| Foreword by His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew |
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| Preface |
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| The Origins of This Book |
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| The Intended Audience for This Book |
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| How This Book Should Be Read |
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| Acknowledgments |
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| Introduction |
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Assumptions and Terminology |
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2 | (1) |
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3 | (1) |
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4 | (3) |
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1 The Orthodox Christian Worldview |
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"Returning" to the Unknown Ancient Church? |
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The Orthodox Church in the Christian World |
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East is East and West is West |
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13 | (4) |
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17 | (3) |
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20 | (2) |
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"Doing Theology" in Orthodox Christianity |
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22 | (7) |
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29 | (12) |
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Joined Together in the Church |
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What is the Church? Where is the Church? |
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The Orthodox Church Today |
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35 | (2) |
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One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic |
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3 Communion and Revelation |
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What Holds the Orthodox Church Together? |
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Communion and Conciliarity |
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42 | (4) |
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46 | (5) |
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51 | (1) |
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52 | (5) |
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4 Ministry and Leadership |
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The Royal Vocation of All People |
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62 | (3) |
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65 | (2) |
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67 | (2) |
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69 | (2) |
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71 | (6) |
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The Word of God is a Person |
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78 | (2) |
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Early Challenges to Christology |
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80 | (3) |
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83 | (2) |
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85 | (3) |
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Christology and the Ecumenical Councils |
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88 | (8) |
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6 Who Are We? What Are We to Do? |
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99 | (4) |
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103 | (9) |
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112 | (1) |
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113 | (2) |
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Humanity, We Have a Problem |
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117 | (3) |
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The Cross and Resurrection |
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120 | (5) |
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125 | (16) |
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127 | (2) |
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129 | (1) |
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The Cappadocian "Settlement": One Essence and Three Persons |
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130 | (2) |
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132 | (5) |
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The Church as an Icon of the Trinity |
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137 | (4) |
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141 | (24) |
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141 | (5) |
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146 | (4) |
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150 | (2) |
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152 | (13) |
| Epilogue |
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| Appendix: Excerpts from Selected Apostolic and Patristic Writings |
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| Excerpts from the Epistle of St. Ignatius to the Philadelphians |
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167 | (1) |
| Excerpts from the Epistle of St. Ignatius to the Smyrnaeans |
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168 | (2) |
| Excerpts from Against Heresies 3.3 by St. Irenaeus, Bishop of Lyons |
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170 | (1) |
| Full Text of the Didache: the Lord's Teaching through the Twelve Apostles to the Nations |
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171 | (8) |
| Glossary of Orthodox Terms |
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| Index |
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