This book, comprising nearly 400 pages of well annotated, footnoted and referenced theology is a great introduction to Eastern Orthodox theology. The book covers theology based on:
* A Life In God
* The New Life
* Christian Anthropology
* Spiritual Cosmology
* Spiritual Sociology
* Negative Praxis
* Flight From The World and Renunciation of the Flesh
* Spiritual Warfare
* Purification of the Passions
* Positive Praxis
* Prayer
* Contemplation
The book does a great job of comparing and contrasting the differences between Eastern and Western Christianity, as well as explores the Greek and Coptic foundations of Eastern Christian thinking. Comparing the theology to teachings of Socrates, the Stoics and others, the reader is able to get a good handle on the basics of Eastern Christianity through both comparison and lecture.
The book itself is partly a systematic theology text, so it isn't "easy reading", but it is GOOD reading. Worth picking up if you have interest in the subject.
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