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Eastern Orthodoxy: Christian History Interview - An Evangelical Appraisal
The strength of Orthodoxy, it turns out, is also its greatest temptation.
interview with Harold O.J. Brown | posted 4/01/1997 12:00AM
For many Protestants, Orthodoxy is an unsettling mix—a culturally foreign faith that at times feels very Protestant.
Harold O. J. Brown, professor of theology Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois, has been fascinated with Orthodoxy since his graduate school days, when he studied Irenaeus and other early church fathers. He is a member of Evangelical Free Church and a leading commentator on theology and society. He has written a number of books, including, Heresies: The Image of Christ in the Mirror of Heresy and Orthodoxy from the Apostles to the Present (Baker, 1988). He talked with Christian History about his views on Orthodoxy.
What about Orthodoxy do you appreciate most?
The Orthodox have a tremendous sense of the continuity of the people of God, that is, tradition. Also, they have a deep respect for Scripture; their services are primarily Scripture verses added one to another. And, of course, there is the beauty and majesty of Orthodox services.
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