03-22-2013, 04:43 AM
onebiblestudent Wrote:So there is no doctrine of purgatory and hell or just purgatory? They arent 100% the same and differentiating Mary as the Mother of Christ from Mother of God just makes more sense to me. Is there somewhere I can get a catechism or other teaching source, if the ACOE has something like that? Thanks.
There is definitely a hell in CoE theology. Just not purgatory.
If you are interested in a book of our theology, Bishop Mar Awa's "Mysteries of the Kingdom" is an excellent resource in English. While dealing mainly with the meaning behind the sacraments, there is also a great deal of time spent on the theology behind our liturgical practices and worship.
You can get a copy here:
http://www.amazon.com/MYSTERIES-KINGDOM-...m+assyruan
In addition to the Aramaic, many of the sermons and other videos on the official Youtube channel are in English and will be helpful of course in understanding our theology:
http://www.youtube.com/user/AssyrianChurchTV
+Shamasha Paul