This article is co-written by Cornelia B. Horn and Robert R. Phenix Jr.
Cornelia B. Horn is Assistant Professor of Greek and Oriental Patristics at the Department of Theological Studies, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA.
Robert R. Phenix Jr. teaches and conducts research at the Department of Theological Studies, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
ABSTRACT :
This article provides, in historical context, a short summary of some of the highlights in the history of those Eastern Catholic Churches that are part of Syriac Christian civilization-the Syrian Catholic Church, the Maronite Church and the Chaldean Catholic Church-and of the contributions of these three Churches to ecumenical dialogue among Orthodox, Apostolic and Catholic Churches in the Near East. Toward the end, brief mention is made of other Eastern Catholic Churches in the region.
Eastern Catholic Churches of the Syriac Tradition: Their Origins, History and Place in Ecumenical Dialogue