The Orthodox Church in the Byzantine Empire

by J.M. Hussey and Andrew Louth

Book Overview

This book describes the role of the medieval Orthodox Church in the Byzantine Empire (c.600-c.1453). As an integral part of its policy it was (as in western Christianity) closely linked with many aspects of everyday life both official and otherwise. It was a formative period for Orthodoxy. It had to face doctrinal problems and heresies; at the same time it experienced the continuity and deepening of its liturgical life. While holding fast to the traditions...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198264569
• ISBN13: 9780198264569
• Release Date: October 1990
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 442 Pages
• Weight: 1.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 9.2" x 6.1"