TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bartholomew
TI  - Encountering the mystery: understanding Orthodox Christianity today 
SN  - 9780385518130
AV  - BX320.3 .B365 2008
U1  - ARCH YNDC 281.9 B286E 22
PY  - 2008///
CY  - New York
PB  - Doubleday
KW  - Orthodox Eastern Church
N1  - 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
N2  - 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
ER  -