Text ( visual ) : unmediated The Eastern Orthodox Church : a new history / John Anthony McGuckin. -- New Haven : Yale University Press , c2020. -- viii, 352 pages ; 23 cm. -- Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-346) and index ; Summary: "In this lively and intimate account of the Eastern Orthodox Church, John McGuckin tackles the question "What is the Church?" His answer is a clear, historically and theologically rooted portrait of what the Church is for Orthodox Christianity and how it differs from Western Christians' expectations. McGuckin explores the lived faith of generations, including sketches of some of the most important theological themes and individual personalities of the ancient and modern Church. He interweaves a personal approach throughout, offering to readers the experience of what it is like to enter an Orthodox church and witness its liturgy. In this astute and insightful book, he grapples with the reasons why many Western historians and societies have overlooked Orthodox Christianity and provides an important introduction to the Orthodox Church and the Eastern Christian world."--Dust jacket. -- ISBN 9780300218763 ; (BC0468887X) ; https://ci.nii.ac.jp/ncid/BC0468887X Author Heading(s): McGuckin, John Anthony. -- Classification(s): LCC : BX290 ; DC23 : 281.909. -- Subject Heading(s): LCSH : Orthodox Eastern Church -- History ; LCSH : Orthodox Eastern Church -- Doctrines ; FREE : Orthodox Eastern Church fast (OCoLC)fst00510210 ; FREE : Theology, Doctrinal. fast (OCoLC)fst01149617 ; FREE : History. fast (OCoLC)fst01411628