Melody of Faith: Theology in an Orthodox Key

by Vigen Guroian

Book Overview

In the Orthodox Christian faith the elements of liturgy, scripture, hymnody, and iconography are the instruments or "voices" of a melody of faith. Here Vigen Guroian presents the fundamental beliefs of Orthodox Christianity through the metaphor of music. Often drawing on his personal religious experience, Guroian weaves together the themes of creation and new creation, beginning and end, sin and holiness, Incarnation and deification, sacrifice and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802864961
• ISBN13: 9780802864963
• Release Date: August 2010
• Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
• Length: 182 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.4" x 8.1"