Church Unity Campaign

The division between the Eastern, Greek Orthodox, Church and the Western, Roman Catholic, Church began because of political and theological disagreements and language barriers. Although differences exist between the two Christian Churches, similarities do as well.

Imagine you are a religious leader attending meetings to work toward achieving unity between the Greek Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church. As such, you have developed a campaign advocating for whether or not you believe unity can ultimately be achieved between the two Churches. To present your opinion, create a campaign button with an original slogan that represents your viewpoint. Then write an accompanying paragraph that describes your slogan, and explains the reasoning behind the side you selected. Be sure the paragraph includes information about the root of the Great Schism. For example, discuss differences in the Churches' cultures, languages, politics, geography, and doctrines.

Suggestions for completing and submitting your campaign button include:

• Create a hand-drawn campaign button with a slogan and then take a picture of it for submission to the assignment's dropbox.
• Create a hand-drawn campaign button with a slogan and then scan it for submission to the assignment's dropbox.
• Create a new file in a word-processing, presentation, paint, or graphics program and utilize the software to create a digital campaign button with a slogan. You can submit your work to the assignment's dropbox.
• Use a mobile or computer-based application to create a campaign button with a slogan and email or export the final product for submission to the assignment's dropbox.

Before you begin, access the Church Unity Campaign Checklist to be sure you include all of the items required for full credit. You may need to use resources outside of this course to complete the assignment. If so, please submit a Works Cited document. If you need assistance, visit the Student Resources section for information on citing any resources that you used.

 

After completing this assignment, please submit your work to the dropbox.