Word: orthodox
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Mahgoub was a rigid believer in the orthodox Mahdism preached by the Imam-too rigid, in fact, for his own good. Spurning conciliation, he turned the long-festering rebellion of the nation's three anti-Moslem southern provinces into a full-fledged civil war. He also alienated many members of his own government, a coalition of Umma and the Moslem National Union Party. With the coalition falling apart, Sadik last week decided that the time had come for him to move out of the back ground. Over the vociferous protests of his uncle, the Imam, he led Parliament...
...celebrated in a true church, the doctrine underlying them must be sound, and those administering them must be priests in the apostolic succession - that is, ordained by bishops who are spiritual successors of Christ's first followers. Because they fulfill all three conditions, the sacraments of the Orthodox Church have always been recognized by Rome as valid...
...Islamic scholar, Dr. Samuel Stern, who just in passing told Hebrew University Philosopher Shlomo Pines about it. Pines, also an expert on early Christian history, concluded that the text accurately reflected the primitive faith of the Nazarenes, whose doctrines had previously been known through polemics against them by such orthodox theologians of the early church as Jerome and Epiphanius...
...World Council of Churches, the sponsoring group, is an association of more than 200 Protestant, Anglican, Orthodox and Old Catholic churches in 30 countries. The Council has the broad aim of Christian unity...
...Conservative-run Jewish Theological Seminary, "there will be one overwhelming institution for the different needs of all our people." Even as the theologians are exploring unity in theory, pragmatic considerations have already created a measure of interdenominational cooperation among Jews. Except for a small group of militant Orthodox fundamentalists, all three branches participate in the Synagogue Council of America, which coordinates the assignment of federal prison chaplains and certain Jewish activities in civic affairs. Recently the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, representing 21 secular and religious agencies, voted to transform itself into a stronger and more centralized...