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With a combination of essay-length and short entries written by a
team of leading religious experts, the two-volume En cyclopedia of
Eastern Orthodoxy offers the most comprehensive guide to the
cultural and intellectual world of Eastern Orthodox Christianity
available in English today. * An outstanding reference work
providing the first English language multi-volume account of the
key historical, liturgical, doctrinal features of Eastern
Orthodoxy, including the Non-Chalcedonian churches * Explores of
the major traditions of Eastern Orthodoxy in detail, including the
Armenian, Byzantine, Coptic, Ethiopic, Slavic, Romanian, Syriac
churches * Uniquely comprehensive, it is edited by one of the
leading scholars in the field and provides authoritative but
accessible articles by a range of top international academics and
Orthodox figures * Spans the period from Late Antiquity to the
present, encompassing subjects including history, theology,
liturgy, monasticism, sacramentology, canon law, philosophy, folk
culture, architecture, archaeology, martyrology, hagiography, all
alongside a large and generously detailed prosopography *
Structured alphabetically and topically cross-indexed, with entries
ranging from 100 to 6,000 words
In modern Russia, the question is raised about the revival of the
spirituality of the population, which increases interest in
studying the history of the church. In the pre-revolutionary
period, the Orthodox Church in the Russian Empire had a significant
impact on the formation of national culture and statehood. Actively
cooperating with the state, the Orthodox Church has accumulated
vast experience in the field of education, missionary work, and
charity. This experience in today's Russia can be used to solve the
most important tasks in the moral education of young people who
will contribute to the future of Russia. Examining the Relationship
Between the Russian Orthodox Church and Secular Authorities in the
19th and 20th Centuries focuses on the system of spiritual
education, the social and psychological characteristics of the
clergy of the Russian Orthodox Church, and the tradition of
Orthodox pilgrimage. It explores the key areas of charitable and
educational activities of the Orthodox Church during the period of
religious transformation in the 19th and 20th centuries. Covering
topics such as missionary activity, secular authority, and church
land tenure, this premier reference source is a dynamic resource
for historians, anthropologists, sociologists, researchers in
politics and religion, librarians, students and faculty of higher
education, and academicians.
In the earliest centuries of faith, Christians in the deserts of
Palestine and Africa sought a short prayer that could be easily
repeated, in order to acquire the habit of "prayer without
ceasing." The result was "The Jesus Prayer": "Lord Jesus Christ,
Son of God, have mercy on me." This jewel of Eastern Christianity
aims at enabling a person to be in God's presence, rather than to
focus on feelings or thoughts about God. The first section of "The
Jesus Prayer" offers a concise overview of the history, theology,
and spirituality of Orthodoxy, so that the Prayer can be understood
in its native context. Following, is a conversational
question-and-answer format that takes the reader through practical
steps for adopting this profound practice in everyday life.
The series is devoted to Christian texts from the Greek-speaking
parts of the ancient Roman Empire. Published since 1897 (first in
Leipzig, then in Berlin) by the Royal Prussian Academy under the
project Griechische Christliche Schriftsteller, which was continued
by the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy, the series offers large critical
editions accompanied by historical introductions and indices of
those works that have not been included in other major editions.
When complete, the series will provide complete coverage of the
first three centuries.
This book examines the part played by monks of Mount Athos in the
diffusion of Orthodox monasticism throughout Eastern Europe and
beyond. It focuses on the lives of outstanding holy men in the
history of Orthodoxy who have been drawn to the Mountain, have
absorbed the spirit of its wisdom and its prayer, and have returned
to the outside world, inspired to spread the results of their
labours and learning. In a remarkable demonstration of what may be
termed 'soft power' in action, these men have carried the image of
Athos to all corners of the Balkan peninsula, to Ukraine, to the
very far north of Russia, across Siberia and the Bering Strait into
North America, and most recently (when traditional routes were
closed to them by the curtain of communism) to the West. Their
dynamic witness is the greatest gift of Athos to a world thirsting
for spiritual guidance.
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