-
The Eastern Orthodox Church
- A New History
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 10 hrs and 20 mins
Failed to add items
Add to Cart failed.
Add to Wish List failed.
Remove from wishlist failed.
Adding to library failed
Follow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
Get 2 free audiobooks during trial.
Buy for $21.49
No default payment method selected.
We are sorry. We are not allowed to sell this product with the selected payment method
Publisher's summary
An insider's account of the Eastern Orthodox Church, from its beginning in the era of Jesus and the Apostles to the modern age.
In this short, accessible account of the Eastern Orthodox Church, John McGuckin begins by tackling the question "What is the Church?" His answer is a clear, historically and theologically rooted portrait of what the Church is for Orthodox Christianity and how it differs from Western Christians' expectations.
McGuckin explores the lived faith of generations, including sketches of some of the most important theological themes and individual personalities of the ancient and modern Church. He interweaves a personal approach throughout, offering to listeners the experience of what it is like to enter an Orthodox church and witness its liturgy. In this astute and insightful audiobook, he grapples with the reasons why many Western historians and societies have overlooked Orthodox Christianity and provides an important introduction to the Orthodox Church and the Eastern Christian World.
Listeners also enjoyed...
-
Thinking Orthodox: Understanding and Acquiring the Orthodox Christian Mind
- By: Eugenia Scarvelis Constantinou Ph.D.
- Narrated by: Eugenia Scarvelis Constantinou Ph.D.
- Length: 19 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
What does it mean to "think Orthodox"? What are the unspoken and unexplored premises and presumptions underlying what Christians believe? Orthodox Christianity is based on preserving the mind of the early Church, its phronema. Dr. Jeannie Constantinou brings her more than 40 years' experience as a professor, Bible teacher, and speaker to bear in explaining what the Orthodox phronema is, how it can be acquired, and how that phronema is expressed in true Orthodox theology.
-
-
Thinking Orthodox
- By Megan on 05-09-21
-
Religion of the Apostles: Orthodox Christianity in the First Century
- By: Stephen De Young
- Narrated by: Stephen De Young
- Length: 9 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Rev. Dr. Stephen De Young, creator of the popular The Whole Counsel of God blog and podcast, traces the lineage of Orthodox Christianity back to the faith and witness of the apostles, which was rooted in a first-century Jewish worldview. The Religion of the Apostles presents the Orthodox Christian Church of today as a continuation of the religious life of the apostles, which in turn was a continuation of the life of the people of God since the beginning of creation.
-
-
The first Christians did not “invent” anything
- By Petar Jovanovic on 06-24-21
By: Stephen De Young
-
Orthodoxy and Heterodoxy: Finding the Way to Christ in a Complicated Religious Landscape
- By: Andrew Stephen Damick
- Narrated by: Andrew Stephen Damick
- Length: 14 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Are you an Orthodox Christian who wonders how to explain to your Baptist grandmother, your Buddhist neighbor, or the Jehovah’s Witness at your door how your faith differs from theirs? Or are you a member of another faith who is curious what Orthodoxy is all about? Look no further. In Orthodoxy and Heterodoxy, Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick covers the gamut of ancient heresies, modern Christian denominations, fringe groups, and major world religions, highlighting the main points of each faith.
-
-
Christian Denominations in a Nutshell
- By Melissa C. on 11-04-21
-
Welcome to the Orthodox Church
- An Introduction to Eastern Christianity
- By: Frederica Mathewes-Green
- Narrated by: Frederica Mathewes-Green
- Length: 13 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Welcome to the Orthodox Church - its history, theology, worship, spirituality, and daily life. This friendly guide provides a comprehensive introduction to Orthodoxy, but with a twist: listeners learn by making a series of visits to a fictitious church, and get to know the faith as new Christians did for most of history, by immersion. Mathews-Green provides commentary and explanations on everything from how to "venerate" an icon, the Orthodox understanding of the atonement, to the Lenten significance of tofu.
-
-
Oh my!
- By Jrhd437 on 03-21-17
-
An Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith
- Linked to the Bible; Includes Footnotes
- By: Saint John of Damascus
- Narrated by: Peter Brooke
- Length: 8 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
In this classic book, John of Damascus laboured to form one complete, clear, and brief theological work that would summarize all Christian doctrine that had been passed down and agreed upon. The following was said of the book: The result was an inexhaustible storehouse of tradition in which nothing is to be found that has not been either approved by the ecumenical synods or by the established leaders of the Church.
-
-
the ruler cut off this saints right hand.
- By Trevor J. on 09-08-21
-
Know the Faith
- A Handbook for Orthodox Christians and Inquirers
- By: Michael Shanbour
- Narrated by: Darrell Smith
- Length: 9 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Over the centuries since the Great Schism between the Eastern and Western Churches, the two groups have diverged to the point that they often no longer understand each other’s vocabulary, let alone the fundamental concepts on which each faith is built. Know the Faith is an attempt to present Orthodox Christianity in a way Western Christians can understand, grounding each point in Scripture and patristic theology, with comparisons to what Catholics and Protestants believe.
-
-
A handbook for everyone!
- By Amazon Customer on 04-01-21
By: Michael Shanbour
-
Thinking Orthodox: Understanding and Acquiring the Orthodox Christian Mind
- By: Eugenia Scarvelis Constantinou Ph.D.
- Narrated by: Eugenia Scarvelis Constantinou Ph.D.
