Issue 54 : Eastern Orthodoxy
Originally published in 1997
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Table of Contents
Little-known or fascinating facts about Eastern Orthodoxy
Daniel B. Clendenin
Exotic Orthodoxy
Mark Galli
For centuries Christians East and West lived as strangers to one another. Then Catholics violated the Orthodox.
Mark Galli
An Orthodox archbishop on the Catholic pope.
Why two attempts at reunion were rejected by the Orthodox people.
Mark Galli
Why the Orthodox killed one another over icons.
Bradley Nassif
If you know a little about Eastern monasticism, you know a great deal about Eastern Orthodoxy.
John Chryssavgis
Eastern Orthodoxy to 1453 (A.D)
Gerald Bray
Five men who still define Orthodox spirituality.
Gregory and Federica Mathewes-Green
Four key differences between the Orthodox and Protestants.
Daniel B. Clendenin
Orthodox writers on the deep mysteries of the Christian faith.
Various Orthodox Writers
The Orthodox believe Jesus' voice can still be heard in the seven ecumenical councils.
Stanley Samuel Harakas
For the Orthodox, worship is heaven on earth.
Paul Meyendorff
The spiritual head of Orthodoxy speaks some frank words to Protestants.
Bartholomew I
The strength of Orthodoxy, it turns out, is also its greatest temptation.
Harold O. J. Brown
Eastern Orthodoxy
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