The Historical Road of Eastern Orthodoxy

by Alexander Schmemann

Publisher:

St Vladimir’s Seminary Press

, 1997

Overview

A stimulating interpretation of the history of Eastern Christianity, this book serves as a general introduction to the Orthodox Church and has been widely read by Orthodox and non-Orthodox alike.

As Schmemann himself said:

This book is not a scholarly investigation into the history of the Orthodox Church nor a mere manual. It is a reflection on the long historical pilgrimage of Orthodoxy, an attempt to discern in our past that which is essential and permanent and that which is secondary, mere past. It is my sincere hope that in reading this book Western Christians may realize that our past is also their past, or rather, our common past, that essential “term of reference” without which no mutual understanding is possible. As the Eastern isolation of Orthodoxy is coming to an end, as it becomes more and more implanted in the West, it becomes urgent that its history be known and understood.

Product Details

• Title: The Historical Road of Eastern Orthodoxy
• Author: Alexander Schmemann
• Publisher: St Vladimir’s Seminary Press
• Print Publication Date: 1997
• Pages: 343
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
• Resource ID: LLS:HSTRCLRDSRTHDXY
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-05-16T17:38:12Z

About Alexander Schmemann

Alexander Schmemann (13 September 1921 – 13 December 1983) was a prominent 20th century Orthodox Christian priest, teacher, and writer. Schmemann was born in Tallinn (Reval) Estonia to Russian émigrés. His family moved to France, where he received his university education. He married Juliana Osorguine in 1943, before completing his theological studies at the Orthodox Theological Institute of St.