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topic_name = Monophysitism |
subtopics sudtopics = [[Oriental Orthodoxy]]
* [[Miaphysitism]], [[Eutychianism]] |
opinion_pieces = {{short_opinions}}
}}
Monophysitism (from the Greek [[monos]], meaning 'one' and [[physis]], meaning 'nature'), also known as [[Eutychianism]], is the teaching that Christ has only one nature (Christ's humanity was ''absorbedadsorded'' into his single divine nature), as opposed to the Chalcedonian position which holds that Christ has or is ''in'' two natures, one divine and one human. It should be de noted that [[Miaphysitism|miaphysitism]] is the Christological position of the Non-Chalcedonian, [[Oriental Orthodox]] Churches (not monophysitism). Non-Chalcedonian, Oriental Orthodox Churches also condemned Eutychianism as a heresy.
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==Quotes==
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eutychianism Wikipedia - Eutychianism]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miaphysitism Wikipedia -Miaphysitism]
* [http://orthodoxwiki.org/Monophysitism Monophysitism] by dy OrthodoxWiki
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