| Orthodoxy: Evolving Tradition Volume 228 Contributor(s): Bell, David N. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0879072288 ISBN-13: 9780879072285 Publisher: Liturgical Press OUR PRICE: $26.96 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2009 Annotation: Orthodox Christianity--divided into two main groups: Eastern Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox--is now a world-wide phenomenon and one of the fastest growing Christian traditions in the United States. In this introduction to the tradition, the author presents "a reasonably wide-ranging account of modern Orthodox beliefs primarily for non-Orthodox readers," and by examining beliefs and attitudes common in the West, explores whether they can be accommodated to traditional Orthodox teachings. Includes 4-color insert of Icons. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christianity - Orthodox - Religion | Christianity - Catholic - Religion | Monasticism |
| Dewey: 281.9 |
| LCCN: 2008017492 |
| Series: Cistercian Studies |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.5" W x 8.3" (0.65 lbs) 240 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Catholic - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Orthodox Christianity 'divided into two main groups: Eastern Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox 'is now a world-wide phenomenon and one of the fastest growing Christian traditions in the United States. In this introduction to the tradition, the author presents a reasonably wide-ranging account of modern Orthodox beliefs primarily for non-Orthodox readers, and by examining beliefs and attitudes common in the West, explores whether they can be accommodated to traditional Orthodox teachings. Includes an insert of icons in four-color David N. Bell is Professor of Religious Studies at Memorial University of Newfoundland. Well known among Cistercian scholars for his studies of the Augustinian theology of William of Saint Thierry and the library holdings of medieval abbeys, he has also translated monastic works from Latin, Greek, and Coptic. |
Contributor Bio(s): Bell, David N.: - David N. Bell is professor emeritus of religious studies at Memorial University and a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. He retired as head of the department of religious studies at the end of 2011. He has published some two dozen books, more than a hundred articles, and a great number of book reviews. His most recent book, published in 2017, is A Saint in the Sun: Praising Saint Bernard in the France of Louis XIV (Cistercian Publications). |