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Despite its rich history in the Latin tradition, Christian
monasticism began in the east; the wellsprings of monastic culture
and spirituality can be directly sourced from the third-century
Egyptian wilderness. In this volume, John Binns creates a vivid,
authoritative account that traces the four main branches of eastern
Christianity, up to and beyond the Great Schism of 1054 and the
break between the Catholic and Orthodox churches. Binns begins by
exploring asceticism in the early church and the establishment of
monastic life in Egypt, led by St Anthony and Pachomius. He
chronicles the expansion, influence and later separation of the
various Orthodox branches, examining monastic traditions and
histories ranging from Syria to Russia and Ethiopia to Asia Minor.
Culminating with both the persecution and the revival of monastic
life, Binns concludes with an argument for both the diversity and
the shared set of practices and ideals between the Orthodox
churches, creating a resource for both cross-disciplinary
specialist and students of religion, history, and spirituality.
Surrounded by steep escarpments to the north, south and east,
Ethiopia has always been geographically and culturally set apart.
It has the longest archaeological record of any country in the
world: indeed, this precipitous mountain land was where the human
race began. It is also home to an ancient church with a remarkable
legacy. The Church of Ethiopia is the only pre-colonial church in
sub-Saharan Africa; today it has a membership of around forty
million and is rapidly growing. This book is the first major study
of a community which has developed a distinctive approach different
from all other churches. John Binns explains how its special
features have shaped the life of the Ethiopian people, and how
political changes since the overthrow of Haile Selassie have forced
the Church to rethink its identity and mission. He discusses the
famous rock-hewn churches; the Ark of the Covenant (claimed by the
Church and housed in Aksum); medieval monasticism; relations with
the Coptic Church; centuries of co-existence with Islam; missionary
activity; and the Church's venerable oral traditions of poetic
allegorical reflection.
Surrounded by steep escarpments to the north, south and east,
Ethiopia has always been geographically and culturally set apart.
It has the longest archaeological record of any country in the
world. Indeed, this precipitous mountain land was where the human
race began. It is also home to an ancient church with a remarkable
legacy. The Ethiopian Church forms the southern branch of historic
Christianity. It is the only pre-colonial church in sub-Saharan
Africa, originating in one of the earliest Christian kingdoms-with
its king Ezana (supposedly descended from the biblical Solomon)
converting around 340 CE. Since then it has maintained its long
Christian witness in a region dominated by Islam; today it has a
membership of around forty million and is rapidly growing. Yet
despite its importance, there has been no comprehensive study
available in English of its theology and history. This is a large
gap which this authoritative and engagingly written book seeks to
fill. The Church of Ethiopia (or formally, the Ethiopian Orthodox
Tewahedo Church) has a recognized place in worldwide Christianity
as one of five non-Chalcedonian Orthodox Churches.As Dr Binns
shows, it has developed a distinctive approach which makes it
different from all other churches. His book explains why this
happened and how these special features have shaped the life of the
Christian people of Ethiopia. He discusses the famous rock-hewn
churches; the Ark of the Covenant (claimed by the Church and housed
in Aksum); the medieval monastic tradition; relations with the
Coptic Church; co-existence with Islam; missionary activity; and
the Church's venerable oral traditions, especially the discipline
of qene-a kind of theological reflection couched in a unique style
of improvised allegorical poetry. There is also a sustained
exploration of how the Church has been forced to re-think its
identity and mission as a result of political changes and upheaval
following the overthrow of Haile Selassie (who ruled as Regent,
1916-1930, and then as Emperor, 1930-74) and beyond.
This introduction describes the life of the Orthodox Churches of the Christian East from the accession of the Emperor Constantine in 312 up to the year 2000. It discusses the distinctive Orthodox approaches to the themes of liturgy, theology, monastic life and spirituality, iconography, popular religion, mission, politics and the schism between East and West. The final chapter examines the response of the Churches to the new freedom following the collapse of communism and the prospects for the future.
This introduction describes the life of the Orthodox Churches of the Christian East from the accession of the Emperor Constantine in 312 up to the year 2000. It discusses the distinctive Orthodox approaches to the themes of liturgy, theology, monastic life and spirituality, iconography, popular religion, mission, politics and the schism between East and West. The final chapter examines the response of the Churches to the new freedom following the collapse of communism and the prospects for the future.
This is the first study of the monastic movement in Palestine during the Byzantine period. The monasteries of the desert - in Jerusalem, Egypt, and Syria, played a key role in Byzantine society, and the `desert fathers' are well known even today as landmarks in the history of Christian spirituality. The book uses contemporary sources to discuss both how the monks actually lived, and their contribution to the doctrinal and spiritual debate.
Despite its rich history in the Latin tradition, Christian
monasticism began in the east; the wellsprings of monastic culture
and spirituality can be directly sourced from the third-century
Egyptian wilderness. In this volume, John Binns creates a vivid,
authoritative account that traces the four main branches of eastern
Christianity, up to and beyond the Great Schism of 1054 and the
break between the Catholic and Orthodox churches. Binns begins by
exploring asceticism in the early church and the establishment of
monastic life in Egypt, led by St Anthony and Pachomius. He
chronicles the expansion, influence and later separation of the
various Orthodox branches, examining monastic traditions and
histories ranging from Syria to Russia and Ethiopia to Asia Minor.
Culminating with both the persecution and the revival of monastic
life, Binns concludes with an argument for both the diversity and
the shared set of practices and ideals between the Orthodox
churches, creating a resource for both cross-disciplinary
specialist and students of religion, history, and spirituality.
This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy
Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive
selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to
reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional
imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor
pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues
beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving and promoting the world's literature.
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This
IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced
typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have
occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor
pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original
artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe
this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections,
have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing
commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We
appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the
preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy
Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive
selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to
reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional
imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor
pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues
beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving and promoting the world's literature.
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This
IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced
typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have
occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor
pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original
artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe
this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections,
have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing
commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We
appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the
preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
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This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy
Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive
selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to
reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional
imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor
pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues
beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving and promoting the world's literature.
This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy
Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive
selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to
reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional
imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor
pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues
beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving and promoting the world's literature.
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