Issue 54 Eastern Orthodoxy: Then and Now

Little-known or fascinating facts about Eastern Orthodoxy.

Welcome to one of the most exotic journeys Christian History has taken.

For centuries Christians East and West lived as strangers to one another. Then Catholics violated the Orthodox.

An Orthodox archbishop on the Catholic pope.

Why two attempts at reunion were rejected by the Orthodox people.

Why the Orthodox killed one another over icons.

If you know a little about Eastern monasticism, you know a great deal about Eastern Orthodoxy.

Chronology of the Eastern Orthodox church.

Five men who still define Orthodox spirituality.

Four key differences between the Orthodox and Protestants.

Orthodox writers on the deep mysteries of the Christian faith.

For the Orthodox, worship is heaven on earth.

The spiritual head of Orthodoxy speaks some frank words to Protestants.

The strength of Orthodoxy, it turns out, is also its greatest temptation.

Resources to learn more about Eastern Orthodoxy.