With an estimated 250 million adherents, the Orthodox Church is the second largest Christian body in the world.
Since its first publication thirty years ago, Timothy Ware’s book has become established throughout the English-speaking world as the standard introduction to the Orthodox Church.
Orthodoxy has too often been misunderstood as an exotic form of Catholicism or dismissed as a cult of dead, ritualistic observance. This book serves to dispel those misconceptions and promote better understanding between Christians.
This friendly guide provides a comprehensive introduction to Orthodoxy, but with a twist: readers learn by making a series of visits to a fictitious church, and get to know the faith as new Christians did for most of history, by immersion.
Orthodoxy, building on its patristic foundations, has blossomed in the modern period. This volume focuses on the way Orthodox theological tradition is understood and lived today.
In this compact volume, he distills the essence of the traditional Christian faith, addressing the fundamental mysteries of where God is, who God is, why we go to church, and why Christian morality matters.
The colorful characters, poets and thinkers who populate this book range from Romania, Serbia, Greece, England, France and also include exiles from Communist Russia.
Collection of articles.
This book tells the story of these struggles from the days of the New Testament to the fall of the city of Constantinople in AD 1453.
A study guide specifically tailored to enable the student to absorb thoughtfully the contents of the much used primer on Orthodox faith and life now in its 16th printing, Introducing the Orthodox Church.