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The Orthodox Way | 
 enlarge | Author: Kallistos Ware
Publisher: St Vladimirs Seminary Pr
Category: Book
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Media: Paperback
Edition: Rev Sub
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Pages: 164
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Dimensions (in): 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.6
ISBN: 0913836583
Dewey Decimal Number: 281
EAN: 9780913836583
ASIN: 0913836583
Publication Date: September 1, 1995
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Condition: Highlighting, underlining, notes and notations in text, heavy shelf and edge wear with rubbing, reading crease to the spine. We are a Christian owned bookstore and a portion of all proceeds help support Christian Missions.
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Book Description
This book is a general account of the doctrine, worship and life of Orthodox Christians by the author of the now classic The Orthodox Church. It raises the basic issues of theology: God is hidden yet revealed; the problem with evil; the nature of salvation; the meaning of faith; prayer; death and what lies beyond. In so doing, it helps to fill the need for modern Orthodox catechism. Yet this book is not a mere manual, a dry-as-dust repository of information. Throughout the book, Bishop Kallistos Ware shows the meaning of Orthodox doctrine for the life of the individual Christian. Doctrinal issues are seen not as abstract propositions for theological debate but as affected the whole of life. A wealth of texts drawn from theologians and spiritual writers of all ages accompanies Bishop Kallistos' presentation. They too reveal Orthodoxy not just as a system of beliefs, practices and customs but indeed as the Way.
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 Helped me learn about Orthodoxy May 14, 2008
This book by Bishop KALLISTOS was instrumental in bringing me to the Orthodox faith. He explains, in a clear, very C.S. Lewis-like way, who God is and what it means to know and love God. He explains what it means to be an Orthodox Christian. His love for God and the church is infectious and resonates on every page. His gentleness is apparent. Anyone who wants to know God should read this book. Anyone who wants to be a Christian the way Jesus intended should read this book, for it is true to the ancient faith and the church started by Jesus, and continued by the Apostles, in the book of Acts. (The ancient church is preserved in Eastern Orthodoxy.) I highly recommend this book and KALLISTOS' "The Orthodox Church." These two books together will change your life and your faith.
Great companion to The Orthodox Church... October 1, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
New to the Faith like me? Interested in the Orthodox Faith? Check this book out, along with The Orthodox Church also by Bishop Kallistos. This will clarify even more about the Orthodox Faith than his previous book already accomplished. A must-have for your Orthodoxy library collection.
Get your highlighters out! April 23, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I couldn't pull myself away from it! I think I read every chapter at least twice! I got my highlighters out and I was sold by the end of the book! Call it faith, call it inspiration, I'm just calling it the way. Born & raised Roman Catholic, I can't put my finger on what moved me to orthodoxy, but I know that this book had something to do with it.
If anyone out there's looking for "good books on orthodoxy" I might want to recommend "Beginning to Pray", "Mary the Birthgiver of God", "The Meaning of Suffering", "God's Revelation to the Human Heart", and "Turning the Heart to God". But don't take my word for it, do ask an orthodox clergy member too!
Christ is risen!
Great for seekers! May 29, 2006
11 out of 12 found this review helpful
This is one of Bishop Ware's best! It is a great intro to Orthodox Theology. However, do not expect to find much history or ritual details. It is mainly an introduction, and touches on the fundamentals. Being an ex-Vineyard Church youth pastor, I especially liked his spiritual approach to theology, which seems to have been lost by most western theologians. I found myself in tears and full of the holy spirit reading this book! It's a must read! -Yes, I am an Orthodox convert.
... should be called "The Christian Way" ... it's that Good April 21, 2006
16 out of 18 found this review helpful
While I am an Evangelical Protestant, I have enjoyed this book tremendously. Often, when reading various passages, I felt that this book should be re-named "The Christian Way" because of the orthodox truths presented. REMEMBER: "orthodox" is an adjective "Orthodox" is an important branch of Christianity (and one of the most ancient one).
While this book is not a systematic theology of the Orthodox Christian Faith, it does expound on a lot of the beliefs held in common by all Christians and by orthodox Christianity. The author discusses various ways of looking at God or understanding God:
1. God as Mystery
2. God as Trinity
3. God as Creator
4. God as Man
5. God as Spirit
6. God as Prayer
Epilogue: God as Eternity
Each chapter has descriptive sub-chapter titles, plenty of references, and ends with a compilation of sayings and words of wisdom. A complete and extensive bibliography, list of authors, and subjects reflect the depth of Bishop Kallistos Ware's writing.
For those of you who may be intimidated by the word "Orthodox" in the title, I would mention that the style of Kallistos Ware is non-polemical, but rather padagogical and inspirational. A great companion to this book would be the "Orthodox Church" by Timothy Ware (name before becoming bishop) or Daniel B. Clendenin two books on Eastern Orthodoxy.
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