The Orthodox Church
Author: Stanley S. Harakas
Publisher:
Published: 1987
Total Pages: 354
ISBN-13: 9780937032565
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Stanley S. Harakas
Publisher:
Published: 1987
Total Pages: 354
ISBN-13: 9780937032565
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Michael Shanbour
Publisher:
Published: 2016-10-10
Total Pages: 352
ISBN-13: 9781944967017
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Over the centuries since the Great Schism between the Eastern and Western Churches, the two groups have diverged to the point that they often no longer understand each other's vocabulary, let alone the fundamental concepts on which each faith is built. Know the Faith is an attempt to present Orthodox Christianity in a way Western Christians can understand, grounding each point in Scripture and patristic theology, with comparisons to what Catholics and Protestants believe.Whether you are an Orthodox Christian seeking to explain your faith to others or an inquirer into this ancient faith, Know the Faith will help you understand and communicate the Orthodox faith as never before.
Author: Orthodox Eastern Church
Publisher: St Vladimir's Seminary Press
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 488
ISBN-13: 0881412961
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Patrick Henry Reardon
Publisher:
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 157
ISBN-13: 9781888212969
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Subtitle: Orthodox Christian Reflections on the Book of Genesis The Book of Genesis is foundational reading for the Christian, concerned as it is with the origins of our race and the beginnings of salvation history. Its opening pages provide the theological suppositions of the entire biblical story: Creation, especially that of man in God's image, the structure of time, man's relationship to God, the entrance of sin into the world, and God's selection of a specific line of revelation that will give structure to history. Early Christian writers such as St. Paul saw no dichotomy between the writings of the Law, of which Genesis is the beginning, and the Gospel. Rather, the Gospel is the key to understanding the Law. In "Creation and the Patriarchal Histories," Fr. Reardon shows clearly how the proper understanding of Creation and the Fall informs all of Christian doctrine, and how the narratives of the patriarchs from Noah to Joseph pave the way for the salvation history that continues in Exodus.
Author: St. Tikhon of Zadonsk
Publisher:
Published: 2020-05-17
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The holy apostles, enlightened and strengthened by the Holy Spirit, carried the indescribable wealth of God's goodness into the whole universe: the Son of God, who came to the world in flesh, preached; faith in Him was planted in the hearts of men; they denied idoloress, peoples, darkened by the darkness of the ignorance of God, enlightened; the eyes of the heart blinded to the knowledge of the true God opened; founded the Church of God on the face of the whole earth; gathered a single blessed herd from different nations, like wild animals, gathered; The Holy Trinity -- the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, the one God -- was taught to read; they lit the fire of God's love in the hearts of believers and affirmed the hope of life and the bliss of the next century, as it is written about them: they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following. (Mk. 16, 20 ).* * *Christ the Lord the King of Heaven, having come to earth and having done the work of eternal salvation on earth, has sent His saints and apostles to all the countries and cities of the whole earth to proclaim His coming and His coming salvation to them. Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. ( Mark 16:15 ). These messengers of God and faithful servants of Christ went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following. ( Mark 16, 20 ).
Author: Eugen J. Pentiuc
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 2014-04
Total Pages: 440
ISBN-13: 0195331230
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This book examines the receipt, transmission, and interpretation of the Old Testament in the Eastern Orthodox tradition. Looking at the various ways Orthodox Christians sought to assimilate the Old Testament in the spiritual, liturgical, and doctrinal fabric of their faith community, Pentiuc pays special attention to: liturgy, iconography, monastic rules and canons, conciliar resolutions, and patristic works in Greek, Syriac and Coptic.
Author: Daniel B. Clendenin
Publisher: Baker Academic
Published: 2003-10
Total Pages: 288
ISBN-13: 0801026512
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A clear introduction to Eastern Orthodoxy and key aspects of the tradition. Now contains new articles and additional readings on Orthodoxy and evangelicalism.
Author: Brian D. McLaren
Publisher: Zondervan
Published: 2009-05-18
Total Pages: 354
ISBN-13: 0310565790
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A confession and manifesto from a senior leader in the emerging church movement. A Generous Orthodoxy calls for a radical, Christ-centered orthodoxy of faith and practice in a missional, generous spirit. Brian McLaren argues for a post-liberal, post-conservative, post-protestant convergence, which will stimulate lively interest and global conversation among thoughtful Christians from all traditions.In a sweeping exploration of belief, author Brian McLaren takes us across the landscape of faith, envisioning an orthodoxy that aims for Jesus, is driven by love, and is defined by missional intent. A Generous Orthodoxy rediscovers the mysterious and compelling ways that Jesus can be embraced across the entire Christian horizon. Rather than establishing what is and is not “orthodox,” McLaren walks through the many traditions of faith, bringing to the center a way of life that draws us closer to Christ and to each other. Whether you find yourself inside, outside, or somewhere on the fringe of Christianity, A Generous Orthodoxy draws you toward a way of living that looks beyond the “us/them” paradigm to the blessed and ancient paradox of “we.”
Author: Trent Horn
Publisher: Catholic Answers Press
Published: 2017-05
Total Pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9781683570240
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →"How can you believe all this stuff? This is the number-one question Catholics get asked and, sometimes, we ask ourselves. Why do we believe that God exists, that he became a man and came to save us, that what looks like a wafer of bread is actually his body? Why do we believe that he inspired a holy book and founded an infallible Church to teach us the one true way to live? Ever since he became Catholic, Trent Horn has spent a lot of time answering these questions, trying to explain to friends, family, and total strangers the reasons for his Catholic faith. Some didn't believe in God, or even in the existence of truth. Others said they were spiritual but didn't think you needed religion to be happy. Some were Christians who thought Catholic doctrines over-complicated the pure gospel. And some were fellow Catholics who had a hard time understanding everything they professed to believe on Sunday. Why We're Catholic assembles the clearest, friendliest, most helpful answers that Trent learned to give to all these people and more. Beginning with how we can know reality and ending with our hope of eternal life, it s the perfect way to help skeptics and seekers (or Catholics who want to firm up their faith) understand the evidence that bolsters our belief and brings us joy" --
Author: Frederica Mathewes-Green
Publisher: Paraclete Press
Published: 2015-04-01
Total Pages: 287
ISBN-13: 1612614345
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Welcome to the Orthodox Church—its history, theology, worship, spirituality, and daily life. This friendly guide provides a comprehensive introduction to Orthodoxy, but with a twist: readers learn by making a series of visits to a fictitious church, and get to know the faith as new Christians did for most of history, by immersion. Mathews-Green provides commentary and explanations on everything from how to “venerate” an icon, the Orthodox understanding of the atonement, to the Lenten significance of tofu. It’s the perfect book for inquirers and newcomers, but even readers who have been Orthodox all their lives say they learned things they never knew before. Enjoyable, easy-to-read, and leavened with humor, Welcome to the Orthodox Church is a gracious guide to the ancient faith of the Christian East.