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Over The Last Century Unprecedented Numbers Of Christians From Traditionally Orthodox Societies Migrated Around The World. Once Seen As An ‘oriental’ Or ‘eastern’ Phenomenon, Orthodox Christianity Is Now Much More Widely Dispersed, And In Many Parts Of The Modern World One Need Not Go Far To Find An Orthodox Community At Worship. This Collection Offers A Compelling Overview Of The Orthodox World, Covering The Main Regional Traditions Of Orthodox Christianity And The Ways In Which They Have Become Global. The Contributors Are Drawn From The Orthodox Community Worldwide And Explore A Rich Selection Of Key Figures And Themes.--p. [4] Of Cover. Notes On Contributers -- Editor's Introduction / Augustine Casiday -- Divisions Of Middle Eastern Christianity / Alexander Treiger --part I: Orthodox Christianity Around The World. The Greek Tradition / Andrew Louth -- The Russian Tradition / Vera Shevzov -- The Armenian Tradition / Vrej Nersessian -- The Georgian Tradition / Tamara Grdzelidze -- The Syriac Tradition / Robert A. Kitchen -- The Assyrian Church Of The East / Robert A. Kitchen -- The Arabic Tradition / Alexander Treiger -- The Coptic Tradition / Maged S. A. Mikhail -- The Ethiopian Tradition / Osvaldo Raineri -- The Serbian Tradition / Vladimir Cvetković --the Romanian Tradition / Dan Ioan Mureşan -- Orthodoxy In Paris: The Reception Of Russian Orthodox Thinkers (1925-40) / Antoine Arjakovsky -- Orthodoxy In North America / Dellas Oliver Herbel -- Orthodoxy In Australia: Current And Future Perspectives / Trevor Batrouney -- Part Ii: Important Figures In Orthodox Christianity. Mary The Theotokos (birth-giver Of God) / Mary B. Cunningham -- Ephrem The Syrian / Robert A. Kitchen -- Macarius (macarius-simeon, Pseudo-macarius) / Marcus Plested -- John Chrysostom / Wendy Mayer -- Cyril Of Alexandria / Norman Russell -- Dionysius The Areopagite / Alan Brown -- Babai The Great / Robert A. Kitchen -- St Maximus The Confessor / Melchisedec Törönen -- Sinai And John Climacus / Jonathan L. Zecher -- Cyril And Methodius / T. Allan Smith -- Photius Of Constantinople / Adrian Agachi -- Barhebraeus / Hidemi Takahashi -- Täklä Haymanot / Getatchew Haile -- The Hesychasts: Political Photianism And The Public Sphere In The Fourteenth Century / Dan Ioan Mureşan -- Nil Sorskii / T. Allan Smith -- Neagoe Basarab / Augustine Casiday -- Nikodemos The Haghiorite / Norman Russell -- Contemporary Athonite Fathers / Graham Speake -- Elders Of Optina Pustyn' / T. Allan Smith -- Saint Raphael Hawaweeny, Bishop Of Brooklyn: The Good Shepherd Of The Lost Sheep In America / The Right Reverend Basil Essey -- Sergii Bulgakov / Paul Gavrilyuk -- Dumitru Stăniloae / Stefan Stroia -- Matta Al-miskîn / Maged S. A. Mikhail -- Part Iii: Major Themes In Orthodox Christianity. Ecclesiology And Ecumenism / Peter C. Bouteneff -- Orthodox Canon Law: The Byzantine Experience / David Wagschal -- The Doctrine Of The Trinity: Its History And Meaning / Aristotle Papanikolaou -- Orthodoxy And Culture / John A. Mcguckin -- Ethics / Perry T. Hamalis -- Women In Orthodoxy / Vassa Kontouma -- Hagiography And Devotion To The Saints / James Skedros -- The Philokalia / Vassa Kontouma -- From Jewish Apocalypticism To Orthodox Mysticism / Bogdan G. Bucur -- Philosophy And Orthodoxy In Byzantium / Torstein Theodor Tollefsen -- Russian Philosophy And Orthodoxy / Christian Gottlieb -- Modern Greek Literature And Orthodoxy / David Ricks -- Russian Literature And Orthodoxy: Outline Of Main Trends To 1917 / Alexis Klimoff -- Music In The Orthodox Church / Ivan Moody -- Orthodox Christianity And Mental Health / John T. Chirban -- Orthodox Christianity And World Religions / Gavin Flood. Edited By Augustine Casiday. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.