Book Description
- Title:
- The Church of Armenia. Her History, Doctrine, Rule, Discipline, Liturgy, Literature, and Existing Condition
- Author:
- Malachia Ormanian [1841-1918]
- Publication Year:
- [1912]
- Location:
- Oxford
- Publisher:
- A.R. Mowbray & Co., Ltd.
- Pages:
- 271
- Subjects:
- Christian Missions, Armenia
- Copyright Holder:
- Public domain
Contents
- Introduction by Bishop Welldon
- Preface
- List of Armenian Names With Their Equivilents in English
- Preface to the French Edition
- Introductory
- Origin of the Armenian Church
- The Primitive Era of the Armenian Church
- The Complete Conversion of Armenia
- Formation of the Ecclesiastical Hierarchy
- The Armenian Church in the Fourth Century
- The Beginning of Armenian Literature
- The Armenian Church in the Fifth Century
- The Council of Chalcedon
- A Succession of Quarrels
- A Return to the Quarrels
- Peregrinations of Patriarchs
- The Patriarchal Set of Cilicia
- Attempts Toward Union
- Leanings Toward Unity
- The Return to Etchmiadzin
- The Patriarchate of Constantinople
- A Period of Awakening
- A Survey of the Eighteenth Century
- A Survey of the Nineteenth Century
Doctrine
- The Principles of Dogmas
- The Dogmas of the Armenian Church
- The Profession of Faith
- The Spirit of Tolerance
- The Doctrine of Sacraments
- Precision in Doctrine
Rule
- Organisation of the Hierachy
- The Armenian Hierarchy
- Ecclesiastical Functions
Discipline
- The Clergy and Celibacy
- The Ecclesiastical Revenues
- The Laity in the Church
- The Name of the Church
Liturgy
- The Church Buildings
- The Ministers of Worship
- The Obligations of Worship
- The System of the Calendar
- THe Dominical Festivals
- The Commoration of Saints
Literature
- A General Survey
- The Latest Signs
The Present Time
- The External Aspect
- The Various Sects
- The National Character
- The Influence of the Church
Appendices
- Chronology of Supreme Patriarchs
- Statistics of Armenian Dioceses