The Eastern Orthodox Church, John Anthony McGuckin
The Eastern Orthodox Church, John Anthony McGuckin
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The Eastern Orthodox Church
A New History

Author: John Anthony McGuckin

Narrator: Derek Perkins

Unabridged: 10 hr 20 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/30/2020

Synopsis

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 listeners 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.

About John Anthony McGuckin

John Anthony McGuckin is the Nielsen Emeritus Professor of Byzantine Christian Studies at Union Theological Seminary and Columbia University, and currently professor of early Christianity in the Theological Faculty of Oxford University. An archpriest of the Romanian Orthodox Church and Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, he has written more than thirty scholarly books. He lives in the UK.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Dominic on December 03, 2022

Motivated to show that the orthodox tradition is truly the first and oldest christian tradition and thus, can be seen by roman and protestant christians alike as an integral part of their own respective traditions, John Anthony McGuckin proceeds to write a theological history of the Orthodox Church......more

Goodreads review by Landon on April 20, 2022

This is the best book I've read on the Eastern Orthodox Church. I agree with McGuckin, most western church histories neglect the story and distinctiveness of the Orthodox church. But a group of Christians numbering in the hundreds of millions and with ties to the early church fathers is worth studyi......more

Goodreads review by Nate on August 29, 2022

The Lord Jesus promised Peter, "... and on this rock, I will build my church, and the gates of hell will not overcome it." (Matt 16:18). One could argue that the first millennium of church history saw the primacy and expansion of the Eastern Church, while the second millennium belonged to the Wester......more

Goodreads review by Matt on March 30, 2023

The Eastern Orthodox Church has a lot to offer the Christian world at large. This branch of Christianity has a strong respect and understanding of the early church fathers and the doctrine of the Trinity, to name a few things. This was a very informative and fun book to read (as fun as church history......more

Goodreads review by Bogdan on February 27, 2024

Cartea nu se pretează a fi teologie densă, ci mai degrabă relația dintre istorie și teologie și a felului în care Biserica vede trecerea ei prin timp ca „istorie a mântuirii”. „Arena principală de unde se manifestă în istorie strălucirea lui Iisus ca Domn (doxa Lui) este Biserica”.......more

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