To many in the West, Orthodoxy remains shrouded in mystery, an
exotic and foreign religion that survived in the East following the
Great Schism of 1054 that split the Christian world into two
camps-Catholic and Orthodox. However, as the second largest
Christian denomination, Orthodox Christianity is anything but
foreign to the nearly 300 million worshippers who practice it. For
them, Orthodoxy is a living, breathing reality; a way of being
Christian ultimately rooted in the person of Jesus and the
experience of the early Church. Whether they are Greek, Russian, or
American, Orthodox Christians are united by a common tradition and
faith that binds them together despite differences in culture.
True, the road has not always been smooth-Orthodox history is
littered with tales of schisms and divisions, of persecutions and
martyrdom, from the Sack of Constantinople, capital of the
Byzantine Empire and seat of the Ecumenical Patriarch, to the
experience of the Russian Orthodox Church under the Soviet Union.
Still, today Orthodoxy remains a vibrant part of the religious
landscape, not only in those lands where it has made its historic
home (Greece, Russia, the Middle East, and Eastern Europe), but
also increasingly in the West. Orthodox Christianity: A Very Short
Introduction explores the enduring role of this religion, and the
history, beliefs, and practices that have shaped it.
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