Eastern Christianity in the Modern Middle East
ISBN: 9780415548038 / Angielski / Twarda / 196 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Middle East is the birthplace of Christianity and the home to a number of Eastern Churches with millions of followers. This book provides a comprehensive survey of the various denominations in the modern Middle East and will be of interest to a wide variety of scholars and students studying theology, history and politics.
The Middle East is the birthplace of Christianity and the home to a number of Eastern Churches with millions of followers. This book provides a compre...
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The World of Early Egyptian Christianity: Language, Literature, and Social Context
ISBN: 9780813215792 / Angielski / Miękka / 226 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. With increasing interest in early Egyptian (Coptic) Christianity, this volume offers an important collection of essays about Coptic language, literature, and social history by some of the finest authors in the field. The essays range broadly through the areas of Coptic language and literature, examining the origins and history of the Coptic community in its formative years. The Jewish content and connections of earliest Christianity in Egypt are explored, as is the survival of pagan religion in a later, increasingly Christian world. Studies of Egyptian monasticism range from investigations of...
With increasing interest in early Egyptian (Coptic) Christianity, this volume offers an important collection of essays about Coptic language, literatu...
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155,06 zł |
In the Image and Likeness of God
ISBN: 9780913836132 / Angielski / Miękka / 232 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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Jesus Prayer: The Ancient Desert Prayer That Tunes the Heart to God
ISBN: 9781557256591 / Angielski / Miękka / 210 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In the earliest centuries of faith, Christians in the deserts of Palestine and Africa sought a short prayer that could be easily repeated, in order to acquire the habit of "prayer without ceasing." The result was "The Jesus Prayer" "Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me." This jewel of Eastern Christianity aims at enabling a person to be in God's presence, rather than to focus on feelings or thoughts about God. The first section of "The Jesus Prayer" offers a concise overview of the history, theology, and spirituality of Orthodoxy, so that the Prayer can be understood in its native...
In the earliest centuries of faith, Christians in the deserts of Palestine and Africa sought a short prayer that could be easily repeated, in order to...
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Christianity and Monasticism in Upper Egypt: Volume 2: Nag Hammadia Esna
ISBN: 9789774163111 / Angielski / Twarda / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Christianity and monasticism have flourished in Upper Egypt from as early as the fourth century until the present day. The contributors to this volume, international specialists in Coptology from around the world, examine various aspects of Coptic civilization along the Nile Valley from Nag Hammadi (associated with the famous discovery of Gnostic papyri) through Luxor and Coptos and south to Esna over the past seventeen hundred years, looking at Coptic religious history, tradition, language, heritage, and material culture in the region through texts, art, architecture and...
Christianity and monasticism have flourished in Upper Egypt from as early as the fourth century until the present day. The contributors to this volume...
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219,61 zł |
At the Corner of East and Now: A Modern Life in Ancient Christian Orthodoxy
ISBN: 9781888212341 / Angielski / Miękka / 274 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Acclaimed author Frederica Mathewes-Green takes us through a typical Divine Liturgy in her little parish of Holy Cross in Baltimore, setting of her well-loved book 'Facing East.' Interspersed with reflections on the liturgy and the Orthodox faith are accounts of adventures around the country. In all the places she visits and all the people she meets, Frederica finds insights about faith, American life and what it means to be human and she shares these insights with the wit, pathos and folksy friendliness that have made her one of the most beloved spiritual writers in America. Listen to...
Acclaimed author Frederica Mathewes-Green takes us through a typical Divine Liturgy in her little parish of Holy Cross in Baltimore, setting of her we...
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Orthodox Christianity at the Crossroad: A Great Council of the Church - When and Why
ISBN: 9781440128493 / Angielski / Miękka / 112 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Orthodox Christianity at the Crossroad: A Great Council of the Church - When and Why
The purpose of publishing the papers presented at the Twentieth Annual Meeting of Orthodox Christian Laity is to improve "lay and clergy literacy" on the conference topic of "The Need for a Great and Holy Council." The papers are presented with the hope that the information will motivate the faithful to participate in the conciliar decision-making process that moves the Church forward on the issue of developing the council or another appropriate meeting. The forces, factors, and history that inhibit... Orthodox Christianity at the Crossroad: A Great Council of the Church - When and Why
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Lishan Didan, Targum Didan: Translation Language in a Neo-Aramaic Targum Tradition
ISBN: 9781593334260 / Angielski / Twarda / 326 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This study examines the language and translation technique used in a modern “targum” of the Bible. The targum – referred to as “Manuscript Barzani” – is a written preservation of a tradition of Jewish Neo-Aramaic Bible translation, originally transmitted in oral form among the religious leaders of a community in Iraqi Kurdistan. It represents a literary form of the Neo-Aramaic spoken by the Jews of the Rewanduz/Arbel region. Within their community, the targum was used in the schools to teach the language and text of the Hebrew Bible to the young men.
