TY  - BOOK
AU  - Hussey,J.M.
TI  - The Orthodox Church in the Byzantine Empire
T2  - Oxford history of the Christian church
SN  - 9780199582761
AV  - BX300.H972.H877 2010 
PY  - 2010///
CY  - Oxford, New York
PB  - Oxford University Press
KW  - Orthodox Eastern Church
KW  - Byzantine Empire
KW  - History
N1  - Reissue of the 1990 paperback edition with new material, including a new forward and updated bibliographical note by Andrew Louth. Cf. t.p. verso and cover, pages 4; 1 (pages 369-379) and index; Challenge and response within the historical framework. The Christological problem in the Early Middle Ages ; The iconoclast controversy 726-843 ; The age of Photius 843-886 ; Leo Virgin Islands's dilemma : Nicholas Mysticus and Euthymius 886-925 ; The patriarchate (925-1025) : the predominance of Constantinople ; Increasing pressures on Constantinople and the widening gap 1025-1204 ; The effects of the Fourth Crusade 1204-1261 ; Contacts : failure and achievement 1258-1453 --; Organization and life of the Orthodox Church in Byzantium; 2
N2  - This book describes the role of the medieval Orthodox Church in the Byzantine Empire (c.600-c.1453). As an integral part of its policy it was (as in western Christianity) closely linked with many aspects of everyday life both official and otherwise. It was a formative period for Orthodoxy. It had to face doctrinal problems and heresies; at the same time it experienced the continuity and deepening of its liturgical life. While holding fast to the traditions of the fathers and the councils, it saw certain developments in doctrine and liturgy as also in administration. Part I discusses the landmarks in ecclesiastical affairs within the Empire as well as the creative influence exercised on the Slavs and the increasing contacts with westerners particularly after 1204. Part II gives a brief account of the structure of the medieval Orthodox Church, its officials and organization, and the spirituality of laity, monks, and clergy. --
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