{"product_id":"the-orthodox-church-isbn-9781444337310","title":"The Orthodox Church","description":"\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eThis important work offers the most comprehensive and up-to-date account of the Orthodox Church available, providing a detailed account of its historical development, as well as exploring Orthodox theology and culture\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWritten by one of the leading Orthodox historians and theologians in the English-speaking world\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers an in-depth engagement with the issues surrounding Orthodoxy's relationship to the modern world, including political, cultural and ethical debates\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eConsiders the belief tradition, spirituality, liturgical diversity, and Biblical heritage of the Eastern Churches; their endurance of oppressions and totalitarianisms; and their contemporary need to rediscover their voice and confidence in a new world-order\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRecipient of a CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title for 2009 award\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Illustrations xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Abbreviations xiv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNote on Sources xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Strange Encounters 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 The Pilgrimage of the Orthodox through History 5\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Brief History of the Orthodox from the Apostolic Era to the Middle Ages 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePerspectives of history 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEarliest Christian foundations 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe development of ecclesiastical centres 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe age of the Fathers 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCreeds and councils 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEast and West: the parting of ways 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Slavic mission 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Organization of the Orthodox Churches from Medieval to Modern Times 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe extension of the Orthodox Church 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSynopsis of the organization of the Orthodox churches 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe ancient patriarchates 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Orthodox Church of Cyprus 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Church of Sinai 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Russian Orthodox Church (patriarchate of Moscow) 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe wider Russian heritage 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Orthodox Church of Greece 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe patriarchal Church of Bulgaria 62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe patriarchal Church of Serbia 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe patriarchal Church of Romania 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Church of Georgia 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Church of Poland 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Church of Albania 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Church of the Czech lands and Slovakia 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe three autonomous Orthodox churches 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe various Orthodox diaspora communities 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Orthodox Church in America 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 The Orthodox Sense of Tradition 90\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Holy Tradition 90\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSources of Authority in Orthodoxy 100\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOrthodoxy's Reading of the Scriptures 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn ecclesial reading 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe principle of consonance 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe principle of authority 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe principle of utility 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePatristic and Conciliar Authorities 110\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Symbolical Books 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Pedalion (Holy Canons) 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTradition and Revelation 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 The Doctrine of the Orthodox Church I: The Glory of the Lord 120\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Christian God 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Holy Spirit 126\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Lord Jesus 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Immortal Father 158\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Holy Trinity 166\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 The Doctrine of the Orthodox Church II: The Economy of Salvation 182\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHumanity and its Sufferings 182\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSalvation and the Call to Ascent 198\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Song of Creation 204\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Blessed Theotokos: Joy of All Creation 210\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Dance of the Blessed: The Angels and the Saints 222\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOutside the Gates: Demonology and the Enigma of Evil 234\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Church: Bride of the Lamb 238\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 The Holy Mysteries and Liturgies 277\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGreater and Lesser Mysteries 277\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe mystery of baptism 282\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe mystery of chrismation 285\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe mystical supper: communion in the Holy Eucharist 288\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe eucharistic liturgy 296\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe mystery of metanoia 300\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe mystery of the great anointing 306\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe mystery of marriage 309\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe mysteries of ordination 323\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe lesser blessings of the church 335\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe services of prayer 336\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Trisagion prayers 338\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe daily offices 339\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePersonal prayers 346\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTraditions of Orthodox Prayer and Spirituality 346\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMethods of prayer 347\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrayer of the heart 349\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Jesus Prayer 351\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHesychasm 352\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFasting and feasting 353\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Holy Icons: Doors to the Kingdom 354\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSacred art 354\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Orthodox vocabulary of worship 356\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIcons and iconoclasm 357\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIcons of the Lord 361\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIcons of the Virgin 362\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIcons of the saints 363\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 'The God-Beloved Emperor': Orthodoxy's Political Imagination 380\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCaesaro-Papist Caricatures 380\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eByzantine Models of Godly Rule 381\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Ambiguity of Scriptural Paradigms of Power 384\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Concept of the Priestly King 388\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDominion as Apostolic Charism 390\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePatristic Ideas on Symphonia 391\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNew Polities in the Aftermath of Byzantium 395\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Orthodoxy and the Contemporary World 399\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Poor at the Rich Man's Gate 399\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Grace of Peace and the Curse of War 402\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFreedom in an Unfree World 408\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA New Status for Women 411\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBiological and Other New Ethical Environments 415\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSexual Ethics and Pastoral Care 420\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEcumenism and the Reunion of the Churches 424\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReligious Pluralism in the Global Village 426\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEvangelism in a New Millennium 430\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary of Orthodox Terminology 436\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelect Bibliography 443\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 453\u003c\/p\u003e  \"As a handbook for what would be considered the traditional Orthodox position on matters of Christian belief, thought, and praxis, it is reliable, with relatively few omissions, and well written.\" (\u003ci\u003eCHURCH HISTORY\u003c\/i\u003e, June 2009)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  “The volume's detailed, comprehensive treatment will require and repay a careful reading. Summing Up: Essential.” (\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e, April 2009)  \u003cp\u003eThroughout he writes with passion, deep sensitivity, and a wonderful evocative clarity.” (\u003ci\u003eLogos\u003c\/i\u003e, May 2009)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"[The book] will help the Orthodox to a deeper understanding of the riches of their faith and will introduce the non-Orthodox to fresh ways of thinking about their faith, and both to a renewed engagement with the life of the church.\" (\u003ci\u003eEcclesiastical History\u003c\/i\u003e, April 2009)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"McGuckin's hope that his book may contribute to the dialogue between East and West deserves to be realised.\" (\u003ci\u003eChurch Times\u003c\/i\u003e, October 2008)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Father \u003cb\u003eJohn Anthony McGuckin\u003c\/b\u003e is a Stavrofor Priest of the Romanian Orthodox Church. He is the Nielsen Professor of Early Christian and Byzantine Church History at Union Theological Seminary, and Professor of Byzantine Christianity at New York’s Columbia University. Professor McGuckin has published more than twenty books on religious and historical themes and is considered one of the most articulate spokespersons of the early Christian and Eastern Orthodox tradition writing in English today.  A comprehensive study of Eastern Orthodoxy – its historical development and theology – \u003ci\u003eThe Orthodox Church\u003c\/i\u003e 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, \u003ci\u003eThe Orthodox Church\u003c\/i\u003e provides Orthodoxy with the long-awaited voice to engage in a meaningful dialogue with contemporary Western culture.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Written by one of the leading Orthodox theologians in the English-speaking world, \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eOrthodox Church: An Introduction to its History, Doctrine, and Spiritual Culture\u003c\/i\u003e will unlock the deep mysteries of Eastern Christianity to Westerners.","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990306308325,"sku":"NP9781444337310","price":47.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781444337310.jpg?v=1761787285","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-orthodox-church-isbn-9781444337310","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}