Orthodox Churches category: 320 books
Gifts of the Desert
The Forgotten Path of Christian Spirituality
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2007
In Kyriacos C. Markides’s newest book, Eastern Orthodox mysticism meets Western Christianity as the internationally renowned author takes readers on a deep journey back in time to unveil the very roots of authentic spirituality.
In his previous book The Mountain of Silence, Markides introduced...
by George E. Matsoukas
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2009
Orthodox Christianity at the Crossroad: A Great Council of the Church When and Why
The purpose of publishing the papers presented at the Twentieth Annual Meeting of Orthodox Christian Laity is to improve lay and clergy literacy on the conference topic of The Need for a Great and Holy Council....
Hellenic Temples and Christian Churches
A Concise History of the Religious Cultures of Greece from Antiquity to the Present
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2009
Covering an expanse of more than three thousand years,Hellenic Temples and Christian Churches charts, in one concise volume, the history of Greece’s religious cultures from antiquity all the way through to present, post-independence Greece.
Focusing on the encounter and interaction between Hellenism...
Why Angels Fall
A Journey Through Orthodox Europe from Byzantium to Kosovo
Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2011
'Compelling, powerful, magnificent' THE TIMES
In revealing encounters with monks, nuns, bishops and archbishops, in monasteries ancient and modern Victoria Clark measures the depth and width of the gulf now separating Europe's Orthodox East from the Catholic and Protestant West. Many of the...
The Mountain of Silence
A Search for Orthodox Spirituality
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2002
An acclaimed expert in Christian mysticism travels to monasteries high in the Troodos Mountains of Cyprus and offers a fascinating look at the Greek Orthodox approach to spirituality that will appeal to modern seekers.
In an engaging combination of dialogues, reflections, conversations, history,...
Dialogue of Love
Breaking the Silence of Centuries
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2014
In 1964, a little-noticed albeit pioneering encounter in the Holy Land between the heads of the Roman Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church spawned numerous contacts and diverse openings between the two “sister churches,” which had not communicated with each other for centuries.
Fifty...
Eastern Orthodoxy in a Global Age
Tradition Faces the 21st Century
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2005
Despite over 200 million adherents, Eastern Orthodox Christianity attracts little scholarly attention. While more-covered religions emerge as powerful transnational forces, Eastern Orthodoxy appears doggedly local, linked to the ethnicity and land of the now marginalized Eastern Europe. But Eastern...
Icons and the Liturgy, East and West
History, Theology, and Culture
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2017
Icons and the Liturgy, East and West: History, Theology, and Culture is a collection of nine essays developed from papers presented at the 2013 Huffington Ecumenical Institute’s symposium “Icons and Images,” the first of a three-part series on the history and future of liturgical arts in Catholic...
Welcome to the Orthodox Church
An Introduction to Eastern Christianity
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2015
There are other introductory books about Orthodoxy. This one comprehensively covers the history, theology, and practice without talking over your head. Mathewes- Green takes the original approach of bringing you into a typical church for a series of visits. That is how Christians learned the faith...
by Protopresbyter Michael Pomazansky
Language: English
Release Date: November 24, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: November 24, 2014
Protopresbyter Michael Pomazansky’s Orthodox Dogmatic Theology has long been regarded as a standard source of Orthodox theology. Since its publication in Russian in 1963, it has been used as the main theology textbook at Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary in Jordanville, New York; and since the publication...
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Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2012
Over the last century unprecedented numbers of Christians from traditionally Orthodox societies migrated around the world. Once seen as an ‘oriental’ or ‘eastern’ phenomenon, Orthodox Christianity is now much more widely dispersed, and in many parts of the modern world one need not go far...
Globalization and Orthodox Christianity
The Transformations of a Religious Tradition
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2013
With approximately 200 to 300 million adherents worldwide, Orthodox Christianity is among the largest branches of Christianity, yet it remains relatively understudied. This book examines the rich and complex entanglements between Orthodox Christianity and globalization, offering a substantive contribution...
by Dr. John (Ellsworth) Hutchison-Hall
Language: English
Release Date: March 3, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: March 3, 2015
This is the first, and only, compendium to be written of the Lives of Orthodox Saints of the British Isles. Covering July through September, this third of four volumes provides an enlightening guide to another 158 of these inspiring and historic Orthodox men and women. These saints were not only key...
by Dr. John (Ellsworth) Hutchison-Hall
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2015
This is the first, and only, compendium to be written of the Lives of Orthodox Saints of the British Isles. Covering January through March, this first of four volumes provides an enlightening guide to over 200 of these inspiring and historic Orthodox men and women. These saints were not only key figures...