LEADER 04499oam 22006014a 450 001 9910985690403321 005 20211004152846.0 010 $a9780875807454 010 $a0875807453 010 $a9781501757976 010 $a1501757970 024 7 $a10.1515/9781501757976 035 $a(CKB)4100000011479206 035 $a(DE-B1597)572374 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781501757976 035 $a(OCoLC)1229160902 035 $a(OCoLC)1273307207 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)musev2_83624 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC31191683 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL31191683 035 $a(OCoLC)1438671544 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000011479206 100 $a20160818d2016 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe True Significance of Sacred Tradition and Its Great Worth, by St. Raphael M. Hawaweeny$eA Nineteenth-Century Orthodox Response to Roman Catholic and Protestant Missionaries in the East /$fSt. Raphael M. Hawaweeny ; [translator] Patrick Demetrios Viscuso 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aDeKalb :$cNIU Press,$d2016. 210 4$d©2016. 215 $a1 online resource (190 p.) $c6 illustrations 225 0 $aNIU Series in Orthodox Christian Studies 311 08$a9781609092054 311 08$a1609092058 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tCONTENTS -- $tForeword -- $tPreface -- $tPART 1 -- $tIntroduction -- $tOverview of the Translation -- $tSelect Bibliography on St. Raphael Hawaweeny -- $tPART 2 -- $tTheological Thesis Concerning Sacred Tradition and Its Undeniable Authority -- $tAPPENDIX 1 Sources Used by St. Raphael -- $tAPPENDIX 2 Transcription of the Handwritten Greek Text -- $tAPPENDIX 3 Regulations of the Theological School (1874) -- $tAPPENDIX 4 A Contemporary Account of Life at Halki -- $tIndex 330 $aNever before published, the theological thesis of St. Raphael Hawaweeny (1860?1915) is a fascinating work that shows the intersection of Roman Catholicism, Protestantism, and Eastern Orthodoxy in the late nineteenth century. Canonized by the Orthodox Church in 2000, St. Raphael was the first Orthodox bishop consecrated in the western hemisphere. His thesis reflects the life of the Orthodox community under Ottoman rule and is an apologia for Orthodox tradition, acting as a response to arguments advanced by Roman Catholic and Protestant missionaries in the Middle East. Patrick Viscuso's introduction explains the complex historical and theological forces at work in St. Raphael's world.Since the sixteenth century, the Roman Catholic Church had launched major proselytization efforts toward Orthodox Christians in the Ottoman Empire, with the support of the great Western powers. In the late nineteenth century, the United States dominated Protestant efforts in the region. The powerful language in St. Raphael's thesis and his refutation of Roman Catholic and Protestant positions reflect an active dialogue with Western Christianity. The thesis, dated May 1, 1886 was written as part of the requirements for graduation from the Theological School of the Great Church of Christ, an institution of the Ecumenical Patriarchate located on the island of Halki in the Sea of Marmara, near present-day Istanbul. Patrick Viscuso's translation is based on his transcription of the handwritten Greek text. Viscuso provides this transcription, along with translations of the 1874 Regulations of the Theological School and a contemporary account of life at the school. This important volume will appeal to historians of the Ottoman Empire and Christianity, specialists interested in religious pluralism in America, and general readers interested in religion and Christian dialogue.   410 0$aNIU Series in Orthodox Christian Studies 606 $aRELIGION / Christianity / Orthodox$2bisacsh 608 $aElectronic books. 610 $aOttoman Empire and religion, consecrated Orthodix bishop, Canonization, Theological School of the Great Church of Christ. 615 7$aRELIGION / Christianity / Orthodox. 676 $a230/.19 700 $aHawa?wi?ni?$b Rafa??i?l$01592747 702 $aViscuso$b Patrick$f1956- 801 0$bMdBmJHUP 801 1$bMdBmJHUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910985690403321 996 $aThe True Significance of Sacred Tradition and Its Great Worth, by St. Raphael M. Hawaweeny$94332897 997 $aUNINA