John Meyendorff on the Unity of the Church

Abstract

"John Meyendorff’s ecumenical teaching was addressed to Protestant’s as well as Roman Catholic’s relationship with the Orthodox Church. He sought unity of the church by contending that the Orthodox is the true Church of Christ. This essay elaborates on this theme by exploring Meyendorff’s thought on the Great Schism of 1054, his understanding of the nature of authority in the church and in particular, the primacy of Peter."