Bibliograph

The Eastern Orthodox Church, a new history, John Anthony McGuckin

Type

Label

The Eastern Orthodox Church, a new history, John Anthony McGuckin

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-346) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The Eastern Orthodox Church

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1113415138

Responsibility statement

John Anthony McGuckin

Sub title

a new history

Summary

"In this lively and intimate account of the Eastern Orthodox Church, John McGuckin tackles the question "What is the Church?" His answer is a clear, historically and theologically rooted portrait of what the Church is for Orthodox Christianity and how it differs from Western Christians' expectations. McGuckin explores the lived faith of generations, including sketches of some of the most important theological themes and individual personalities of the ancient and modern Church. He interweaves a personal approach throughout, offering to readers the experience of what it is like to enter an Orthodox church and witness its liturgy. In this astute and insightful book, he grapples with the reasons why many Western historians and societies have overlooked Orthodox Christianity and provides an important introduction to the Orthodox Church and the Eastern Christian World."--Page [2] of cover

Table Of Contents

Ecclesial foundations: proto- and post-apostolic times -- Shaping orthodoxy, mapping heresy -- The classical patristic period -- The Byzantine Imperial Church -- The Church's expansion -- Orthodox life under and after Islamic dominion -- Orthodoxy under the Communists -- The twentieth-century Orthodox diaspora -- Recent outstanding Orthodox figures -- Day-to-day life in an Orthodox Church -- What role for orthodoxy in a postmodern environment?

Target audience

adult

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