Which Issues Divided the Church? With Ed Siecienski

In this interview Dr. Ed Siecienski chronicles the history of various issues that have divided the Western and Eastern churches. We address the filioque, the papacy, unleavened vs. leavened bread in the Eucharist, bearded clergy, and purgatory. See Dr. Siecienski's book on the filioque: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/019... See Dr. Siecienski's book on the papacy: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01... Truth Unites is a mixture of apologetics and theology, with an irenic focus. Gavin Ortlund (PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary) serves as senior pastor of First Baptist Church of Ojai. SUPPORT: Become a patron: https://www.patreon.com/truthunites One time donation: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/truth... FOLLOW: Twitter: https://twitter.com/gavinortlund Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TruthUnitesP... Website: https://gavinortlund.com/ MY BOOKS: https://gavinortlund.com/mypublications/ PODCAST: https://anchor.fm/truth-unites 00:00 - Introduction 02:51 - Why History Matters 04:27 - Why Dialogue Matters 07:02 - Which Issue is Most Divisive? 09:13 - Introduction to the Filioque 11:31 - Origins of Filioque Differences 14:03 - Progress in Filioque Differences 17:00 - Papacy: East vs. West 22:00 - Papacy: Historical Overview 24:39 - Key Episodes on Papacy 29:30 - Beards 32:27 - Azymes 36:25- Purgatory 41:51 - Toll houses 44:05 - Universalism 46:39 - Being Objective About History 49:52 - Conclusion