| Eastern Orthodoxy in a Global Age: Tradition Faces the Twenty-First Century Contributor(s): Roudometof, Victor (Editor), Agadjanian, Alexander (Editor), Pankhurst, Jerry (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0759105375 ISBN-13: 9780759105379 Publisher: Altamira Press OUR PRICE: $54.45 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2006 Annotation: Despite over 200 million adherents, Eastern Orthodox Christianity attracts little scholarly attention. While more-covered religions emerge as powerful transnational forces, Eastern Orthodoxy appears doggedly local, linked to the ethnicity and land of the now marginalized Eastern Europe. But Eastern Orthodoxy in a Global Age brings together new and nuanced understandings of the Orthodox churches--inside and outside of Eastern Europe--as they negotiate an increasingly networked world. The picture that emerges is less of a people stubbornly refusing modernization, more of a people seeking to maintain a stable Orthodox identity in an unstable world. For anyone interested in the role of Eastern Orthodoxy in the 21st century, this volume provides the place to begin. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christianity - Orthodox |
| Dewey: 281.909 |
| Physical Information: 0.77" H x 6.04" W x 8.98" (1.11 lbs) 280 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
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| Publisher Description: Despite over 200 million adherents, Eastern Orthodox Christianity attracts little scholarly attention. While more-covered religions emerge as powerful transnational forces, Eastern Orthodoxy appears doggedly local, linked to the ethnicity and land of the now marginalized Eastern Europe. But Eastern Orthodoxy in a Global Age brings together new and nuanced understandings of the Orthodox churches-inside and outside of Eastern Europe-as they negotiate an increasingly networked world. The picture that emerges is less of a people stubbornly refusing modernization, more of a people seeking to maintain a stable Orthodox identity in an unstable world. For anyone interested in the role of Eastern Orthodoxy in the 21st century, this volume provides the place to begin. |
