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Treasure in a Box - A Guide to the Icons of St. Andrew (Hardcover): Mary Kathryn Lowell Treasure in a Box - A Guide to the Icons of St. Andrew (Hardcover)
Mary Kathryn Lowell
R1,091 R894 Discovery Miles 8 940 Save R197 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Orthodox Liturgy The Reissue (Paperback, Re-Issue): H Wybrew Orthodox Liturgy The Reissue (Paperback, Re-Issue)
H Wybrew
R492 Discovery Miles 4 920 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Western observers never fail to be awestruck at the celebration of the liturgy in an Orthodox church. Hugh Wybrew's authoritative yet highly readable account traces the fascinating story of the Orthodox liturgy from its origins in the first century to the present day, conveying a lively and memorable sense of what it would have felt like to be among the worshippers. 'We have long needed such an introduction. Clear yet detailed, sympathetic yet not uncritical, The Orthodox Liturgy will be of great value to Christian, whether western or eastern.' Metropolitan Kallistos of Diokleia

Metropolitan Anthony of Sourozh - Essential Writings (Paperback): Gillian Crow Metropolitan Anthony of Sourozh - Essential Writings (Paperback)
Gillian Crow
R462 R380 Discovery Miles 3 800 Save R82 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

For over fifty years, Anthony Bloom (1914-2003 was head of the russian Orthodox Church ihn Great Britain (Patriarchate of Moscow). Arriving in Britain in 1949 he played a major part of ecumenical work and exerted a wide influence through his broadcasts, writings (he is the author of several spiritual classics), and reputation as a spiritual leader. His writings reflect both the essence of Orthodoxy and his own experience of the struggle to live Christianity on a daily basis.

Enlightenment and Religion in the Orthodox World (Paperback): Paschalis M. Kitromilides Enlightenment and Religion in the Orthodox World (Paperback)
Paschalis M. Kitromilides
R2,911 Discovery Miles 29 110 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The place of religion in the Enlightenment has been keenly debated for many years. Research has tended, however, to examine the interplay of religion and knowledge in Western countries, often ignoring the East. In Enlightenment and religion in the Orthodox World leading historians address this imbalance by exploring the intellectual and cultural challenges and changes that took place in Orthodox communities during the eighteenth century. The two main centres of Orthodoxy, the Greek-speaking world and the Russian Empire, are the focus of early chapters, with specialists analysing the integration of modern cosmology into Greek education, and the Greek alternative 'enlightenment', the spiritual Philokalia. Russian experts also explore the battle between the spiritual and the rational in the works of Voulgaris and Levshin. Smaller communities of Eastern Europe were faced with their own particular difficulties, analysed by contributors in the second part of the book. Governed by modernising princes who embraced Enlightenment ideals, Romanian society was fearful of the threat to its traditional beliefs, whilst Bulgarians were grappling in different ways with a new secular ideology. The particular case of the politically-divided Serbian world highlights how Dositej Obradovic's complex humanist views have been used for varying ideological purposes ever since. The final chapter examines the encroachment of the secular on the traditional in art, and the author reveals how Western styles and models of representation were infiltrating Orthodox art and artefacts. Through these innovative case studies this book deepens our understanding of how Christian and secular systems of knowledge interact in the Enlightenment, and provides a rich insight into the challenges faced by leaders and communities in eighteenth-century Orthodox Europe.

Deep Church Rising - Recovering The Roots Of Christian Orthodoxy (Paperback): Andrew G. Walker Deep Church Rising - Recovering The Roots Of Christian Orthodoxy (Paperback)
Andrew G. Walker
R513 R441 Discovery Miles 4 410 Save R72 (14%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Draws on the best of the major traditions, making fresh connections between right believing, right worship and right practice

Welcome to the Orthodox Church - An Introduction to Eastern Christianity (Paperback): Frederica Mathewes-Green Welcome to the Orthodox Church - An Introduction to Eastern Christianity (Paperback)
Frederica Mathewes-Green
R535 R447 Discovery Miles 4 470 Save R88 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Welcome to the Orthodox Church-its history, theology, worship, spirituality, and daily life. This friendly guide provides a comprehensive introduction to Orthodoxy, but with a twist: readers learn by making a series of visits to a fictitious church, and get to know the faith as new Christians did for most of history, by immersion. Mathews-Green provides commentary and explanations on everything from how to "venerate" an icon, the Orthodox understanding of the atonement, to the Lenten significance of tofu. It's the perfect book for inquirers and newcomers, but even readers who have been Orthodox all their lives say they learned things they never knew before. Enjoyable, easy-to-read, and leavened with humor, Welcome to the Orthodox Church is a gracious guide to the ancient faith of the Christian East.

