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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 continues to be a subject of enormous interest among Western Christians, and the author believes that an... read more
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Bishop Kallistos (Timothy) Ware presents a survey of Orthodox history and theology, from the days of the Apostles up to the mid-1990s. Ware treats Orthodoxy fairly--this is not hagiography--yet lovingly, as one would expect. The major phases of Orthodox history, including the seven ecumenical... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
Characters/People edit
- Sergius Bulgakov: Add a description of this character.
- John Chrysostom
- Photius
- Gregory Palamas
- Constantine
- Mary
- St Tikhon
- Adam
- Cyril
- Vladimir
- Augustine
- P.g.
- Peter
- Nicolas
- Athos
- Paul
- Boris
- Khomiakov
- Antony
- Joseph
- V. Lossky
- God Himself
- Mother Of God
- Pope
- Nestorius
- Dositheus
- Alexis
- Jesus Prayer
- Irenaeus
- Mark
- P. Evdokimov
- Matthew
- Humbert
- Georges Florovsky
Setting & Locations edit
- Kievan Russia
- Constantinople
- Rome
- Byzantium
- Moscow Patriarchate
- Jerusalem
- Church Of Greece
- Alexandria
- London
- Antioch
- Egypt
- Bulgaria
- Romania
- Europe
- Ukraine
- Alaska
- Trinity
- Paris
- Christendom
- Damascus
- North America
- Soviet Union
- Serbia
- Ephesus
- Islam
- Athens
- Chalcedon
- Cyprus
- England
- Poland
- Syria
- Thessalonica
- Italy
- Slavonic
- Moravia
- Holy Mountain
- New York
- Florence
- Palestine
- Nyssa
- Geneva
- France
- Great Entrance
Organizations edit
- Orthodox Church in America: A group of American Orthodox connected to the Russian Patriarchate but without formal standing among the other national churches.
- Orthodox Church: The church that claims a continuous connection with the Apostles and their teaching.
First Sentence edit
'All Protestants are Crypto-Papists,' wrote the Russian theologian Alexis Khomiakov to an English friend in the year 1846.
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Page Count: 326
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- Dewey: 281.9
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