A Basic Guide to Eastern Orthodox Theology

A Basic Guide to Eastern Orthodox Theology
Author: Eve Tibbs
Publisher: Baker Academic
Total Pages: 285
Release: 2021-07-20
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1493430912

Eve Tibbs offers a comprehensive yet accessible introduction to the beliefs and practices of the Eastern Orthodox Church for Western readers. Tibbs has devoted her career to translating the Orthodox faith to an evangelical audience and has over twenty years of experience teaching this material to students. Assuming no prior knowledge of Orthodox theology, this survey covers the basic ideas of Eastern Orthodox Christianity from its origins at Pentecost to the present day.

A Christian's Pocket Guide to Eastern Orthodoxy

A Christian's Pocket Guide to Eastern Orthodoxy
Author: Panagioti Kantartzis
Publisher: Christian Focus
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2021-03-05
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9781527106413

We may associate a number of images with the Eastern Orthodox church - ornate church buildings, services with candles and incense, men wearing embellished robes - but what does the Eastern Orthodox church actually believe? What are the similarities and differences between them and western evangelical churches? What is their history? In this short book Panagiotis Kantartzis introduces us to Eastern Orthodoxy from an Evangelical perspective and tells us what we need to know.

Is Eastern Orthodoxy Christian?

Is Eastern Orthodoxy Christian?
Author: Robert A. Morey
Publisher:
Total Pages: 196
Release: 2007
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9781931230353

To many Americans, Eastern Orthodoxy is limited to such ethnic immigrant communities as the Greek, Russian, Syrian, and Coptic churches. The Greek Orthodox Church is primarily known for its annual festivals. The Evangelical and Orthodox worlds are basically isolated from each other. To many Christians, Eastern Orthodoxy is simply Roman Catholicism without a Pope. But beginning in the 1980's, thousands of evangelical pastors, missionaries and artists converted to Eastern Orthodoxy. The Orthodox Church in America has now experienced the largest mass conversions in its history. Dr. Robert Morey (PhD., DMin, DD, MDiv., BA) has spent over five years investigating the truth claims of Eastern Orthodoxy. With meticulous research and massive documentation, Dr. Morey has traced the historical and philosophic origins of its doctrines and rituals, and has now written the definitive Evangelical response to Eastern Orthodoxy. This work has already received international recognition for its careful scholarship, logical analysis, and biblical insight into the history and teachings of Eastern Orthodoxy and will be considered the classic Evangelical response to the Eastern Church for many years to come.

Eastern Orthodox Theology

Eastern Orthodox Theology
Author: Daniel B. Clendenin
Publisher: Baker Academic
Total Pages: 288
Release: 2003-10
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0801026512

A clear introduction to Eastern Orthodoxy and key aspects of the tradition. Now contains new articles and additional readings on Orthodoxy and evangelicalism.

Eastern Orthodox Christianity

Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Author: Daniel B. Clendenin
Publisher: Baker Academic
Total Pages: 288
Release: 2003-10
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0801026520

A clear introduction to Eastern Orthodoxy and key aspects of the tradition. Includes new content and an updated bibliography.

Welcome to the Orthodox Church

Welcome to the Orthodox Church
Author: Frederica Mathewes-Green
Publisher: Paraclete Press
Total Pages: 287
Release: 2015-04-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1612614345

Welcome to the Orthodox Church—its history, theology, worship, spirituality, and daily life. This friendly guide provides a comprehensive introduction to Orthodoxy, but with a twist: readers learn by making a series of visits to a fictitious church, and get to know the faith as new Christians did for most of history, by immersion. Mathews-Green provides commentary and explanations on everything from how to “venerate” an icon, the Orthodox understanding of the atonement, to the Lenten significance of tofu. It’s the perfect book for inquirers and newcomers, but even readers who have been Orthodox all their lives say they learned things they never knew before. Enjoyable, easy-to-read, and leavened with humor, Welcome to the Orthodox Church is a gracious guide to the ancient faith of the Christian East.

Introducing Eastern Orthodox Theology

Introducing Eastern Orthodox Theology
Author: Andrew Louth
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Total Pages: 194
Release: 2013-10-11
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0830895353

With an estimated 250 million adherents, the Orthodox Church is the second largest Christian body in the world. This absorbing account of the essential elements of Eastern Orthodox thought deals with the Trinity, Christ, sin, humanity, and creation as well as praying, icons, the sacraments and liturgy.

Through Western Eyes

Through Western Eyes
Author: Robert Letham
Publisher: Mentor
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2010-09-20
Genre: Reformed Church
ISBN: 9781845502478

The culture of the Eastern Church, to many, is alien. Yet there are recognizable family resemblances. This book aims to start to get to know one another again from a Reformed Protestant perspective.

The Eastern Orthodox Church

The Eastern Orthodox Church
Author: John Anthony McGuckin
Publisher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 361
Release: 2020-03-17
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 030025217X

An insider’s account of the Eastern Orthodox Church, from its beginning in the era of Jesus and the Apostles to the modern age In this short, accessible account of the Eastern Orthodox Church, John McGuckin begins by tackling the question “What is the Church?” His answer is a clear, historically and theologically rooted portrait of what the Church is for Orthodox Christianity and how it differs from Western Christians’ expectations. McGuckin explores the lived faith of generations, including sketches of some of the most important theological themes and individual personalities of the ancient and modern Church. He interweaves a personal approach throughout, offering to readers the experience of what it is like to enter an Orthodox church and witness its liturgy. In this astute and insightful book, he grapples with the reasons why many Western historians and societies have overlooked Orthodox Christianity and provides an important introduction to the Orthodox Church and the Eastern Christian World.

Know the Faith

Know the Faith
Author: Michael Shanbour
Publisher:
Total Pages: 352
Release: 2016-10-10
Genre:
ISBN: 9781944967017

Over the centuries since the Great Schism between the Eastern and Western Churches, the two groups have diverged to the point that they often no longer understand each other's vocabulary, let alone the fundamental concepts on which each faith is built. Know the Faith is an attempt to present Orthodox Christianity in a way Western Christians can understand, grounding each point in Scripture and patristic theology, with comparisons to what Catholics and Protestants believe.Whether you are an Orthodox Christian seeking to explain your faith to others or an inquirer into this ancient faith, Know the Faith will help you understand and communicate the Orthodox faith as never before.