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Based on the acclaimed two-volume Encyclopedia of Eastern Orthodox Christianity (Wiley Blackwell, 2011), and now available for students, faculty, and clergy in a concise single-volume format
* An outstanding reference work providing an accessible English language account of the key historical, liturgical, doctrinal features of Eastern Orthodoxy, including the Non-Chalcedonian churches
* Explores the major traditions of Eastern Orthodoxy in detail, including the Armenian, Byzantine, Coptic, Ethiopic, Slavic, Romanian, Syriac churches
* Uniquely comprehensive, it is edited by one of the leading scholars in the field and provides authoritative articles by a team of leading international academics and Orthodox figures
* Spans the period from Late Antiquity to the present, encompassing subjects including history, theology, liturgy, monasticism, sacramentology, canon law, philosophy, folk culture, architecture, archaeology, martyrology, and hagiography
* Structured alphabetically and is topically cross-indexed, with entries ranging from 100 to 6,000 words
List of contents
List of Entries vi
List of Illustrations xi
Editors and Contributors xiv
Preface and Acknowledgments xvi
Maps xx
Orthodox Christianity A-Z 1
Index 526
About the author
John Anthony McGuckin is Nielsen Professor of Early Church History at Union Theological Seminary, and Professor of Byzantine Christian Studies at Columbia University in New York. A Stavrofor priest of the Romanian Orthodox Church in America, Professor McGuckin is the author of more than twenty books on religious and historical themes and is considered one of the leading experts of the early Christian and Eastern Orthodox tradition writing in English today.
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Based on the acclaimed two-volume Encyclopedia of Eastern Orthodox Christianity, and now available for students, faculty, and clergy in a concise single-volume format.
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Praise for The Encyclopedia of Eastern Orthodox Christianity:
"The encyclopedia as a whole is a remarkable achievement ... the preface by the editor is a masterpiece."
--Theology
"An authoritative, scholarly reference work ... that will have the greatest utility for researchers at every level. In 30 years of studying Orthodox Christianity, this reviewer has been no comparable work ... essential."
--Choice
"This monumental work ... provides a wealth of knowledge about global Orthodoxy during historical cycles of growth, repression and renewal."
--European History Quarterly