Science and the Christian Faith - A Guide for the Perplexed (Paperback): Christopher C. Knight Science and the Christian Faith - A Guide for the Perplexed (Paperback)
Christopher C. Knight
R599 R485 Discovery Miles 4 850 Save R114 (19%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days
The Religion of the Apostles - Orthodox Christianity in the First Century (Paperback): Stephen de Young The Religion of the Apostles - Orthodox Christianity in the First Century (Paperback)
Stephen de Young
R544 R457 Discovery Miles 4 570 Save R87 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Patriarch Daniel - Rebuilding Orthodoxy in Romania (Paperback): Patriarch Daniel Patriarch Daniel - Rebuilding Orthodoxy in Romania (Paperback)
Patriarch Daniel; Edited by Chad Hatfield
R420 Discovery Miles 4 200 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Few in the West realize that the second-largest Orthodox Church in the world is in Romania, and fewer still know the remarkable story of her recent past. After suffering the horrors of Communist persecution, the life of the Church is once again flourishing. But many complexities and difficulties had to be overcome in order to re-establish and strengthen Church life-not only in outward building projects but in fostering the inward spiritual growth of the faithful. At the center of all these important tasks, we find Patriarch Daniel. For the first time in English, readers can learn more about his life, and encounter him in his own words as he addresses the challenges and the opportunities that face us today.

The Albanian Orthodox Church - A Political History, 1878-1945 (Paperback): Ardit Bido The Albanian Orthodox Church - A Political History, 1878-1945 (Paperback)
Ardit Bido
R1,218 Discovery Miles 12 180 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Religion in Albania has had a complicated history, with Orthodoxy, Bektashi and Sunni Islam, Catholicism coexisting throughout much of the history of this Balkan nation. This book traces the rise of the Albanian Orthodox Church from the beginnings of Albanian nationalist movements in the late nineteenth century until the end of the Second World War and the Communist takeover. It examines the struggles of the Albanian state and Church to establish the Church's independence from foreign influence amid a complex geopolitical interplay between Albania, neighbouring Greece and its powerful Ecumenical Patriarchate; the Italian and Yugoslav interference, and the shifting international political circumstances. The book argues that Greece's involvement in the Albanian "ecclesiastical issue" was primarily motivated by political and territorial aspirations, as Athens sought to undermine the newly established Albanian state by controlling its Orthodox Church through pro-Greek bishops appointed by the Patriarchate. With its independence finally recognized in 1937, the Albanian Orthodox Church soon faced new challenges with the Italian, and later German, occupation of the country during the Second World War: the Church's expansion into Kosovo, the Italian effort to place the Church under papal authority, and, the ultimate threat, the imminent victory of Communist forces.

What is the Kingdom of Heaven? (Routledge Revivals) (Paperback): A Clutton-Brock What is the Kingdom of Heaven? (Routledge Revivals) (Paperback)
A Clutton-Brock
R640 Discovery Miles 6 400 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Written as the First World War was finally drawing to a close, A. Clutton-Brock's reflections on the Kingdom of Heaven examine this challenging theological concept in light of the great religious, political and moral uncertainties thrown up by the conflict. In particular, Clutton-Brock contends that historically Christian orthodoxy has not sufficiently emphasised the role of the Kingdom in salvation, given its importance in the ministry and teaching of Christ. To preserve a religious vision capable of interacting with the modern, industrial world, Christian orthodoxy must carefully consider the scope and importance of political practice, the role of the individual in the realisation of the Kingdom, and the profound implications of reconciling the facts of the universe with the most sincerely held beliefs.