This study examines the language and translation technique used in a modern “targum” of the Bible. The targum – referred to as “Manuscript Ba...
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In the World, Yet Not of the World: Social and Global Initiatives of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew
ISBN: 9780823231713 / Angielski / Twarda / 350 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew speaks to a contemporary world about, human rights, religious tolerance, international peace, environmental protection, and more.In the World, Yet Not of the World represents a selection of major addresses and significant messages as well as public statements by His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, first among equalsand spiritual leader of the world's 300 million Orthodox Christians. The Patriarch is as comfortable preaching about the spiritual legacy of the Orthodox Church as he is promoting sociopolitical issues of his immediate cultural...
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew speaks to a contemporary world about, human rights, religious tolerance, international peace, environmental protectio...
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An Englishman in the Court of the Tsar
ISBN: 9780982277010 / Angielski / Miękka / 314 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Subtitle: The Spiritual Journey of Charles Sydney Gibbes Charles Sydney Gibbes travels abroad in a crisis of faith, and his world is changed forever when he becomes a tutor to the children of the Russian royal family. Gibbes eventually returns to Great Britain, there dedicating his life as an Orthodox priest to the memory of the Imperial Family and the faith he discovered in their distant homeland.
Subtitle: The Spiritual Journey of Charles Sydney Gibbes Charles Sydney Gibbes travels abroad in a crisis of faith, and his world is changed forever w...
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Die Schriften, Band 6/1, Historia animae utilis de Barlaam et Ioasaph (spuria)
ISBN: 9783110194623 / Angielski / Twarda / 638 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Einfuhrung zum seit Ende 2006 vorliegenden Textband des erstmals kritisch herausgegebenen griechischen Monchsromans Barlaam und Josaphat. Behandelt werden die wohl geloste Autorfrage, die Quellen des Textes und sein Fortwirken, der Inhalt, die handschriftliche Uberlieferung nebst den verschiedenen Illustrationszyklen und die direkt aus dem Griechischen hervorgegangenen Ubersetzungen. Eine Charakteristik der neuen Ausgabe sowie eine ausfuhrliche Bibliographie runden den Band ab. Einfuhrung zum seit Ende 2006 vorliegenden Textband des erstmals kritisch herausgegebenen griechischen Monchsromans Barlaam und Josaphat. ... |
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Die gedruckten griechischen Beichtbücher zur Zeit der Türkenherrschaft
ISBN: 9783110212846 / Niemiecki / Twarda / 389 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In diesem Werk werden die gedruckten griechischen Beichtbucher erstmals einer umfassenden Untersuchung unterzogen. Diese Bucher, die zu Beginn des 17. Jahrhunderts im orthodoxen Osten aufgetaucht sind, genossen zu ihrer Zeit eine einmalige Popularitat. Die vorliegende Arbeit beschrankt sich auf eine Untersuchung des kirchenpolitischen Entstehungszusammenhangs besagter Beichtbucher und ihrer Quellen, und tragt durch neue, den Forschungsstand bisweilen radikal revidierende Erkenntnisse zur Erforschung der Geschichte der Orthodoxen unter osmanischer Herrschaft wesentlich bei. In diesem Werk werden die gedruckten griechischen Beichtbucher erstmals einer umfassenden Untersuchung unterzogen. Diese Bucher, die zu Beginn des ... |
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The Spell of the Logos: Origen’s Exegetic Pedagogy in the Contemporary Debate regarding Logocentrism
ISBN: 9781593336981 / Angielski / Twarda / 567 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Origen's construal of the Bible as a textual incarnation of the Word encourages an assimilationist interpretation of the Hebrew Scriptures as a proto-Christian gospel. Although in partial agreement with this thesis, this study suggests a non-assimilationist reading of Origen's biblical exegesis.
