Why Eastern Orthodox can't argue theology?
English: Izbište-Eastern Orthodox Church Српски / Srpski: Православна Црква у Избишту (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) The late Richard Weaver hated the title of his book Ideas Have Consequences . That is unfortunate, because the title is outstanding and carries a wealth of theology in three simple words. Ideas have very pointed consequences, and one of the best illustrations of this is the profound differences that have developed between the Western church and the Eastern church. Those differences are not merely “ doctrinal ,” but reveal two completely different mindsets, two different paradigms. Some years ago, some colleagues had occasion to criticize aspects of the Eastern Orthodox Church in print. Aside from all the expected disagreements and the back-and-forthing that goes on after such things, a remarkable thing became apparent in the exchanges we had—the Eastern Orthodox do not really know how to argue. By way of contrast, historic Protestants have deep and abiding differences...