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The Cambridge Companion to Orthodox Christian Theology
Elizabeth Theokritoff
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Description for The Cambridge Companion to Orthodox Christian Theology
Hardback. This Companion focuses on the way Orthodox theological tradition is understood and lived today. Editor(s): Cunningham, Dr. Mary B. Series: Cambridge Companions to Religion. Num Pages: 348 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: HRCC8; HRCM. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 160 x 32. Weight in Grams: 692.
Orthodox Christian theology is often presented as the direct inheritor of the doctrine and tradition of the early Church. But continuity with the past is only part of the truth; it would be false to conclude that the eastern section of the Christian Church is in any way static. 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. It explores the Orthodox understanding of what theology is: an expression of the Church's life of prayer, both corporate and personal, from which it can ... Read more
Orthodox Christian theology is often presented as the direct inheritor of the doctrine and tradition of the early Church. But continuity with the past is only part of the truth; it would be false to conclude that the eastern section of the Christian Church is in any way static. 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. It explores the Orthodox understanding of what theology is: an expression of the Church's life of prayer, both corporate and personal, from which it can ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
348
Condition
New
Series
Cambridge Companions to Religion
Number of Pages
348
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521864848
SKU
V9780521864848
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About Elizabeth Theokritoff
Mary Cunningham is a Lecturer in Theology at the University of Nottingham. Her publications include Faith in the Byzantine World (2002). Elizabeth Theokritoff is an independent scholar and translator, with particular interests in liturgical theology and theology of creation. She has lectured and led workshops widely and published numerous articles.
Reviews for The Cambridge Companion to Orthodox Christian Theology
'This is a remarkable book - as remarkable for the wide scope of its articles as for their quality.' The Messenger 'This book can be read in many ways - as a summary of themes and movements, as a history of theological development, as a devotional meditation, and also as a piece of creative theological thinking in its own right.' ... Read more