The Orthodox Church
An Introduction to the History, Doctrine, and Spiritual Culture
(Sprache: Englisch)
Written by one of the leading Orthodox theologians in the English-speaking world, The Orthodox Church is a comprehensive study of the historical development and theology of Eastern Orthodoxy and its need to rediscover its voice in today's world.
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Written by one of the leading Orthodox theologians in the English-speaking world, The Orthodox Church is a comprehensive study of the historical development and theology of Eastern Orthodoxy and its need to rediscover its voice in today's world.
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At once a comprehensive study of Eastern Orthodoxy - its historical development and theology - The Orthodox Church is also an engaging assessment of Orthodoxy's political role in today's secularized Western world. By tracing Orthodoxy's roots in Christian antiquity - and the formation of its biblical, doctrinal, and spiritual culture - the book explores and explains the riches of Eastern Christian traditions. Scholarly, timely, and always thought provoking, The Orthodox Church provides Orthodoxy with the long-awaited voice to engage in a meaningful dialog with contemporary Western culture.Written by one of the leading Orthodox theologians in the English-speaking world, The Orthodox Church: An Introduction to the History, Theology, and Spiritual Culture will unlock the deep mysteries of Eastern Christianity to Westerners.
At once a comprehensive study of Eastern Orthodoxy - its historical development and theology - The Orthodox Church is also an engaging assessment of Orthodoxy's political role in today's secularized Western world. By tracing Orthodoxy's roots in Christian antiquity - and the formation of its biblical, doctrinal, and spiritual culture - the book explores and explains the riches of Eastern Christian traditions. Scholarly, timely, and always thought provoking, The Orthodox Church provides Orthodoxy with the long-awaited voice to engage in a meaningful dialog with contemporary Western culture.
Written by one of the leading Orthodox theologians in the English-speaking world, The Orthodox Church: An Introduction to the History, Theology, and Spiritual Culture will unlock the deep mysteries of Eastern Christianity to Westerners.
Written by one of the leading Orthodox theologians in the English-speaking world, The Orthodox Church: An Introduction to the History, Theology, and Spiritual Culture will unlock the deep mysteries of Eastern Christianity to Westerners.
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PrefaceIntroduction: Strange Encounters
1 The Pilgrimage of the Orthodox Through History
A Brief History of the Orthodox from the Apostolic Era to the Middle Ages
Perspectives on History
Earliest Christian Foundations
The Development of Ecclesial Centres
The Age of the Fathers
Creeds and Councils
East and West: The Parting of Ways
The Slavic Mission
The Organisation of the Orthodox Churches from Medieval to Modern Times
The Extension of the Orthodox Church
Synopsis of the Organisation of the Orthodox Churches
The Ancient Patriarchates
The Orthodox Church of Cyprus
The Church of Sinai
The Russian Orthodox Church (Patriarchate of Moscow)
The Wider Russian Heritage:
Ukraine; Belarus; Moldova; The Baltic Lands;
Hungary; The Russian Diaspora
The Orthodox Church of Greece
The Patriarchal Church of Bulgaria
The Patriarchal Church of Serbia
The Patriarchal Church of Romania
The Church of Georgia
The Church of Poland
The Church of Albania
The Church of the Czech Lands and Slovakia
The Three Autonomous Orthodox Churches: Finland, Japan, China
The Various Orthodox Diaspora Communities
The Orthodox Church in America
2 The Orthodox Sense of Tradition
The Holy Tradition
Sources of Authority in Orthodoxy
Orthodoxy's Reading of the Scripture: An Ecclesial Reading
The Principle of Consonance
The Principle of Authority
The Principle of Utility
Patristic and Conciliar Authorities
The Symbolical Books
The Pedalion (Holy Canons)
Tradition and Revelation
3 The Doctrine of the Orthodox Church. I: The Glory of the Lord
The Christian God