The Copts in Egyptian Politics (RLE Egypt (Hardcover): B.L. Carter The Copts in Egyptian Politics (RLE Egypt (Hardcover)
B.L. Carter
R4,227 Discovery Miles 42 270 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book explores the political relationship between the Muslim majority and Coptic minority in Egypt between 1918 and 1952. Many Egyptians hoped to see the collaboration of the 1919 revolution spur the creation of both a new collective Egyptian identity and a state without religious bias. Traditional ways of governing, however, were not so easily cast aside. Some Egyptians held tenaciously to the traditional arrangements which had both guaranteed Muslim primacy and served relatively well to protect the Copts and afford them some autonomy. Differences within the Coptic community over the wisdom of trusting the genuineness and durability of Muslim support for equality were accentuated by a protracted struggle between reforming laymen and conservative clergy for control of the community. The unwillingness of all parties to compromise hampered the ability of the community both to determine and to defend its interests. The Copts met with modest success in their attempt to become full Egyptian citizens. Their influence in the Wafd, the pre-eminent political party, was very strong prior to and in the early years of the constitutional monarchy, and their formal representation was generally adequate and, in some parliaments, better than adequate. However, this very success produced a backlash which caused many Copts to believe, by the 1940s, that the experiment had failed: political activity has become fraught with risk for them. At the close of the monarchy, equality and shared power seemed motions as distant as in the disheartening years before the 1919 revolution.

The Radical Orthodoxy Reader (Hardcover): John Milbank, Simon Oliver The Radical Orthodoxy Reader (Hardcover)
John Milbank, Simon Oliver
R4,093 Discovery Miles 40 930 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The Radical Orthodoxy Reader presents a selection of key readings in the field of Radical Orthodoxy, the most influential theological movement in contemporary academic theology. Radical Orthodoxy draws on pre-Enlightenment theology and philosophy to engage critically with the assumption and priorities of secularism, modernity, postmodernity, and associated theologies. In doing so it explores a wide and exciting range of issues: music, language, society, the body, the city, power, motion, space, time, personhood, sex and gender. As such it is both controversial and extremely stimulating; provoking much fruitful debate amongst contemporary theologians.

To assist those encountering Radical Orthodoxy for the first time, each section has an introductory commentary, related reading and helpful questions to encourage in-depth understanding and further study.

Communion Chants of the Thirteenth-Century Byzantine Asmatikon (Hardcover): Simon Harris Communion Chants of the Thirteenth-Century Byzantine Asmatikon (Hardcover)
Simon Harris
R3,910 Discovery Miles 39 100 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This is a complete edition with critical commentary of the Byzantine Communions in thirteenth-century manuscripts of the Asmatikon, all known sources being used. The chants concerned are the earliest known examples of Communion Chants of the Orthodox Church, and are found in a book which may go back to the rite of St Sophia at Constantinople during the tenth century-the earliest copies of which date from the thirteenth-century and come from South Italy and North Greece. Further more, there are also a few manuscripts from Kiev with text in Church Slavonic and an untranscribable musical notation. This is the first systematic transcription of the Asmatikon ever to be published.

Heidegger and Ethics (Hardcover): Joanna Hodge Heidegger and Ethics (Hardcover)
Joanna Hodge
R3,914 Discovery Miles 39 140 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Heidegger and ethics is a contentious conjunction of terms. Martin Heidegger himself rejected the notion of ethics, while his endorsement of Nazism is widely seen as unethical. This major study examines the complex and controversial issues involved in bringing Heidegger and ethics together.
Working backwards through his work, from his 1964 claim that philosophy has been completed to his first major book, "Being and Time, " Joanna Hodge questions Heidegger's denial that his inquiries were concerned with ethics. She discovers a form of ethics in Heidegger's thinking which elucidates his important distinction between metaphysics and philosophy. Opposing many contemporary views, Hodge proposes that ethics can be retrieved and questions the relation between ethics and metaphysics that Heidegger made so pervasive.

Heidegger and Ethics (Paperback, New): Joanna Hodge Heidegger and Ethics (Paperback, New)
Joanna Hodge
R1,175 Discovery Miles 11 750 Ships in 12 - 17 working days


Heidegger and ethics is a contentious conjunction of terms. Martin Heidegger himself rejected the notion of ethics, while his endorsement of Nazism is widely seen as unethical. This major new study examines the complex and controversial issues involved in bringing them together.

