Speaking the Truth in Love - Theological Spiritual Exhortations of Ecumenical Patriarch

Informationen zum Autor Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, Edited by Rev. Dr. John Chryssavgis, Foreword by Dr. Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury Klappentext His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew has made it his mission to foster ecumenical relations and religious tolerance, as well as to promote global human rights and protect the environment. His message has always been to speak the truth in love.This book is the second in a series of three volumes published by Fordham University Press collecting the writings and statements of the spiritual leader. In particular, it represents the broad reach and spiritual depth of the Patriarch's message of inter-Christian communication and ecumenical understanding. The volume is divided into Patriarchal Proclamations, Patriarchal Exhortations, Ecumenical Addresses, Academic Discourses, and Messages and Declarations. Within the collection, His AllHoliness boldly challenges the taboos and controversies swirling within religious doctrine, addressingsuch issues as church unity, papal primacy, and divisions within Christianity. This book is an essential read for religious scholars as well as for anyone searching for a deeper understanding of the Orthodox Christian faith. Zusammenfassung Includes a selection of major addresses and significant statements by the first among equals and spiritual leader of the world's 300 million Orthodox Christians. This volume represents the inter-Christian initiatives and theological outreach of the Patriarch, covering a range of topics, such as ecumenism and theology.

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• Authors: Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, Batholomew, Batholomew (Ecumenical Patriarch), Joh Batholomew (Ecumenical Patriarch) Chryssavgis, BATHOLOMEW ECUMENICAL PATRIARCH, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew
• Assisted by: John Chryssavgis (Editor), Dr Rowan Williams (Editor)
• Publisher: Fordham University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 29.11.2010
• EAN: 9780823233373
• ISBN: 978-0-8232-3337-3
• No. of pages: 464
• Series: Orthodox Christianity and Cont; Orthodox Christianity and Contemporary Thought; Orthodox Christianity and Cont
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works