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Jacob of Sarug's homily on the Apostle Paul's advice to those who
prioritise worldly matters, leading to an afterlife remote from
God.
Antony Mecherry S.J. brings to the fore a recently identified
16th-century treatise on 'Nestorianism', written by Francisco Ros
S.J. (1559-1624), a Catalonian from the Jesuit province of Aragon.
He successfully promoted the mission praxis of accommodatio
primarily among the Saint Thomas Christians of early modern Malabar
in South India. This newly discovered first treatise composed by
Ros, a Latin missionary, represents the initial phase of his
mission as a polemicist in the making, who read the Syriac sources
of the Church of the East found in Malabar through a Catholic
theological lens. In addition to exploring the underlying conflicts
which emerged out of an unprecedented encounter of apparently
unlike theological and liturgical identities in the same mission
field of early modern India, this book provides the readers with a
historiographical critique against the backdrop of which the author
presents his analysis of the Rosian treatise.
From the writings of Jingjing, a monk in the eighth century, to
essays from contemporary church leaders and academics, Chinese
theology offers distinct perspectives within the world church on
matters from sin and salvation to Confucian-Christian practice and
Marxist materialism. Chloe Starr draws together the writings of
Chinese theologians for an English-speaking audience, providing a
much-needed resource for scholars and general readers. This
anthology, based on He Guanghu and Daniel H. N. Yeung's
Sino-Christian Theology Reader ( ), presents an extensive selection
of ecclesial and scholarly theological writings from mainland China
and provides explanatory context of the historical and theological
background for each pre-modern and early twentieth-century text,
along with brief biographies of the authors. Ecumenical in scope, A
Reader in Chinese Theology brings God to new light through a
variety of sources: early Church of the East texts; Roman Catholic
writings from the Ming and Qing; singular Taiping treatises;
twentieth-century Protestant writings across the church spectrum;
and an assortment of academic essays showcasing "Sino-Christian
theology" from the Reform Era (1978-).
From the writings of Jingjing, a monk in the eighth century, to
essays from contemporary church leaders and academics, Chinese
theology offers distinct perspectives within the world church on
matters from sin and salvation to Confucian-Christian practice and
Marxist materialism. Chloe Starr draws together the writings of
Chinese theologians for an English-speaking audience, providing a
much-needed resource for scholars and general readers. This
anthology, based on He Guanghu and Daniel H. N. Yeung's
Sino-Christian Theology Reader ( ), presents an extensive selection
of ecclesial and scholarly theological writings from mainland China
and provides explanatory context of the historical and theological
background for each pre-modern and early twentieth-century text,
along with brief biographies of the authors. Ecumenical in scope, A
Reader in Chinese Theology brings God to new light through a
variety of sources: early Church of the East texts; Roman Catholic
writings from the Ming and Qing; singular Taiping treatises;
twentieth-century Protestant writings across the church spectrum;
and an assortment of academic essays showcasing "Sino-Christian
theology" from the Reform Era (1978-).
Recognized as a saint by both Chalcedonian and non-Chalcedonian
Christians alike, Jacob of Sarug (d. 521) produced many narrative
poems that have rarely been translated into English. Of his
reported 760 metrical homilies, only about half survive. Part of a
series of fascicles containing the bilingual Syriac-English
editions of Saint Jacob of Sarug's homilies, this volume contains
his homily on Edessa and Jerusalem. The Syriac text is fully
vocalized, and the translation is annotated with a commentary and
biblical references. The volume is one of the fascicles of Gorgias
Press's Complete Homilies of Saint Jacob of Sarug, which, when
complete, will contain all of Jacob's surviving sermons.
Recognised as a saint by both Chalcedonian and non-Chalcedonian
Christians alike, Jacob of Sarug (d. 521) produced many narrative
poems that have rarely been translated into English. Of his
reported 760 metrical homilies, only about half survive. Part of a
series of fascicles containing the bilingual Syriac-English
editions of Saint Jacob of Sarug's homilies, this volume contains
his entire seven-part homily on the Fashioning of Creation.
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.
Edited by Archimandrite Vassilios Papavassiliou, the Ancient Faith
Prayer Book brings together the most ancient and popular prayers of
Orthodox Christians with some additions that address issues of
contemporary life, all rendered in elegant contemporary English and
presented in a compact format (4-1/2 X 7 inches) for ease of use.
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