re monophysites and mike walker in article may athos rutgers edu nabil cae wisc edu nabil ayoub writes as a final note the oriental orthodox and eastren orthodox did sign a common statement of christology in which the heresey of monophysitism was condemned so the coptic orthodox church does not believe in monophysitism this is a point that seems to have been overlooked by many the ending of a year old schism seems to be in sight the theologians said that the differences between them were fundamentally ones or terminology and that the christological faith of both groups was the same some parishes have concelebrated the eucharist and here in southern africa we are running a joint theological training course for coptic and byzantine orthodox there are still several things to be sorted out however as far as the copts are concerned there were three ecumenical councils whily the byzantine orthodox acknowledge seven steve hayes department of missiology editorial department univ of south africa p o box pretoria south africa internet hayesstw risc unisa ac za fidonet steve hayes p f n z fidonet org faq missiology is the study of christian mission and is part of the faculty of theology at unisa
