Standing in God's Holy Fire: The Byzantine Tradition (Traditions of Christian Spirituality Series)

McGuckin, John Anthony

ISBN 10: 1570753822 / ISBN 13: 9781570753824

Verlag: Orbis Books, 2001

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers BSM.16O0Y

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The Orthodox Byzantine tradition is still often undervalued and misunderstood in the churches of the West. This book introduces students, clergy, and historians alike to the leading figures, key themes, and enduring values of this living and ancient form of Christian spirituality, which has endured and survived a recent history of systematic persectuion.

At the center of the Byzantine experience are ideas which western Christians share, and from which they still have much to learn: beauty, endurance, hopefulness. As John McGuckin writes, "Perhaps the writings of the Byzantine saints are just now about to enjoy their greatest era of influence in a brave new workd where the Church stands in deep need of consolidation, spiritual courage, and coherence."

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: A priest of the Romanian Orthodox Church, John Anthony McGuckin is Professor of early Church History at Union Theooogical Seminary and Adjunct Professor of Religioin at Columbia University, in New York City.

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Standing in God's Holy Fire: The Byzantine ...
Verlag: Orbis Books
Erscheinungsdatum: 2001
Einband: Softcover
Zustand: very_good