A History of Christianity S01 • E03Orthodoxy - From Empire To Empire
Christianity is traditionally split into Catholicism and Protestantism, but Eastern Orthodox Christianity flourishes in Russia and the Balkans with over 150 million members worldwide. It's quite unlike Catholicism or Protestantism: worship is carefully stage-managed and a symbol of a fierce-looking bird is everywhere: the double-headed eagle. What story is this ancient drama trying to tell us?