The Orthodox Church

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* This important work offers the most comprehensive andup-to-date account of the Orthodox Church available, providing adetailed account of its historical development, as well asexploring Orthodox theology and culture * Written by one of the leading Orthodox historians andtheologians in the English-speaking world * Offers an in-depth engagement with the issues surroundingOrthodoxy's relationship to the modern world, including political,cultural and ethical debates * Considers the belief tradition, spirituality, liturgicaldiversity, and Biblical heritage of the Eastern Churches; theirendurance of oppressions and totalitarianisms; and theircontemporary need to rediscover their voice and confidence in a newworld-order * Recipient of a CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title for 2009award

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John Anthony McGuckin

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"As a handbook for what would be considered the traditionalOrthodox position on matters of Christian belief, thought, andpraxis, it is reliable, with relatively few omissions, and wellwritten." (CHURCH HISTORY, June 2009) "The volume's detailed, comprehensive treatment will requireand repay a careful reading. Summing Up: Essential."(Choice, April 2009) Throughout he writes with passion, deep sensitivity, and awonderful evocative clarity." (Logos, May 2009) "[The book] will help the Orthodox to a deeper understanding ofthe riches of their faith and will introduce the non-Orthodox tofresh ways of thinking about their faith, and both to a renewedengagement with the life of the church." (EcclesiasticalHistory, April 2009) "McGuckin's hope that his book may contribute to the dialoguebetween East and West deserves to be realised." (ChurchTimes, October 2008) "This is an unparalleled introduction to the Orthodox Church.Comprehensive in its scope, surveying the history and present stateof the Church, it is also bold and fresh in its presentation ofOrthodox theology and yet, or rather thus, trulytraditional. Fr. John McGuckin's inspired and challengingvision of Orthodoxy reveals a Church entering upon a 'newspring,' ready to address the concerns of the modern world,intellectually, politically, and socially, grounded in God'sphilanthropy for all his creation." -John Behr, St. Vladimir's Orthodox TheologicalSeminary "Fr. John McGuckin has succeeded here in an almostimpossible task: to offer us a concise, evocative, sympathetic, yethistorically sophisticated portrait of the history, faith, andpractice of the Orthodox Churches in one highly readable,constantly informative volume. Poet and scholar as he is, McGuckinwrites gracefully and engagingly, yet with a theological andspiritual depth that invites all of us to reflect more deeply onwhat is most fundamental to the Christian faith. The book seemsbound to become a classic." -Brian E. Daley, SJ, University of Notre Dame "This volume will be the classical introduction toOrthodoxy at least for most of this century. McGuckin is, in anascending and unifying order, scholar and poet, convert andRomanian Orthodox priest. The book's content is clearly setin a twenty-first century context, while being deeply scriptural,patristic and byzantine. The aroma of Orthodoxy wafts through itspages. It serves as the gateway to this Christian community foroutsiders and insiders alike, because it is faithful andinsight-filled while also ancient and up todate." -Frederick W. Norris, Emmanuel School of Religion
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