Origen's construal of the Bible as a textual incarnation of the Word encourages an assimilationist interpretation of the Hebrew Scriptures as a proto-...
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The Life of Severus by Zachariah of Mytilene
ISBN: 9781593338411 / Angielski / Miękka / 134 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This biography ofSeverus, the patriarch of Antioch 512-518 AD, gives unique information about life in Mediterranean region in the second half of the 5th century. It is an important source for studies on Late Antiquity and the early History of Christianity.
This biography ofSeverus, the patriarch of Antioch 512-518 AD, gives unique information about life in Mediterranean region in the second half of the 5...
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Konsekration und Konsekrationsgeschehen in der Syrischen eucharistischen Anaphora und in der Liturgie der anderen Mysterien
ISBN: 9781593338497 / Angielski / Twarda / 134 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Am Beispiel der Initiationssakramente (Taufe, Firmung, Eucharistiefeier) und der Priesterweihe wird einerseits die Konsekration der Materie (Wasser, Myronol, Brot und Wein) und des Empfangers dargestellt, anderseits das Konsekrationsgeschehen der einzelnen liturgischen Vollzuge nach der syrisch antiochenischen Liturgie miteinander verglichen, analysiert und kommentiert."
Am Beispiel der Initiationssakramente (Taufe, Firmung, Eucharistiefeier) und der Priesterweihe wird einerseits die Konsekration der Materie (Wasser, M...
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Mélodies Liturgiques (vol 1): Syriennes et Chaldéennes
ISBN: 9781607243298 / Angielski / Twarda / 309 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The classic exploration of Syriac liturgical melodies, the work of Dom Jeannin has no rivals. Beginning with a discussion of the nature of Beth Gazo, the treasury of chants, this work provides a careful introduction to the various types of liturgical music found in the church. Homilies in strophic form, the popular poetry of the fifth-century qole, antiphonal psalms, anthems, melismatic hymns or litanies, and melodies from Mosul are just part of the service music and hymnody discussed in the introduction and presented with their melodies in Syriac.
The classic exploration of Syriac liturgical melodies, the work of Dom Jeannin has no rivals. Beginning with a discussion of the nature of Beth Gazo, ...
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Mélodies Liturgiques (vol 2): Syriennes et Chaldéennes
ISBN: 9781607243304 / Angielski / Twarda / 715 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The classic exploration of Syriac liturgical melodies, the work of Dom Jeannin has no rivals. Beginning with a discussion of the nature of Beth Gazo, the treasury of chants, this work provides a careful introduction to the various types of liturgical music found in the church. Homilies in strophic form, the popular poetry of the fifth-century qole, antiphonal psalms, anthems, melismatic hymns or litanies, and melodies from Mosul are just part of the service music and hymnody discussed in the introduction and presented with their melodies in Syriac.
The classic exploration of Syriac liturgical melodies, the work of Dom Jeannin has no rivals. Beginning with a discussion of the nature of Beth Gazo, ...
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The Ethiopian Servant of Christ
ISBN: 9780980517132 / Angielski / Miękka / 130 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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Melody of Faith: Theology in an Orthodox Key
ISBN: 9780802864963 / Angielski / Miękka / 158 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. 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 salvation.
Guroian explores the dogmatic foundation of this rich faith in six chapters, or -movements.- Through discussing Syrian,... In the Orthodox Christian faith the elements of liturgy, scripture, hymnody, and iconography are the instruments or -voices- of a melody of faith. Her...
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We Came, We Saw, We Converted: The Lighter Side of Orthodoxy in America
ISBN: 9780982277089 / Angielski / Miękka / 234 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Based on his popular blog and Ancient Faith Radio podcast, Orthodixie, Fr. Joseph Huneycutt presents a humorous look at the pluses, minuses, joys, pitfalls, and struggles of perpetual conversion within an Orthodox Christian worldview. Within these pages youll find all those familiar characters youve encountered in exploring American Orthodoxybut with a hilarious twist: the Orthodox Christian anarchist, the Orthodox white boy, and that incomparable superhero, Ortho-Man. Youll be introduced to the lighter side of fasting, theosis, living a holy life in a secular world, and the struggle to...
Based on his popular blog and Ancient Faith Radio podcast, Orthodixie, Fr. Joseph Huneycutt presents a humorous look at the pluses, minuses, joys, pit...
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