Ekümenik genel konsiller, dünyayi degistiren ve Hiristiyanligi bicimlendiren en önemli toplantilar arasinda yer alir. Cünkü Hiristiyanlik, tarih sahnesine ciktigi andan itibaren dünyayi etkileyen bir din olmus; bu konsiller de onun inanc esaslarini ve kilise düzenini belirlemistir. 325te toplanan Iznik Konsilinden baslayarak ekümenik konsil denilen toplantilar, Hiristiyanligin nasil gelistigini adim adim izlememize yardimci olan önemli dönüm noktalaridir. Özellikle ilk bin yilda Doguda yapilan konsiller, Hiristiyanligin temel inanclarinin ve kilise yapisinin sekillendigi baslica toplantilar olmustur. Ilk bin yildan sonra genel konsil gelenegini Katolik Kilisesi sürdürmüstür. Batida toplanan bu konsiller ise hem Avrupa tarihini hem de Bati Hiristiyanliginin gidisatini etkilemistir. Bu konsiller Türkiye acisindan da önemlidir; cünkü ilk sekiz konsil olarak anilan Dogu konsillerinin tamami bu topraklarda gerceklestirilmistir. Her bir bölümü Dinler Tarihi uzmanlari tarafindan kaleme alinmis olan elinizdeki calisma, genel konsillerle ilgili derli toplu bir kaynak sunma amacindadir. Kitap Ekümenik Konsil kavramini aciklayan bir giris kisminin ardindan kronolojik olarak her bir ekümenik konsili ele alan bölümlerden olusmaktadir.
Ingilizce
Ecumenical general councils are among the most important gatherings that changed the world and shaped Christianity. This is because Christianity, from the moment it appeared on the stage of history, has been a religion that influenced the world; and these councils determined its core beliefs and ecclesiastical order. Beginning with the Council of Nicaea convened in 325, the assemblies known as ecumenical councils are crucial turning points that help us trace, step by step, how Christianity developed. Especially during the first millennium, the councils held in the East were the principal meetings in which the fundamental doctrines and church structure of Christianity took shape. After the first millennium, the tradition of general councils was continued by the Catholic Church. Convened in the West, these councils influenced both European history and the course of Western Christianity. These councils are also significant for Türkiye, because all of the Eastern councils referred to as the first eight councils were held on these lands. Written by specialists in the History of Religions, the present volume aims to provide a well-organized and reliable resource on the general councils. Following an introductory section explaining the concept of the Ecumenical Council, the book consists of chapters that address each ecumenical council in chronological order.
