RT Book
T1 A concise history of the Russian Orthodox Church
A1 Kent, Neil
LA English
PP Washington London
PB Academica Press
YR 2021
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1743831366
AB "Orthodox Christianity is one of the world's major religions, and the Russian Orthodox Church is by far its largest denomination. Few know its history and spiritual richness, however. Neil Kent's comprehensive new book fills that gap. The Russian Orthodox Church's Eastern roots, including its dogma, canons, and practices, are explored, along with the political and military contexts in which it carried out its mission over the centuries. Hemmed in between the Catholic powers of pre-Reformation Europe in the West, the Mongol steppe empires to the East, and the Islamic civilizations to the South, Russia and its Church found themselves in a difficult position during the Middle Ages"--
NO Includes bibliographical references and index
CN BX485
SN 9781680539059
SN 9781680539066
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