Stephen Morris

The Early Eastern Orthodox Church

A History, AD 60-1453

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Produktbeschreibung

Tells the story of the Eastern Othrodox Churxh from the days of the New Testament to the fall of Constantinople (AD 1453). Each chapter examines the personalities and theology that were inextricably entwined at the heart of the conflicts, debates, and events that shaped the medieval world.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland & Co Inc
• Seitenzahl: 192
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. September 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 260g
• ISBN-13: 9781476674810
• ISBN-10: 1476674817
• Artikelnr.: 52714696

Autorenporträt

Stephen Morris was born in London in 1964. He went to school in Watford, and later studied at the Royal Academy of Art. Over the years he has had many jobs, including labouring on building sites, driving delivery vans, and working in a foundry. In 1989 he met and married Lyuba Privizientseva.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction
1.
Before Nicea
2.
Nicea
3.
The Pneumatomachoi and the Second Ecumenical Council
4.
Constantinople, Alexandria and the Mother of God
5.
Chalcedon
6.
Justinian and Theodora
7.
Maximus the Confessor and the "One-Will" (Monothelite) Controversy
8.
Icons and Iconoclasm
9.
Iconoclasm, Part 2 10.
Constantinople, Rome and Leo VI 11.
Divisions, the Crusades and Reunion 12.
Gregory Palamas, the Council of Ferrara-Florence and the Fall of the City Conclusion Chapter Notes Bibliography Index