Western church refers to the Latin church whereas the Eastern church refers to the Greek church. An important historical difference between them is that the Western Christian empire fell in around the 400s with the fall of Rome, whereas the Eastern Christian empire survived till the 1400s. The Latin church tends to resort to violence to handle violence even in the 500s. This relates to [[Augustinian Hell]]. Source: [[The Body of Christ Keeps the Score]], Session 1, [[Bradley Melle]]