Author: Zernov, Nicolas
Title: Eastern Christendom : A Study of the Origin and Development of the Eastern Orthodox Church
Description: London, Weidenfeld and Nicolson, [1961]. orig. cloth. 25x15cm, 326,(48) pp. Series: History of Religion.. 48pp photoplates.. Minor rubbing. Light spine bump. VG. ¶ Contents: The Church in the East During the Struggle for Survival. First to Fourth Centuries; The Ecumenical Councils and the Oriental Schism. Fourth to English Centuries; The Christian East Between Islam and the Crusades, Eighth to Thirteenth Centuries; The Mongol Invasion and the Fall of Byzantium. Thirteenth to Fifteenth Centuries; The Centures of Isolation and Oppression. Fifteenth to Eighteenth Centuries; The Period of Intellectual Stirring and National Liberation, Nineteenth Century; The Time of Testing and Trial. Twentieth Century; The Faith and Doctrine of the Orthodox Church; Worship and Sacraments in the Christian East; The Church in the Life of Eastern Christians; The Sacred Art of the Christian East; Conclusion: The Christian East and the Contemporary World.

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