Standing in God's Holy Fire: The Byzantine Tradition
- ISBN-10
- 1570753822
- ISBN-13
- 9781570753824
- Category
- Religion / Christianity / Orthodox
- Pages
- 172
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2001
- Publisher
- Orbis Books
- Author
- John Anthony McGuckin
Description
The Orthodox Byzantine tradition is still often undervalued and misunderstood in the Western churches. Standing in God's Holy Fire is a vivid introduction to the leading figures, key themes and values of this living and ancient form of Christian spirituality, which has endured and survived a recent history of systematic persecution.
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