The Orthodox Church : an introduction to its history, doctrine, and spiritual culture
The Orthodox Church : an introduction to its history, doctrine, and spiritual culture
- 자료유형
- 단행본 서양서
- 최종처리일시
- 20101228170315
- ISBN
- 9781405150668 (hardcover : alk. paper) : \222,720
- ISBN
- 1405150661 (hardcover : alk. paper)
- DDC
- 281.9-22
- 청구기호
- 281.9 M478o
- 서명/저자
- The Orthodox Church : an introduction to its history, doctrine, and spiritual culture / edited by John Anthony McGuckin
- 발행사항
- Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub Ltd, 2008
- 형태사항
- xv, 457 p : ill. ; 26 cm
- 서지주기
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 443-452) and index.
- 주제명-단체
- Orthodox Eastern Church.
- 책소개
-
At once a comprehensive study of Eastern Orthodoxy - its historical development and theology - The Orthodox Church is also an engaging assessment of Orthodoxys political role in todays secularized Western world. Scholarly, timely, and always thought provoking, The Orthodox Church provides Orthodoxy with the long-awaited voice to engage in a meaningful dialog with contemporary Western culture. A major new full length study of the Orthodox Church written by one of the leading Orthodox historians and theologians of the English-speaking world 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 Offers an in-depth engagement with the issues surrounding Orthodoxys 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.