Modern Orthodox Thinkers: From the Philokalia to the Present Day
Language: English
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Published: Aug 20, 2015
Page Count:
622
Word Count:
183,481
Description:
The colorful characters, poets and thinkers who populate this book range from Romania, Serbia, Greece, England, France and also include exiles from Communist Russia. Louth offers historical and biographical sketches that help us understand the thought and impact of these men and women. Only some of them belong to the ranks of professional theologians. Many were neither priests nor bishops, but influential laymen. The book concludes with an illuminating chapter on Metropolitan Kallistos and the theological vision of thePhilokalia