For the Life of the World : Sacraments and Orthodoxy . A subtitle of ‘Sacraments and Orthodoxy’ likely draws a disinterested note in the minds of many, yet the true magic of Fr. Schmemann’s writing is its ability to broach such intricate and essential subjects with all the magnetism of a brilliant poet. His words [...]
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For the Life of the World : Sacraments and Orthodoxy
Posted in Christianity, Orthodoxy, tagged Church Institutions, Orthodox, Orthodox Christian, Orthodoxy, religion, sacraments, spiritual on September 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Orthodox Way
Posted in Christianity, Orthodoxy, tagged Orthodox, Orthodox Christians, Orthodox Way, Orthodoxy, religion, spiritual on September 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Orthodox Way . This book is a general account of the doctrine, worship and life of Orthodox Christians by the author of the now classic The Orthodox Church. It raises the basic issues of theology: God is hidden yet revealed; the problem with evil; the nature of salvation; the meaning of faith; prayer; death [...]
The Orthodox Church: New Edition
Posted in Christianity, History of Christianity, Orthodoxy, tagged Byzantine Empire, Church of Greece, Ecumenical Council, Ecumenical Patriarchate, Greek Orthodox, Gregory Palamas, Holy Spirit, Holy Trinity, Jesus Christ, Jesus Prayer, John Chrysostom, John of Damascus, Mother of God, Mount Athos, new martyrs, North America, Orthodox Christians, Orthodox Church, outward organization, Patriarch of Constantinople, religion, Roman Catholic, Russian Church, Russian Orthodox, Second World War, seven councils, Soviet Union, spiritual, stricter group on September 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Orthodox Church: New Edition . This is the best single-volume introduction to Eastern Christianity currently available. Bishop Ware’s approach covers virtually all aspects of the Eastern Church — history, theology, sacramentality, church organization, and the Orthodox diaspora with a special emphasis on rendering Orthodoxy comprehensible to Western Christian readers. Ware’s approach is very ecumenical, [...]
Partakers of the Divine Nature: The History and Development of Deification in the Christian Traditions
Posted in Christianity, Comparative Religion, Orthodoxy, Religious Studies, tagged Orthodox, Religious Studies on March 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This critical volume focuses on the concept of deification in Christian intellectual history. It draws together Eastern Orthodox, Roman Catholic, and Protestant scholars to introduce and explain the theory of deification as a biblically rooted, central theme in the Christian doctrine of salvation in diverse eras and traditions. The book addresses the origin, development, and [...]




