Posted: September 14th, 2017

Chapter

1.What were the most significant differences that developed between the Western and Eastern Churches in the fourth through ninth centuries? Why were these disagreements considered important, and who had the most influence on these debates?
2.Read the portrait on the Empress Theodora on p. 167. Procopius presented substantially different accounts of Theodora’s life and character in his “Wars” and “Secret History.” Which account is more reliable, do you think? Why?