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The Orthodox Church: New Edition
by Timothy Ware
from Penguin (Non-Classics)

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

• The Orthodox Church
  An absolutely fascinating and enlightening book about the Orthodox Church. It filled in many low spots in my understanding of Orthodoxy. Well done!

• The Best Book on Orthodoxy
  As a person who recently converted to Orthodox Christianity, I am continually amazed at how invisible the "Eastern" Church is to those in the "West." Fortunately we have in the person of Timothy or Bp. Kallistos Ware, a bold, eloquent, and scholarly apologist, who is able to present a great deal of material, which might otherwise be dry, in a clear-headed and thought provoking manner.
  For anyone who is interested in the history of the Great Schism and the theological matters surrounding it, or the... more info

• Orthodox Church History
  I think Timothy Ware (Bishop Kallistos) presents a good concise history of Eastern Orthodoxy, as well as a balanced view of the "The Great Schism." Timothy's sentiments go beyond a mere intellectual appeal for Christian unity and suggest that we have both, East and West, been "grievously impoverished" by our separation. As he states (p.61),"The Greek east and the Latin west still need one another. For both parties the great schism has proved to be a great tragedy."

• A Must read for anyone willing to find the true Christianity
  A Must read for anyone willing to find the true Christianity. Reveals and explains the Orthodox Church the true and holy one settled by Christ and continued by the apostles and having no modern changes of faith or trends. The same true and holy faith as in the first centuries worshiped by the apostles.

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