Query for Matt; what’s the difference between takfir and excommunication, as practiced by the Orthodox and Catholic churches?
—Robert Farley
Query for Matt; what’s the difference between takfir and excommunication, as practiced by the Orthodox and Catholic churches?
—Robert Farley
Robert Farley is an assistant professor at the Patterson School of Diplomacy and International Commerce, University of Kentucky. He contributes to the blogs Lawyers, Guns, and Money and TAPPED. More by Robert Farley

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