The Holy Spirit
The Lord Jesus
The Immortal Father
The Holy Trinity
4 The Doctrine of the Orthodox Church. II: The Economy of Salvation
Humanity and Its Sufferings
Salvation and the Call to Ascent
The Song of Creation
The Blessed Theotokos: Joy of All Creation
The Dance of the Blessed: The Angels
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and The Saints
Outside the Gates: Demonology and the Enigma of Evil
The Church: Bride of the Lamb
5 The Doctrine of the Orthodox Church III: The Synthesis of Doxology
Greater and Lesser Mysteries:
The Mystery of Baptism
The Mystery of Chrismation
The Mystical Supper: Communion in the Holy Eucharist
The Eucharistic Liturgy
The Mystery of Metanoia
The Mystery of the Great Anointing
The Mystery of Marriage
The Mysteries of Ordination
The Lesser Blessings of the Church
The Services of Prayer
The Trisagion Prayers
The Daily Offices
Personal Prayers
Traditions of Orthodox Prayer and Spirituality
Methods of Prayer
The Prayer of the Heart
The Jesus Prayer
Hesychasm
Fasting and Feasting
The Holy Icons: Doors to the Kingdom
Sacred Art
The Orthodox Vocabulary of Worship
Icons and Iconoclasm
Icons of the Lord
Icons of the Virgin
Icons of the Saints
6 The God-Beloved Emperor: Orthodoxy's Political Imagination
Caesaro-Papist Caricatures
Byzantine Models of Godly Rule
The Ambiguity of Scriptural Paradigms of Power
The Concept of the Priestly King
Dominion as an Apostolic Charism
Patristic Ideas on Symphonia
New Polities in the Aftermath of Byzantium
7 Orthodoxy and the Contemporary World
The Poor at the Rich Man's Gate
The Grace of Peace and the Curse of War
Freedom in an Unfree World
A New Status for Women
Biological and Other New Ethical Environments
Sexual Ethics and Pastoral Care
Reconciliation and Ecumenism
Religious Pluralism in the Global Village
Evangelism in a New Millennium
Glossary of Terms
Select Bibliography
Index
Outside the Gates: Demonology and the Enigma of Evil
The Church: Bride of the Lamb
5 The Doctrine of the Orthodox Church III: The Synthesis of Doxology
Greater and Lesser Mysteries:
The Mystery of Baptism
The Mystery of Chrismation
The Mystical Supper: Communion in the Holy Eucharist
The Eucharistic Liturgy
The Mystery of Metanoia
The Mystery of the Great Anointing
The Mystery of Marriage
The Mysteries of Ordination
The Lesser Blessings of the Church
The Services of Prayer
The Trisagion Prayers
The Daily Offices
Personal Prayers
Traditions of Orthodox Prayer and Spirituality
Methods of Prayer
The Prayer of the Heart
The Jesus Prayer
Hesychasm
Fasting and Feasting
The Holy Icons: Doors to the Kingdom
Sacred Art
The Orthodox Vocabulary of Worship
Icons and Iconoclasm
Icons of the Lord
Icons of the Virgin
Icons of the Saints
6 The God-Beloved Emperor: Orthodoxy's Political Imagination
Caesaro-Papist Caricatures
Byzantine Models of Godly Rule
The Ambiguity of Scriptural Paradigms of Power
The Concept of the Priestly King
Dominion as an Apostolic Charism
Patristic Ideas on Symphonia
New Polities in the Aftermath of Byzantium
7 Orthodoxy and the Contemporary World
The Poor at the Rich Man's Gate
The Grace of Peace and the Curse of War
Freedom in an Unfree World
A New Status for Women
Biological and Other New Ethical Environments
Sexual Ethics and Pastoral Care
Reconciliation and Ecumenism
Religious Pluralism in the Global Village
Evangelism in a New Millennium
Glossary of Terms
Select Bibliography
Index
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Autoren-Porträt von John A. McGuckin
John Anthony McGuckin is Nielsen Professor of Early Church History at Union Theological Seminary, and Professor of Byzantine Christian Studies at Columbia University in New York. A Stavrofor priest of the Romanian Orthodox Church in America, Professor McGuckin is the author of more than twenty books on religious and historical themes and is considered one of the leading experts of the early Christian and Eastern Orthodox tradition writing in English today.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: John A. McGuckin
- 2008, 544 Seiten, Gebunden, Englisch
- Verlag: Wiley & Sons
- ISBN-10: 1405150661
- ISBN-13: 9781405150668
Sprache:
Englisch
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