The Byzantine Legacy in the Orthodox Church - Softcover

Meyendorff, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0913836907 ISBN 13: 9780913836903

Publisher: St Vladimirs Seminary Pr, 2000

Synopsis

For more than a millennium the Byzantine Empire and its capital, Constantinople guided the spiritual destinies of the Christian East. Even after the fall of Constantinople in 1453, the influence of its culture, thought and institutions remained powerful, above all in the Orthodox Church.

In this collection of essays, Fr John Meyendorff, one of the most prominent Orthodox historians and theologians of our day, delineates the many facets of this Byzantine legacy. After an initial survey of the Byzantine Church, he explores such varies subjects as Byzantine political ideology, spirituality and ecclesiology. He clearly demonstrates the significance of Byzantium not only for the history of Eastern Europe and the Near East, but for our own lives as well.

About this title

About the Author:

Fr John Meyendorff (1926-1992) was a Professor of Church History and Patristics at St Vladimir s Orthodox Theological Seminary, and a professor of History at Fordham University, NY. He was a Fellow of the National Endowment for the Humanities (1976-77), and a Guggenheim Fellow. He held honorary doctorates from the University of Notre Dame and General Theological Seminary, was a Corresponding Fellow of the British Academy, and a Senior Fellow at Dumbarton Oaks. In 1990 The Diploma of Honorary Member of the Leningrad Theological Academy was bestowed upon him.

About this edition

• Publisher: St Vladimirs Seminary Pr
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0913836907
• ISBN 13: 9780913836903
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 268