Author: Metropolitan Hilarion Alfeyev

Format: Paperback

Pages: 370

This is the thrid volume of a detailed study and systematic exposition of the history, canonical structure, doctrine, moral and social teaching, liturgical services, and spiritual life of the Orthodox Church. The purpose of this series is to present Orthodox Christianity as an integrated theological and liturgical system, in which all elements are interconnected. Theolgoy finds its expression and is shaped in the liturgical experience and church art - including icons, singing and architecture. The services, in their turn, influence the ascetic practice and the personal piety of each Christian; they shape the moral and social teachings of the Church as well as its relation to other Christian confessions, non-Christian religions, and the secular world.