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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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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 [...]

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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, [...]

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An icon (from the Greek word “eikon,” “image”) is a wooden panel painting of a holy person or scene from Orthodox Christianity, the religion of the Byzantine Empire that is practiced today mainly in Greece and Russia. It was believed that these works acted as intermediaries between worshipers and the holy personages they depicted. Their [...]

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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 [...]

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