The Cambridge Companion to Orthodox Christian Theology

by Elizabeth Theokritoff

Book Overview

Orthodox Christian theology is often presented as the direct inheritor of the doctrine and tradition of the early Church. But continuity with the past is only part of the truth; it would be false to conclude that the eastern section of the Christian Church is in any way static. Orthodoxy, building on its patristic foundations, has blossomed in the modern period. This volume focuses on the way Orthodox theological tradition is understood and lived...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521683386
• ISBN13: 9780521683388
• Release Date: January 2009
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 348 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"