The Directory of Autocephalous Bishops of the Apostolic Succession, Fifteenth Edition, Revised and Expanded

The Directory of Autocephalous Bishops of the Apostolic Succession, Fifteenth Edition, Revised and Expanded
Author: Bishop Karl Pruter
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
Total Pages: 102
Release: 2007-09-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1434401448

Here's the newest revised and expanded edition of Bishop Karl Pruter's standard guide to the independent Anglican, Catholic, and Orthodox Bishops located in North America. These episcopi vagantes owe allegiance to no major church body, but, in the best tradition of the early apostles, have either established small independent parishes to serve the faithful, or wander from place to place preaching the Christian gospel. The Directory is arranged alphabetically by surname or religious name, with complete addresses. All scholars of the independent Catholic and Orthodox churches will welcome Bishop Karl's newest edition to the growing literature on autocephaly.

Religious Leaders of America

Religious Leaders of America
Author: J. Gordon Melton
Publisher: Gale Cengage
Total Pages: 776
Release: 1999
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN:

This reference by noted scholar J. Gordon Melton provides more than 1,200 detailed biographical profiles of the contemporary and historical men and women responsible for influencing American religion. Features a comprehensive index and a religious affiliation appendix.

Apostolic Origins of Priestly Celibacy

Apostolic Origins of Priestly Celibacy
Author: Christian Cochini
Publisher: Ignatius Press
Total Pages: 496
Release: 2002-04
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780898709513

"Fr Christian Cochini has made a thorough examination, based on years of extensive research, of the topic of clerical celibacy in the first seven centuries of the Church's history. ...." [from back cover]

The Church as Koinonia of Salvation

The Church as Koinonia of Salvation
Author: Randall R. Lee
Publisher: USCCB Publishing
Total Pages: 312
Release: 2005
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9781574556339

This important document proposes new clarifications and pastoral steps that will serve the pilgrimage toward full unity. It provides the biblical, historical, and theological foundations for a common Catholic-Lutheran understanding of the church. The text carefully links the biblical doctrine of justification to the development of the church in the New Testament as a community of salvation whose structures and ministries serve the church's mission to the human family. A detailed exposition is given to the development of the ministries and structures in the church: councils, dioceses, parishes, bishops, presbyters, and the Petrine ministry. Book jacket.

The Orthodox Church in Ukraine

The Orthodox Church in Ukraine
Author: Nicholas E. Denysenko
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Total Pages: 295
Release: 2018-11-23
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1609092449

The bitter separation of Ukraine's Orthodox churches is a microcosm of its societal strife. From 1917 onward, church leaders failed to agree on the church's mission in the twentieth century. The core issues of dispute were establishing independence from the Russian church and adopting Ukrainian as the language of worship. Decades of polemical exchanges and public statements by leaders of the separated churches contributed to the formation of their distinct identities and sharpened the friction amongst their respective supporters. In The Orthodox Church in Ukraine, Nicholas Denysenko provides a balanced and comprehensive analysis of this history from the early twentieth century to the present. Based on extensive archival research, Denysenko's study examines the dynamics of church and state that complicate attempts to restore an authentic Ukrainian religious identity in the contemporary Orthodox churches. An enhanced understanding of these separate identities and how they were forged could prove to be an important tool for resolving contemporary religious differences and revising ecclesial policies. This important study will be of interest to historians of the church, specialists of former Soviet countries, and general readers interested in the history of the Orthodox Church.

The Acts of the Apostles

The Acts of the Apostles
Author: P.D. James
Publisher: Canongate Books
Total Pages: 93
Release: 1999-01-01
Genre: Bibles
ISBN: 0857861077

Acts is the sequel to Luke's gospel and tells the story of Jesus's followers during the 30 years after his death. It describes how the 12 apostles, formerly Jesus's disciples, spread the message of Christianity throughout the Mediterranean against a background of persecution. With an introduction by P.D. James