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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      28 March 2008
      17 August 2006
      ISBN:
      9781139054089
      9780521811132
      9781107423671
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/CHOL9780521811132
      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      1.35kg, 742 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (229 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      1.07kg, 744 Pages
      • Collection:
      Cambridge Histories - Religion
      Series:
      Cambridge History of Christianity
      Subjects:
      Regional and World History: General Interest, Religion, Church History, Theology
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    Collection:
    Cambridge Histories - Religion
    Series:
    Cambridge History of Christianity
    Subjects:
    Regional and World History: General Interest, Religion, Church History, Theology
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    This volume brings together in one compass the Orthodox Churches - the ecumenical patriarchate of Constantinople and the Russian, Armenian, Ethiopian, Egyptian and Syrian Churches. It follows their fortunes from the late Middle Ages until modern times - exactly the period when their history has been most neglected. Inevitably, this emphasises differences in teachings and experience, but it also brings out common threads, most notably the resilience displayed in the face of alien and often hostile political regimes. The central theme is the survival against the odds of Orthodoxy in its many forms into the modern era. The last phase of Byzantium proves to have been surprisingly important in this survival. It provided Orthodoxy with the intellectual, artistic and spiritual reserves to meet later challenges. The continuing vitality of the Orthodox Churches is evident for example in the Sunday School Movement in Egypt and the Zoe brotherhood in Greece.

    Reviews

    'It is easy and enlightening to follow the historical treat through the chapters of this book, which in a clear language defines the the technical terms, and produces very sound explanations on practically all aspects of Orthodoxy and Eastern Christianity. The book is written not only with scholarly precision, but also with love and dedication.'

    Source: Neotestamenica

    'Scholars we owe a debt of thanks to the editor of this impressive work. Michael Angold, professor emeritus of Byzantine history at the University of Edinburgh, has done a magnificent job of touching on the highlights of Eastern Christianity in its many forms, including the Oriental churches. Chapters on the Copts, Melkites, Nestorians, and Jacobites make this volume a comprehensive history.'

    Source: International Bulletin of Missionary Research

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