{"product_id":"the-eastern-orthodox-church-9780300218763","title":"The Eastern Orthodox Church","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[A] worthwhile book. . . . [McGuckin] knows how to address a non-Orthodox audience, presenting in a relatively short book most of what needs to be known about two millennia of Christian history.”—Diarmaid MacCulloch, \u003ci\u003eNew York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“McGuckin is consistently energetic and constructively provoking in his narrative . . . [and] offers some first-rate treatments of theology and the ethos of Orthodox worship.”—Rowan Williams, \u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A triumph. . . . A book that will be read and pondered for decades to come.”—Andrew Louth, \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A clear, historically and theologically rooted portrait of what the Church is for Orthodox Christianity and how it differs from Western Christians’ expectations.”—John Singleton, \u003ci\u003eMethodist Recorder\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“As the author of this stimulating and well-written book comments, many histories of the Christian Church produced in the West . . . tell the story often without so much as a nod towards the Eastern Church. This book seeks to remedy the situation by providing not only a history of the Eastern Orthodox Church but also an introduction to its rich traditions of worship, spirituality and theology.”—Paul Richardson, \u003ci\u003eChurch of England Newspaper\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“An engaging, sophisticated yet accessible, account of the Orthodox Church—its self-understanding, theology, sacramental life, and history—from the time of the New Testament through its long pilgrimage in the East and more recently into the West. One of the best introductions available.”—John Behr, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Mystery of Christ\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This is a rich, fascinating history, from the beginning of Christianity to Patristics and contemporary Orthodoxy, by an outstanding scholar. It includes inspiring intellectual and mystical figures, importantly not only men, but also women, like Elisabeth Behr-Sigel.”—Ilaria L. E. Ramelli, Durham University\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This clear, lively and erudite book, comprehensive in its brevity, is an honest and ultimately hopeful account of the living tradition of faith from the apostolic times to our day—a true salvation history.”—The Rev’d Canon John McLuckie\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This book has the potential to become one of the most important introductions to the Eastern Christian world.”—George E. Demacopoulos, author of \u003ci\u003eColonizing Christianity: Greek and Latin Religious Identity in the Era of the Fourth Crusade\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“John McGuckin, one of today’s most astute and prolific exponents of Eastern Orthodoxy, leads us into the deepest historical and theological roots of the Orthodox tradition. With fresh insight, McGuckin orients non-Orthodox readers to the internal life and practices of Orthodox churches and imaginatively projects the unique vocation of Orthodoxy in a postmodern world.”—Paul M. Blowers, Milligan University\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Yale University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49401537003863,"sku":"9780300218763","price":26.12,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780300218763.jpg?v=1730477733","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-eastern-orthodox-church-9780300218763","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}