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Preface | |
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List of Illustrations | |
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List of Abbreviations | |
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Note on Sources | |
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Introduction: Strange Encounters | |
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The Pilgrimage of the Orthodox through History | |
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A Brief History of the Orthodox from the Apostolic Era to the Middle Ages | |
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Perspectives of History | |
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Earliest Christian Foundations | |
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The Development of Ecclesiastical Centres | |
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The Age of the Fathers | |
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Creeds and Councils | |
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East and West: The Parting of Ways | |
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The Slavic Mission | |
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The Organization of the Orthodox Churches from Medieval to Modern Times | |
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The Extension of the Orthodox Church | |
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Synopsis of the Organization of the Orthodox Churches | |
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The Ancient Patriarchates | |
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The Orthodox Church of Cyprus | |
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The Church of Sinai | |
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The Russian Orthodox Church (Patriarchate of Moscow) | |
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The Wider Russian Heritage | |
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The Orthodox Church of Greece | |
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The Patriarchal Church of Bulgaria | |
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The Patriarchal Church of Serbia | |
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The Patriarchal Church of Romania | |
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The Church of Georgia | |
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The Church of Poland | |
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The Church of Albania | |
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The Church of the Czech Lands and Slovakia | |
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The Three Autonomous Orthodox Churches | |
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The Various Orthodox Diaspora Communities | |
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The Orthodox Church in America | |
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The Orthodox Sense of Tradition | |
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The Holy Tradition | |
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Sources of Authority in Orthodoxy | |
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Orthodoxy's Reading of the Scriptures | |
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An Ecclesial Reading | |
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The Principle of Consonance | |
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The Principle of Authority | |
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The Principle of Utility | |
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Patristic and Conciliar Authorities | |
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The Symbolical Books | |
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The Pedalion (Holy Canons) | |
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Tradition and Revelation | |
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The Doctrine of the Orthodox Church. I: The Glory of the Lord | |
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The Christian God | |
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The Holy Spirit | |
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The Lord Jesus | |
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The Immortal Father | |
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The Holy Trinity | |
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The Doctrine of the Orthodox Church. II: The Economy of Salvation | |
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Humanity and its Sufferings | |
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Salvation and the Call to Ascent | |
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The Song of Creation | |
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The Blessed Theotokos: Joy of All Creation | |
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The Dance of the Blessed: The Angels and the Saints | |
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Outside the Gates: Demonology and the Enigma of Evil | |
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The Church: Bride of the Lamb | |
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The Holy Mysteries and Liturgies | |
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Greater and Lesser Mysteries: | |
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The Mystery of Baptism | |
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The Mystery of Chrismation | |
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The Mystical Supper: Communion in the Holy Eucharist | |
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The Eucharistic Liturgy | |
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The Mystery of Metanoia | |
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The Mystery of the Great Anointing | |
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The Mystery of Marriage | |
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The Mysteries of Ordination | |
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The Lesser Blessings of the Church | |
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The Services of Prayer | |
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The Trisagion Prayers | |
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The Daily Offices | |
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Personal Prayers | |
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Traditions of Orthodox Prayer and Spirituality | |
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Methods of Prayer | |
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The Prayer of the Heart | |
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The Jesus Prayer | |
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Hesychasm | |
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Fasting and Feasting | |
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The Holy Icons: Doors to the Kingdom | |
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Sacred Art | |
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The Orthodox Vocabulary of Worship | |
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Icons and Iconoclasm | |
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Icons of the Lord | |
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Icons of the Virgin | |
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Icons of the Saints | |
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'The God-Beloved Emperor': Orthodoxy's Political Imagination | |
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Caesaro-Papist Caricatures | |
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Byzantine Models of Godly Rule | |
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The Ambiguity of Scriptural Paradigms of Power | |
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The Concept of the Priestly King | |
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Dominion as an Apostolic Charism | |
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Patristic Ideas on Symphonia | |
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New Polities in the Aftermath of Byzantium | |
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Orthodoxy and the Contemporary World | |
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The Poor at the Rich Man's Gate | |
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The Grace of Peace and the Curse of War | |
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Freedom in an Unfree World | |
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A New Status for Women | |
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Biological and Other New Ethical Environments | |
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Sexual Ethics and Pastoral Care | |
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Ecumenism and the Reconciliation of the Churches | |
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Religious Pluralism in the Global Village | |
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Evangelism in a New Millennium | |
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Glossary of Orthodox Terminology | |
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Select Bibliography | |
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Index | |