Orthodox Christianity: A Very Short Introduction

by A Edward Siecienski and A. Edward Siecienski

Book Overview

To many in the West, Orthodoxy remains shrouded in mystery, an exotic and foreign religion that survived in the East following the Great Schism of 1054 that split the Christian world into two camps--Catholic and Orthodox. However, as the second largest Christian denomination, Orthodox Christianity is anything but foreign to the nearly 300 million worshippers who practice it. For them, Orthodoxy is a living, breathing reality; a way of being Christian...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190883278
• ISBN13: 9780190883270
• Release Date: July 2019
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 4.2" x 6.8"