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Bartholomew I, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, 1940-

Encountering the mystery : understanding Orthodox Christianity today / His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew - 1st ed - New York : Doubleday, ©2008 - xlvi, 252 pages ; 22 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-252) and index

Foreword / Kallistos Ware -- Biographical note / John Chryssavgis -- Historical perspectives : the Orthodox Church and the Ecumenical Patriarchate -- Song and space : art, architecture, and liturgy -- The gift of theology : basic principles and perspectives -- Vocation of love : monasticism as choice and calling -- Spirituality and sacraments : prayer and the spiritual life -- The wonder of creation : religion and ecology -- Faith and freedom : conscience and human rights -- Transforming the world : i. social justice ; ii. religion and society ; war and peace -- Epilogue: The hope that lies within

The spiritual leader of Orthodox Christianity chronicles the history, culture, traditions, and tenets of his faith, tracing the two-thousand-year evolution of the faith, the schisms that led to its split with Western Christianity, and its doctrine and liturgy

ISBN: 9780385518130 0385518137

LCCN: 2007025597

Subjects--Corporate Names:
Orthodox Eastern Church

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Orthodox Eastern Church

LC Class. No.: BX320.3 / .B365 2008

Dewey Class. No.: ARCH YNDC 281.9 B286E