By working backwards through his work, from his 1964 claim that philosophy has been completed to Being and Time, his first major work, Joanna Hodge questions Heidegger's denial that his enquires were concerned with ethics. She discovers a form of ethics in Heidegger's thinking which elucidates his important distinction between metaphysics and philosophy. Against many contemporary views, she proposes therefore that ethics can be retrieved and questions the relation between ethics and metaphysics that Heidegger had made so pervasive.

Inochentism and Orthodox Christianity - Religious Dissent in the Russian and Romanian Borderlands (Hardcover): James A. Kapalo Inochentism and Orthodox Christianity - Religious Dissent in the Russian and Romanian Borderlands (Hardcover)
James A. Kapalo
R3,842 Discovery Miles 38 420 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

This book explores the history and evolution of Inochentism, a controversial new religious movement that emerged in the Russian and Romanian borderlands of what is now Moldova and Ukraine in the context of the Russian revolutionary period. Inochentism centres around the charismatic preaching of Inochentie, a monk of the Orthodox Church, who inspired an apocalyptic movement that was soon labelled heretical by the Orthodox Church and persecuted as socially and politically subversive by Soviet and Romanian state authorities. Inochentism and Orthodox Christianity charts the emergence and development of Inochentism through the twentieth century based on hagiographies, oral testimonies, press reports, state legislation and a wealth of previously unstudied police and secret police archival material. Focusing on the role that religious persecution and social marginalization played in the transformation of this understudied and much vilified group, the author explores a series of counter-narratives that challenge the mainstream historiography of the movement and highlight the significance of the concept of 'liminality' in relation to the study of new religious movements and Orthodoxy. This book constitutes a systematic historical study of an Eastern European 'home-grown' religious movement taking a 'grass-roots' approach to the problem of minority religious identities in twentieth century Eastern Europe. Consequently, it will be of great interest to scholars of new religions movements, religious history and Russian and Eastern European studies.

Communism, Atheism and the Orthodox Church of Albania - Cooperation, Survival and Suppression, 1945-1967 (Hardcover): Artan... Communism, Atheism and the Orthodox Church of Albania - Cooperation, Survival and Suppression, 1945-1967 (Hardcover)
Artan Hoxha
R4,060 Discovery Miles 40 600 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book examines the relations between the Albanian communist regime and the Albanian Autocephalous Orthodox Church (AAOC) from 1945, when the communists came to power, to 1967, when Albania became the only atheistic state in the world, and religion of all kinds was completely suppressed. Based on extensive archival research, the book outlines Orthodox Church life under communism and considers the regime's strategies to control, use, and subordinate the Church. It argues against a simple state oppression versus Church resistance scenario, showing that the situation was much more complex, with neither the regime nor the Church being monolithic entities. It shows how, despite the brutality and the constant pressure of the state, the Church successfully negotiated with the communist authorities and benefited from engaging with them, and how the communist authorities used the Church as a tool of foreign policy, especially to strengthen the regime's ties with their East European allies.

Democratization in Christian Orthodox Europe - Comparing Greece, Serbia and Russia (Paperback): Marko Vekovic Democratization in Christian Orthodox Europe - Comparing Greece, Serbia and Russia (Paperback)
Marko Vekovic
R1,225 Discovery Miles 12 250 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

For a long time, Orthodox Christianity was regarded as a religious tradition that was incompatible with democracy. This book challenges this incompatibility thesis, offering an innovative and fresh theoretical framework for dealing with the issue of Orthodoxy and democracy. This book focuses on the political behaviour of Orthodox Christian Churches in the democratization processes from a comparative perspective, and shows that different Orthodox Churches acted differently in the democratization processes in Greece, Serbia and Russia. The fundamental question that arises is - why? By focusing on institutions, rather than on political theology, this book answers this question from a comparative perspective. By studying the historical, cultural, and political roles of the Orthodox Christian Church in these three countries, the author examines whether it is logical to presume that the Church played a significant role in the democratization process. This book will be of great interest to academics and students globally who teach, study, and research in the emerging field of religion and democracy.

Lives and Legends of the Georgian Saints (Hardcover): David Marshall Lang Lives and Legends of the Georgian Saints (Hardcover)
David Marshall Lang
R2,591 Discovery Miles 25 910 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

With the exception of the life of St. Nino, none of the biographies here had been previously translated into English when this book was originally published in 1956. The lives of the Georgian saints are rich and many-sided, not dry chronicles of monkish trivialities. They contain vivid descriptions of life in the Caucasus, Byzantium and Palestine. They give the reader insight into the history and aspirations of an important branch of the Eastern Church and into its relationships with Zoroastrian Persia, the Arab Caliphate, the Imperial Court of Constantinople and the whole world of mediaeval Christendom.

