An Introduction to the Christian Orthodox Churches (Introduction to Religion)
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Word Count
71,000 words, Guess
Page Count
284 pages
Physical Format
Hardcover
Identifiers
- Internet Archiveintroductiontoch0000binn
- ISBN-100521661404
- ISBN-139780521661409
- Goodreads1692569
- Library of Congress Control Number2002073820
and 3 more
- OCLC Control Number49906281
- Better World Books9780521661409
- Open LibraryOL7750731M
Classifications
- LCCBX320.3 .B56 2002
Description
This is a rare book in that it attempts to familiarize readers with all of the Orthodox Churches, not just those that accepted the Council of Chalcedon.
Description
"This clear and accessible introduction describes the history and the character of the Orthodox Churches of the Christian East from the accession of the Emperor Constantine in 312 to the present day. It includes the various national Orthodox Churches - both Chalcedonian and non-Chalcedonian - and also the Church of the East and the Greek Catholic Churches. There are both common traditions shared by these Churches but also different and sometimes divisive local characteristics. The distinctive Orthodox approaches to the themes of liturgy, theology, monastic life and spirituality, icons, popular religion, mission, politics and the issues which divide East and West are discussed in turn. A final chapter presents the response of the Churches to their new freedom following the collapse of Communist governments and the prospects for the future. An understanding of other Church traditions can open up fresh ways of looking at our own faith."--BOOK JACKET.
First Sentence
Straight Street in Damascus is the only road to be named in the Bible (Acts of the Apostles 9.11).
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