The Council of Constantinople (AD 553): Evaluation
Prof. Douglas Kuiper evaluates the Fifth Ecumenical Council (AD 553), examining its stance toward Monophysite theology, its defense of Chalcedon's two-nature Christology, and the Western church's (particularly Rome's) recognition of conciliar authority. This historical analysis provides insight into early church councils and the development of Christian doctrine regarding the person of Christ.
The last article noted the meeting of the Fifth Ecumenical Council, and its main decisions. This article concludes our examination of that council. Was the council sympathetic to the Monophysites? I find the Fifth Ecumenical Council the most difficult to evaluate. Yes, it opposed the teachings of some who said that Christ has two natures and, therefore, two persons. And yes, it defended the decisions of Chalcedon. But was it sympathetic to the Monophysitists who taught that Christ has only...
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