The Book of Church Order
Author: Presbyterian Church in the U.S. General Assembly
Publisher:
Published: 1965
Total Pages: 132
ISBN-13: 9780804239042
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Annie Henry
Author: Susan Olasky
Publisher: Crossway
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 420
ISBN-13: 9781581345216
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFollows the adventures of Annie Henry, daughter of patriot Patrick Henry, as she grows up during the American Revolution.
Service Book of the Holy Orthodox-Catholic Apostolic (Greco-Russian) Church
Author: Orthodox Eastern Church
Publisher:
Published: 1906
Total Pages: 666
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Greek Orthodox Church in America
Author: Alexander Kitroeff
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Published: 2020-06-15
Total Pages: 400
ISBN-13: 1501749447
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn this sweeping history, Alexander Kitroeff shows how the Greek Orthodox Church in America has functioned as much more than a religious institution, becoming the focal point in the lives of the country's million-plus Greek immigrants and their descendants. Assuming the responsibility of running Greek-language schools and encouraging local parishes to engage in cultural and social activities, the church became the most important Greek American institution and shaped the identity of Greeks in the United States. Kitroeff digs into these traditional activities, highlighting the American church's dependency on the "mother church," the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Constantinople, and the use of Greek language in the Sunday liturgy. Today, as this rich biography of the church shows us, Greek Orthodoxy remains in between the Old World and the New, both Greek and American.
Welcome to the Orthodox Church
Author: Frederica Mathewes-Green
Publisher: Paraclete Press
Published: 2015-04-01
Total Pages: 294
ISBN-13: 1612614345
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWelcome 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.
The Romanian Orthodox Church and the Holocaust
Author: Ion Popa
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Published: 2017-09-11
Total Pages: 254
ISBN-13: 0253029899
DOWNLOAD EBOOK“An important book” that delves into the role of religious authorities in Romania during the Holocaust, and the continuing effects today (Antisemitism Studies). In 1930, about 750,000 Jews called Romania home. At the end of World War II, approximately half of them survived. Only recently, after the fall of Communism, are details of the history of the Holocaust in Romania coming to light. Ion Popa explores this history by scrutinizing the role of the Romanian Orthodox Church from 1938 to the present day. Popa unveils and questions whitewashing myths that covered up the role of the church in supporting official antisemitic policies of the Romanian government. He analyzes the church’s relationship with the Jewish community in Romania, with Judaism, and with the state of Israel, as well as the extent to which the church recognizes its part in the persecution and destruction of Romanian Jews. Popa’s highly original analysis illuminates how the church responded to accusations regarding its involvement in the Holocaust, the part it played in buttressing the wall of Holocaust denial, and how Holocaust memory has been shaped in Romania today.
The Orthodox Church in Ukraine
Author: Nicholas E. Denysenko
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Published: 2018-11-23
Total Pages: 292
ISBN-13: 1609092449
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe bitter separation of Ukraine's Orthodox churches is a microcosm of its societal strife. From 1917 onward, church leaders failed to agree on the church's mission in the twentieth century. The core issues of dispute were establishing independence from the Russian church and adopting Ukrainian as the language of worship. Decades of polemical exchanges and public statements by leaders of the separated churches contributed to the formation of their distinct identities and sharpened the friction amongst their respective supporters. In The Orthodox Church in Ukraine, Nicholas Denysenko provides a balanced and comprehensive analysis of this history from the early twentieth century to the present. Based on extensive archival research, Denysenko's study examines the dynamics of church and state that complicate attempts to restore an authentic Ukrainian religious identity in the contemporary Orthodox churches. An enhanced understanding of these separate identities and how they were forged could prove to be an important tool for resolving contemporary religious differences and revising ecclesial policies. This important study will be of interest to historians of the church, specialists of former Soviet countries, and general readers interested in the history of the Orthodox Church.
Through Western Eyes
Author: Robert Letham
Publisher: Mentor
Published: 2010-09-20
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781845502478
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe culture of the Eastern Church, to many, is alien. Yet there are recognizable family resemblances. This book aims to start to get to know one another again from a Reformed Protestant perspective.
The Orthodox Church and Russian Politics
Author: Irina Papkova
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2011
Total Pages: 265
ISBN-13: 9780199791149
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"There is little written about the Russian Orthodox Church, and precious little by political scientists who use qualitative, critical methods. This book is a welcome contribution and will receive attention from political scientists, anthropologists, and sociologists of religion." ---Catherine Wanner. Associate Professor of History. Anthropology and Religious Studies. Penn State University --Book Jacket.
Introducing the Orthodox Church
Author: Anthony M. Coniaris
Publisher:
Published: 2019
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780933654082
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