Simple Guides The Orthodox Church

by Katherine Clark

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Focuses on Greek practice, to the point of assuming confession 1-4 times a year. Apologizes extensively for St. Constantine. Several indicators of author's liberal background and target audience. Early church chronology sometimes questionable. Skimpy on prayer, notably the Jesus Prayer.

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Orthodoxy is the dominant form of Christianity in Greece, Russia, parts of Eastern Europe and the Balkans. Its practices are largely unfamiliar in the West, and have remained essentially unchanged since the earliest days of the faith. This lucid introduction outlines the tenets, nature and holy days of Orthodox belief with the Western reader in mind.… (more)