Eastern Orthodox Christianity : the essential texts /

Geffert, Bryn, 1967-

Eastern Orthodox Christianity : the essential texts / Bryn Geffert and Theofanis G. Stavrou - New Haven : Yale University Press, c[2016] - xxvi, 447 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 431-443)

An essential, one-of-a-kind reader, this book frames, explores, and interprets Eastern Orthodoxy through primary sources. It is the first comprehensive reader on the Eastern Orthodox Church for the English-speaking world and is accessible to readers with no prior knowledge of theology or religious history. Lively introductions and short narratives touch on anthropology, art, law, literature, music, politics, women's studies, and a host of other areas. These texts are brought together to survey the fascinating history of the Eastern Orthodox Christian tradition--From back cover


0300196784 paperback 9780300196788 paperback

Orthodox Eastern Church --History--Sources

--History.--Sources.

BX290 / .G44 2016