Know the Faith: A Handbook for Orthodox Christians and Inquirers

By Fr. Michael Shanbour and Michael Shanbour

Over the centuries since the Great Schism between the Eastern and Western Churches, the two groups have diverged to the point that they often no longer understand each other's vocabulary, let alone... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 194496701X
• ISBN13: 9781944967017
• Release Date: October 2016
• Publisher: Ancient Faith Publishing
• Length: 354 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Great for converts and catechumens

I really enjoyed this book. Coming from years of Evangelical background to converting to Orthodoxy this really helped break down some important topics of the Orthodox Faith. 1. Church 2. Grace 3. Salvation 4. Justification by Faith 5. Tradition and Scripture 6. The Eucharist 7. Ordination and the Priesthood 8. Confession and Repentance 9. Icons, Veneration and Worship 10. Intersessions of the Saints 11. Veneration of the Virgin Mary While Fr. Michael did an excellent job with comparing Orthodox, Catholicism and Protestantism at times I felt maybe there was too much of Catholic or Protestant ways of teaching. This would be great for a new Catechumen, inquirer of the Faith or even a convert like myself years later refreshing myself. I appreciate the scriptures at the end of each chapter that support the topic. Also teachings from the church Fathers on each topic.

Very helpful and informative to this catholic inquirirer

Anyone looking to understand Eastern Orthodoxy better will greatly benefit from reading this book. I’m a catholic inquirer into Eastern Orthodoxy and it’s been a real gold mine. Shanbour presents the orthodox view and also compares and contrasts with catholic and Protestant views. It’s a fair and scholarly treatment of Christianity and what Eastern Orthodoxy is about.