A History of the Holy Eastern Church, vol. 1: General Introduction

by John Mason Neale

Publishers:

Macmillan and Co.; John Henry Parker; Joseph Masters; Kirton

, 1850

Overview

The History of the Holy Eastern Church offers readers with a masterful and invaluable introduction to the history, theology, piety, and worship of the Eastern Orthodox Church. The Rev. John Mason Neale, himself sympathetic to the Oxford movement, does a wonderful job of not only introducing the Orthodox Church to the English-speaking world (at a time when it was little more than a mystery of the East), but also going deeper into the mystical theology, worship, and peculiarities of the Eastern Church as compared with the West.

The first volume of this set serves as a general introduction to the Eastern Orthodox Church. Neale covers the geographical and national origins of the various Orthodox churches, the ecclesiology of the Orthodox Church, its liturgies and worship, the Church calendar, and various points of contention with the Western Church as a whole and the Roman Catholic Church in particular.

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Key Features

• Presents a general introduction to the Eastern Orthodox Church
• Covers the geographical and national origins of the various Orthodox churches
• Explores various points of contention with the Western Church

Contents

• The Geography of the Holy Eastern Church
• The Ecclesiology of the Holy Eastern Church
• The Liturgies of the Holy Eastern Church
• The Calendars and Office-Books of the Holy Eastern Church

Top Highlights

“Theories of the Church, now principally drawn from the Annals of the Western Branch, might be corrected or confirmed by an enquiry into the wonders which the Eastern has been privileged to work, and the trials which she has been strengthened to endure. Details, which in the history of the Latin Communion seem isolated or anomalous, will fall into an intelligible system when confronted with the fortunes of the East.” (Page 1)

^“e, transmuted, transformed, into the very true Body and Blood of our Lord” (Pages 1173–1174)

“how great the mischief may be, prohibits the reading of Holy Scripture” (Page 1178)

“words are often, especially in theology, the greatest of facts.” (Page xxiii)

Product Details

• Title: A History of the Holy Eastern Church: General Introduction
• Author: John Mason Neale
• Series: A History of the Holy Eastern Church
• Publishers: Macmillan and Co., John Henry Parker, Joseph Masters, Kirton
• Print Publication Date: 1850
• Logos Release Date: 2013
• Pages: 570
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Orthodox Eastern Church; Orthodox Eastern Church › Liturgy; Greek church › Liturgy and ritual
• Resource ID: LLS:HISTEASTCH_01
• Resource Type: text.monograph.church-history
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-03-25T19:58:08Z

About John Mason Neale

John Mason Neale (1818–1866) was a translator, scholar, hymn-writer, and priest in the Church of England. Born in London to an Anglican minister, Neale became fond of the Oxford Movement later in life and, as a result, found opposition from both his diocesan bishop and his congregation. Forced to resign, he spent most of his life working on translations of ancient hymns and liturgies, especially of the Eastern Orthodox tradition, as well as co-founding the Society of Saint Margaret and the Anglican and Eastern Churches Association. He was responsible for translating and introducing a number of ancient and Eastern hymns and liturgies to the English-speaking world. He was also, notably, a contributor to the Christmas hymn “Good Christian Men, Rejoice,” as well as the Boxing Day carol of “Good King Wenceslas.” His most popular historical works include History of the Holy Eastern Church and History of the so-called Jansenist Church of Holland. He is commemorated by both the Anglican churches (August 7) and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (July 1).