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24 produkter
Church of the Holy Spirit
Av Nicholas Afanasiev, Michael Plekon
Inbunden, 2007
1901 kr
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Russian priest Nicholas Afanasiev (1893-1966), was a member of the "Paris School" of emigre intellectuals who gathered in Paris after the Russian revolution, where he became a member of the faculty of St Sergius Orthodox Seminary. Here, he offers a rediscovery of the eucharistic and communal nature …
Church of the Holy Spirit
Av Nicholas Afanasiev, Michael Plekon
Häftad, 2007
615 kr
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The Church of the Holy Spirit, written by Russian priest and scholar Nicholas Afanasiev (1893–1966), is one of the most important works of twentieth-century Orthodox theology. Afanasiev was a member of the "Paris School" of émigré intellectuals who gathered in Paris after the Russian revolution, …
Moscow Council (1917–1918)
The Creation of the Conciliar Institutions of the Russian Orthodox Church
Av Hyacinthe Destivelle, Michael Plekon m. fl.
Häftad, 2015
574 kr
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By the early twentieth century, a genuine renaissance of religious thought and a desire for ecclesial reform were emerging in the Russian Orthodox Church. With the end of tsarist rule and widespread dissatisfaction with government control of all aspects of church life, conditions were ripe for the …
Living Icons
Persons of Faith in the Eastern Church
Inbunden, 2004
2018 kr
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An intimate portrait of holiness as exemplified in the lives and thoughts of ten people of faith in the Eastern Orthodox Church. The author introduces readers to a diverse and unusual group of men and women who strove to put the Gospel of Christ into action in their lives.
Living Icons
Persons of Faith in the Eastern Church
Häftad, 2002
246 kr
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Living Icons presents an intimate portrait of holiness as exemplified in the lives and thoughts of ten people of faith in the Eastern Orthodox Church. In this inspiring volume, Michael Plekon introduces readers to a diverse and unusual group of men and women who strove to put the Gospel of Christ …
Toward the Endless Day
The Life of Elisabeth Behr-Sigel
Av Olga Lossky, Michael Plekon
Inbunden, 2010
552 kr
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Elizabeth Behr-Sigel (1907-2005) was one of the most important Orthodox theologians of the twentieth century. For seventy years she helped her church, dispersed and uprooted from its cultural heritage, adapt to a new world. In her retirement she continued to work on behalf of women and of the …
Saints As They Really Are
Voices of Holiness in Our Time
Häftad, 2012
456 kr
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Priest and scholar Michael Plekon traces the spiritual journeys of several American Christians, using their memoirs and other writings. These “saints in- the-making” show all their doubts and imperfections as they reflect on their search for God and their efforts to lead holy lives.
Hidden Holiness
Häftad, 2009
392 kr
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Examines the concept of holiness. This book argues that both Orthodox and Catholic churches understand saints to be individuals whose lives and deeds are unusual, extraordinary, or miraculous.
Moscow Council (1917–1918)
The Creation of the Conciliar Institutions of the Russian Orthodox Church
Av Hyacinthe Destivelle, Michael Plekon m. fl.
Inbunden, 2015
1901 kr
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With the end of tsarist rule and widespread dissatisfaction with government control of all aspects of church life, conditions were ripe for the Moscow Council of 1917-1918 to come into being. Destivelle's study not only discusses the council and its resolutions but also provides the historical, …
Uncommon Prayer
Prayer in Everyday Experience
Inbunden, 2016
1537 kr
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In Uncommon Prayer: Prayer in Everyday Experience, Michael Plekon wants to change our minds on what constitutes prayer. In doing so, he makes a theological claim that commonplace aspects of the Christian life are best understood as prayer, whereby encouraging us to see that everyday life carries …
Uncommon Prayer
Prayer in Everyday Experience
Häftad, 2016
537 kr
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In Uncommon Prayer: Prayer in Everyday Experience, Michael Plekon wants to change our minds on what constitutes prayer. In doing so, he makes a theological claim that commonplace aspects of the Christian life are best understood as prayer, whereby encouraging us to see that everyday life carries …
Hidden Holiness
Inbunden, 2022
1537 kr
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In Hidden Holiness, Michael Plekon challenges us to examine the concept of holiness. He argues that both Orthodox and Catholic churches understand saints to be individuals whose lives and deeds are unusual, extraordinary, or miraculous. Such a requirement for sainthood undermines, in his view, one …
Saints As They Really Are
Voices of Holiness in Our Time
Inbunden, 2022
2018 kr
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In his new book, Saints As They Really Are, priest and scholar Michael Plekon traces the spiritual journeys of several American Christians, using their memoirs and other writings. These "saints-in-the-making" show all their doubts and imperfections as they reflect on their search for God and their …
Tradition Alive
On the Church and the Christian Life in Our Time
Häftad, 2003
598 kr
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Michael Plekon's Tradition Alive presents a collection of essays highlighting not only the vibrant tradition of 20th century Eastern Orthodox thought, but also the necessity of its inclusion in the theological canon constructed mainly by Western Christian thinkers. Ranging from the thought of the …
Tradition Alive
On the Church and the Christian Life in Our Time
E-bok, 2003
655 kr
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Michael Plekon''s Tradition Alive presents a collection of essays highlighting not only the vibrant tradition of 20th century Eastern Orthodox thought, but also the necessity of its inclusion in the theological canon constructed mainly by Western Christian thinkers. Ranging from the thought of the …
Church Has Left the Building
Faith, Parish, and Ministry in the Twenty-First Century
Av Michael Plekon, Maria Gwyn McDowell m. fl.
Häftad, 2016
235 kr
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Church Has Left the Building
Faith, Parish, and Ministry in the Twenty-First Century
Av Elizabeth Schroeder, Maria Gwyn McDowell m. fl.
E-bok, 2016
386 kr
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The origin of the phrase "the church has left the building" lies with Elvis. In order to clear halls of his riotous fans after concerts, it was announced that "Elvis has left the building." Here, the expression highlights intense change within the church. Not only does the church change for its own …
Church Has Left the Building
Faith, Parish, and Ministry in the Twenty-First Century
Av Michael Plekon, Maria Gwyn McDowell m. fl.
Inbunden, 2016
421 kr
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Community as Church, Church as Community
E-bok, 2021
593 kr
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Parishes of all denominations are in decline, shrinking, closing, dying. We know that there are increasing numbers, young and older, who are religious "nones" and "dones." This book explores why the decline is taking place, why the distancing is going on. But it goes on to examine parishes from all …
El mundo como sacramento
Un camino ecuménico hacia una espiritualidad global
E-bok, 2022
159 kr
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Teniendo en cuenta que "muy pocos episodios del Nuevo Testamento ocurren en un espacio tradicionalmente sagrado", el autor nos muestra cómo algunos personajes, relativamente cercanos en el tiempo a nosotros, han sabido hacer de su vida y sus relaciones el lugar privilegiado para encontrar a Dios y …
