Glossary
double predestination: A version of the Augustinian doctrine of
predestination, originating with Calvin but arguably found in some passages
of Augustine, teaching that God not only predestines some people for
salvation but predestines others for damnation. (See reprobation.)double procession: (See ¿ lioque.)Eastern Orthodoxy: (See orthodox.)ecclesiology: From the Greek word for “church” (ecclesia), the branch of
theology that considers the nature, government, and mission of the church.
(See polity.)economy: From a Greek word, oikonomia, meaning literally “household
management” or “stewardship” (hence the related word oikonomos or
“steward”), is used in the New Testament to refer to the divine dispensation
or plan of salvation in Christ. In Eastern Orthodox theology, the term
“economy” (sometimes spelled “oeconomy”) becomes almost synonymous
with the Incarnation of Christ. (See theologia.) As a side note, theological
uses of this term have nothing to do with the modern study of economics,
though both come from the same Greek word. The ancient discipline of
economics was concerned with managing the wealth of a household; hence
the modern discipline of economics was originally called political economy,
as it was concerned with managing the wealth of nations.ecumenical: From a Greek word meaning “worldwide,” this term refers
both to recent discussions aimed at restoring unity between the various
Christian churches (that is, ecumenism) and also to ancient church councils
representing the worldwide church. There is disagreement about which
councils were truly ecumenical and thus speak for the whole church. Eastern
Orthodox and Roman Catholics agree on the ¿ rst seven ecumenical councils
(whose names include the year the council occurred), which were the
First Council of Nicaea 325, the First Council of Constantinople 381, the
Council of Ephesus 431, the Council of Chalcedon 451, the Second Council
of Constantinople 553, the Third Council of Constantinople 681, and the
Second Council of Nicaea 787. But thereafter councils called ecumenical by
the Roman Catholic church (for example, Trent, the First Vatican Council,