus Prayer](/prayers-and-creeds/jesus-prayer) ### Restorationist Coverage: not documented. Coverage record created at intake; content not yet documented. ## 10. Community and governance ### Eastern Orthodox - [Eastern Orthodox](/church/eastern-orthodox) ### Restorationist - [Restorationist](/church/restorationist) ## 11. Art and material culture ### Eastern Orthodox - [Hagia Sophia](/art/entries/hagia-sophia) - [Rublev's Trinity](/art/entries/rublev-trinity) ### Restorationist Coverage: not documented. Coverage record created at intake; content not yet documented. ## 12. Science and technology posture ### Eastern Orthodox - [Patristic](/science/eras/patristic) - [Contemporary](/science/eras/contemporary) - [Orthodox](/science/traditions/orthodox) - [Evolution by natural selection](/science/technologies/evolution-by-natural-selection) - [Climate and creation](/science/flashpoints/climate-and-creation) - [Transhumanism and the body](/science/flashpoints/transhumanism-and-the-body) - [The limits of medicine](/science/flashpoints/the-limits-of-medicine) ### Restorationist Coverage: not documented. Coverage record created at intake; content not yet documented. ## 13. Internal diversity ### Eastern Orthodox - [Bulgarian Orthodox Church](/tree/bulgarian-orthodox-church) - [Church of Greece](/tree/church-of-greece) - [Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople](/tree/ecumenical-patriarchate-of-constantinople) - [Georgian Orthodox Church](/tree/georgian-orthodox-church) - [Orthodox Church in America](/tree/orthodox-church-in-america) - [Patriarchate of Alexandria](/tree/patriarchate-of-alexandria) - [Patriarchate of Antioch](/tree/patriarchate-of-antioch) - [Patriarchate of Jerusalem](/tree/patriarchate-of-jerusalem) - [Romanian Orthodox Church](/tree/romanian-orthodox-church) - [Russian Orthodox Church](/tree/russian-orthodox-church) - [Serbian Orthodox Church](/tree/serbian-orthodox-church) ### Restorationist - [Latter Day Saint Movement](/tree/latter-day-saint) - [Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)](/tree/christian-church-disciples-of-christ) - [Churches of Christ](/tree/churches-of-christ) - [Community of Christ](/tree/community-of-christ) - [Independent Christian Churches](/tree/independent-christian-churches) - [Jehovah's Witnesses](/tree/jehovah-s-witnesses) ## 14. Contributions ### Eastern Orthodox Coverage: not documented. Evaluative coverage is scheduled; this slot populates through sourced, reviewed records. ### Restorationist Coverage: not documented. Evaluative coverage is scheduled; this slot populates through sourced, reviewed records. ## 15. Internal critique ### Eastern Orthodox Coverage: not documented. Evaluative coverage is scheduled; this slot populates through sourced, reviewed records. ### Restorationist Coverage: not documented. Evaluative coverage is scheduled; this slot populates through sourced, reviewed records. ## 16. External critique and reply ### Eastern Orthodox Coverage: not documented. Evaluative coverage is scheduled; this slot populates through sourced, reviewed records. ### Restorationist Coverage: not documented. Evaluative coverage is scheduled; this slot populates through sourced, reviewed records. ## 17. Contested history ### Eastern Orthodox - [East-West Schism](/tree/schisms/east-west-schism) ### Restorationist - [The Restoration Movement](/tree/schisms/restoration-movement) ## 18. What each says about the other ### Eastern Orthodox Coverage: not documented. This slot renders only when both directions stand populated and reviewed. ### Restorationist Coverage: not documented. This slot renders only when both directions stand populated and reviewed. ## 19. What this comparison cannot settle ### Eastern Orthodox This comparison sets two self-descriptions side by side; it does not decide between them. A tradition is a living range of positions, and each panel renders the range this site has documented, which is not the whole of the tradition. Where a cell is marked not yet documented, the gap belongs to this site's documentation, not to the tradition. Questions of truth between the panels turn on premises the reader brings: what counts as evidence, what authority is recognized, and what a human life is for. The instrument does not score, rank, or adjudicate. ### Restorationist This comparison sets two self-descriptions side by side; it does not decide between them. A tradition is a living range of positions, and each panel renders the range this site has documented, which is not the whole of the tradition. Where a cell is marked not yet documented, the gap belongs to this site's documentation, not to the tradition. Questions of truth between the panels turn on premises the reader brings: what counts as evidence, what authority is recognized, and what a human life is for. The instrument does not score, rank, or adjudicate. ## 20. Sources ### Eastern Orthodox - [Eastern Orthodox](/tree/eastern-orthodox) ### Restorationist - [Restorationist](/tree/restorationist) ## Sources - Eastern Orthodox: The Acts of the Seven Ecumenical Councils. - Eastern Orthodox: John Meyendorff, Byzantine Theology (1979). - Restorationist: Alexander Campbell, The Christian System (1835). - Restorationist: Richard T. Hughes, Reviving the Ancient Faith (1996).