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Record Nr.

UNINA9910827683103321

Autore

McGuckin John Anthony

Titolo

The Orthodox Church : an introduction to its history, doctrine, and spiritual culture / / John Anthony McGuckin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, England : , : Wiley-Blackwell, , 2011

2011

ISBN

1-4443-9383-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (1064 p.)

Collana

New York Academy of Sciences

Disciplina

281.9

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half title page; Title page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Illustration; Abbreviation; Note on Sources; Introduction; Chapter 1: The Pilgrimage of the Orthodox through History; Chapter 2: The Orthodox Sense of Tradition; Chapter 3: The Doctrine of the Orthodox Church I: The Glory of the Lord; Chapter 4: The Doctrine of the Orthodox Church II: The Economy of Salvation; Chapter 5: The Holy Mysteries and Liturgies; Chapter 6: ""The God-Beloved Emperor"": Orthodoxy's Political Imagination; Chapter 7: Orthodoxy and the Contemporary World; Glossary of Orthodox Terminology

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Sommario/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 cultureWritten by one of the leading Orthodox historians and theologians in the English-speaking worldOffers an in-depth engagement with the issues surrounding Orthodoxy's relationship to the modern world, including political, cultural and ethical debatesConsiders the belief tradition, spirituality, liturgical diversity, and Biblical heritage of the Eastern Churches;