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Byzantine Theology - Historical Trends and Doctrinal Themes (Paperback, Rev Ed)
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Byzantine Theology - Historical Trends and Doctrinal Themes (Paperback, Rev Ed)
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For over a thousand years, Eastern Christendom had as its center
the second capital of the Roman Empire-Constantinople, the "New
Rome," or Byzantium. The geographical division between the Eastern
and Western Churches was only one manifestation of deeper rifts,
characterized by a long history of conflicts, suspicions, and
misunderstandings. Although the art, monasticism, and spirituality
of Byzantium have come to be recognized as inspirational and
influential in the shaping of Eastern European civilization, and of
the Middle Ages and the Renaissance as well, the West has been in
the main ignorant of the historical evolution and the doctrinal
significance of Byzantine theology. Here, for the first time in
English, is presented a synthesis of Byzantine Christian thought.
The reader is guided through its complexities to an understanding
of Byzantium: its view of man and his destiny of "deification"; its
ability to transcend the "Western captivity"; its survival under
quite adverse historical circumstances. In the end, he may well
find himself receptive to the basic positions of Byzantine thought,
which have attained, in this time of need for the reintegration of
Christianity itself, a surprising, contemporary relevance.
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