Introducing Eastern Orthodox Theology (Paperback): Andrew Louth Introducing Eastern Orthodox Theology (Paperback)
Andrew Louth
R423 R343 Discovery Miles 3 430 Save R80 (19%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

The author is a world authority on Orthodox thought. This introduction is written in lively, non-technical language for readers of all religious backgrounds.

Churchianity vs Christianity (Paperback): Bloom Churchianity vs Christianity (Paperback)
Bloom
R358 R290 Discovery Miles 2 900 Save R68 (19%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

The expression "churchianity" was coined by C. S. Lewis. It is a word that describes the parable of Christ-or rather, the event-in which the Lord Jesus Christ pronounced his condemnation on the barren fig tree. Had it been barren, leafless, dead, Christ would not have condemned it. He might even have spoken a word of life and brought it into newness. But this tree stood there gloriously adorned with leaves, telling everyone around that that they could come up to it in order to find a harvest of ripe fruits. But there was nothing but leaves. The appearance was there; of reality, there was nothing. The words spoken by Christ are frightening: 'there will never be a fruit on your branches until the end of the world.'" In these nine talks, Metropolitan Anthony challenges us to move beyond mere "churchianity" to a true and living faith. He helps us to find our lofty calling in the familiar words of the creed, and he points to a path forward, both for individual believers and for our communities.

Russian Church in the Digital Era - Mediatization of Orthodoxy (Paperback): Hanna Stahle Russian Church in the Digital Era - Mediatization of Orthodoxy (Paperback)
Hanna Stahle
R1,146 Discovery Miles 11 460 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

* This book is the first to provide an introduction to the role that media and digitization is having on the future of the Russian Orthodox Church. * Written by an expert in the field this book is an engaging insight into religion in Russia for those studying religious studies, Russian studies and media studies. * This book aims provides a number of engaging and interesting contemporary case studies that the reader can identify with.

Russian Church in the Digital Era - Mediatization of Orthodoxy (Hardcover): Hanna Stahle Russian Church in the Digital Era - Mediatization of Orthodoxy (Hardcover)
Hanna Stahle
R3,919 Discovery Miles 39 190 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

* This book is the first to provide an introduction to the role that media and digitization is having on the future of the Russian Orthodox Church. * Written by an expert in the field this book is an engaging insight into religion in Russia for those studying religious studies, Russian studies and media studies. * This book aims provides a number of engaging and interesting contemporary case studies that the reader can identify with.

Orthodox Christianity and Gender - Dynamics of Tradition, Culture and Lived Practice (Paperback): Helena Kupari, Elina Vuola Orthodox Christianity and Gender - Dynamics of Tradition, Culture and Lived Practice (Paperback)
Helena Kupari, Elina Vuola
R1,236 Discovery Miles 12 360 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The Orthodox Christian tradition has all too often been sidelined in conversations around contemporary religion. Despite being distinct from Protestantism and Catholicism in both theology and practice, it remains an underused setting for academic inquiry into current lived religious practice. This collection, therefore, seeks to redress this imbalance by investigating modern manifestations of Orthodox Christianity through an explicitly gender-sensitive gaze. By addressing attitudes to gender in this context, it fills major gaps in the literature on both religion and gender. Starting with the traditional teachings and discourses around gender in the Orthodox Church, the book moves on to demonstrate the diversity of responses to those narratives that can be found among Orthodox populations in Europe and North America. Using case studies from several countries, with both large and small Orthodox populations, contributors use an interdisciplinary approach to address how gender and religion interact in contexts such as, iconography, conversion, social activism and ecumenical relations, among others. From Greece and Russia to Finland and the USA, this volume sheds new light on the myriad ways in which gender is manifested, performed, and engaged within contemporary Orthodoxy. Furthermore, it also demonstrates that employing the analytical lens of gender enables new insights into Orthodox Christianity as a lived tradition. It will, therefore, be of great interest to scholars of both Religious Studies and Gender Studies.

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