The Orthodox Church: An Introduction to Its History, Doctrine, and Spiritual Culture - Brossura

McGuckin, John Anthony

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ISBN 10: 1444337319 ISBN 13: 9781444337310

Casa editrice: Blackwell Pub, 2010

Riassunto

• This important work offers the most comprehensive and up-to-date account of the Orthodox Church available, providing a detailed account of its historical development, as well as exploring Orthodox theology and culture
• Written by one of the leading Orthodox historians and theologians in the English-speaking world
• Offers an in-depth engagement with the issues surrounding Orthodoxy's relationship to the modern world, including political, cultural and ethical debates
• Considers the belief tradition, spirituality, liturgical diversity, and Biblical heritage of the Eastern Churches; their endurance of oppressions and totalitarianisms; and their contemporary need to rediscover their voice and confidence in a new world-order
• Recipient of a CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title for 2009 award

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Recensione:

"As a handbook for what would be considered the traditionalOrthodox position on matters of Christian belief, thought, andpraxis, it is reliable, with relatively few omissions, and wellwritten." ( CHURCH HISTORY, June 2009)

The volume′s detailed, comprehensive treatment will requireand repay a careful reading. Summing Up: Essential. ( Choice, April 2009)

Throughout he writes with passion, deep sensitivity, and awonderful evocative clarity. (Logos, May 2009)

"[The book] will help the Orthodox to a deeper understanding ofthe riches of their faith and will introduce the non–Orthodox tofresh ways of thinking about their faith, and both to a renewedengagement with the life of the church." (EcclesiasticalHistory, April 2009)

"McGuckin′s hope that his book may contribute to the dialoguebetween East and West deserves to be realised." (ChurchTimes, October 2008)

 

L'autore:

Father John Anthony McGuckin is a Stavrofor Priest of the Romanian Orthodox Church. He is the Nielsen Professor of Early Christian and Byzantine Church History at Union Theological Seminary, and Professor of Byzantine Christianity at New York’s Columbia University. Professor McGuckin has published more than twenty books on religious and historical themes and is considered one of the most articulate spokespersons of the early Christian and Eastern Orthodox tradition writing in English today.

Father John Anthony McGuckin is a Stavrofor Priest of the Romanian Orthodox Church. He is the Nielsen Professor of Early Christian and Byzantine Church History at Union Theological Seminary, and Professor of Byzantine Christianity at New York s Columbia University. Professor McGuckin has published more than twenty books on religious and historical themes and is considered one of the most articulate spokespersons of the early Christian and Eastern Orthodox tradition writing in English today.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Blackwell Pub
• Data di pubblicazione: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1444337319
• ISBN 13: 9781444337310
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 457