Author: Timothy Ware
Year: 1963
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A clear, detailed introduction to the Orthodox Church written for the non-Orthodox as well as for Orthodox Christians who wish to know more about their own tradition.
During the last few years the interest of western Christians in the Orthodox Church has increased in an astonishing way. Timothy Ware believes that an understanding of Orthodoxy is necessary before the Roman Catholic and Protestant Churches can be reunited, and here he explains the Orthodox views on such widely ranging matters as Ecumenical Councils, Sacraments, free will, Purgatory, the Papacy and the relation between the different Orthodox Churches.
In Part One he describes the history of the Eastern Church over the last two thousand years with particular reference to its problems in the twentieth century Russia: and in Part Two he explains the beliefs and worship of the Orthodox today. Finally, he considers the possibilities of reunion between East and West.
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