- Length: 19 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
What does it mean to "think Orthodox"? What are the unspoken and unexplored premises and presumptions underlying what Christians believe? Orthodox Christianity is based on preserving the mind of the early Church, its phronema. Dr. Jeannie Constantinou brings her more than 40 years' experience as a professor, Bible teacher, and speaker to bear in explaining what the Orthodox phronema is, how it can be acquired, and how that phronema is expressed in true Orthodox theology.
-
-
Thinking Orthodox
- By Megan on 05-09-21
-
Religion of the Apostles: Orthodox Christianity in the First Century
- By: Stephen De Young
- Narrated by: Stephen De Young
- Length: 9 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Rev. Dr. Stephen De Young, creator of the popular The Whole Counsel of God blog and podcast, traces the lineage of Orthodox Christianity back to the faith and witness of the apostles, which was rooted in a first-century Jewish worldview. The Religion of the Apostles presents the Orthodox Christian Church of today as a continuation of the religious life of the apostles, which in turn was a continuation of the life of the people of God since the beginning of creation.
-
-
The first Christians did not “invent” anything
- By Petar Jovanovic on 06-24-21
By: Stephen De Young
-
Orthodoxy and Heterodoxy: Finding the Way to Christ in a Complicated Religious Landscape
- By: Andrew Stephen Damick
- Narrated by: Andrew Stephen Damick
- Length: 14 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Are you an Orthodox Christian who wonders how to explain to your Baptist grandmother, your Buddhist neighbor, or the Jehovah’s Witness at your door how your faith differs from theirs? Or are you a member of another faith who is curious what Orthodoxy is all about? Look no further. In Orthodoxy and Heterodoxy, Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick covers the gamut of ancient heresies, modern Christian denominations, fringe groups, and major world religions, highlighting the main points of each faith.
-
-
Christian Denominations in a Nutshell
- By Melissa C. on 11-04-21
-
Welcome to the Orthodox Church
- An Introduction to Eastern Christianity
- By: Frederica Mathewes-Green
- Narrated by: Frederica Mathewes-Green
- Length: 13 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Welcome to the Orthodox Church - its history, theology, worship, spirituality, and daily life. This friendly guide provides a comprehensive introduction to Orthodoxy, but with a twist: listeners learn by making a series of visits to a fictitious church, and get to know the faith as new Christians did for most of history, by immersion. Mathews-Green provides commentary and explanations on everything from how to "venerate" an icon, the Orthodox understanding of the atonement, to the Lenten significance of tofu.
-
-
Oh my!
- By Jrhd437 on 03-21-17
-
An Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith
- Linked to the Bible; Includes Footnotes
- By: Saint John of Damascus
- Narrated by: Peter Brooke
- Length: 8 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
In this classic book, John of Damascus laboured to form one complete, clear, and brief theological work that would summarize all Christian doctrine that had been passed down and agreed upon. The following was said of the book: The result was an inexhaustible storehouse of tradition in which nothing is to be found that has not been either approved by the ecumenical synods or by the established leaders of the Church.
-
-
the ruler cut off this saints right hand.
- By Trevor J. on 09-08-21
-
Know the Faith
- A Handbook for Orthodox Christians and Inquirers
- By: Michael Shanbour
- Narrated by: Darrell Smith
- Length: 9 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Over the centuries since the Great Schism between the Eastern and Western Churches, the two groups have diverged to the point that they often no longer understand each other’s vocabulary, let alone the fundamental concepts on which each faith is built. Know the Faith is an attempt to present Orthodox Christianity in a way Western Christians can understand, grounding each point in Scripture and patristic theology, with comparisons to what Catholics and Protestants believe.
-
-
A handbook for everyone!
- By Amazon Customer on 04-01-21
By: Michael Shanbour
-
Rock and Sand
- An Orthodox Appraisal of the Protestant Reformers and Their Teachings
- By: Archpriest Josiah Trenham
- Narrated by: Father Josiah Trenham
- Length: 8 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
This audiobook has been made for three purposes. First, to provide the Orthodox listener with a competent overview of the history of Protestantism and its major traditions, from its beginnings in the 16th century to the present day. Second, to acquaint Orthodox and non-Orthodox listeners with a narrative of the historical relations between the Orthodox East and the Protestant West. Finally, to provide a summary of Orthodox theological opinion on the tenets of Protestantism.
-
-
The rest of the story like Paul Harvey says
- By David A Burrows on 04-07-19
-
Orthodox Worship
- A Living Continuity with the Synagogue, the Temple, and the Early Church
- By: Benjamin D. Williams, Harold B. Anstall
- Narrated by: Deacon Kenneth Timothy
- Length: 6 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Ancient Faith has produced a fresh update and redesign of a book cherished by a generation of seekers. Written in an accessible manner for the average lay person, Orthodox Worship offers insights into the Orthodox liturgy. Early Christians preserved a continuity of worship from the Old Covenant to the New, employing elements from the Jewish Temple liturgy, the synagogue liturgy, and the rituals of the Jewish home.
-
-
The Divine Liturgy: When Heaven and Earth are one
- By Wordsmith on 12-04-19
By: Benjamin D. Williams, and others
-
The Orthodox Christian Church: History, Beliefs, and Practices
- By: Peter Bouteneff
- Narrated by: Peter Bouteneff
- Length: 9 hrs and 39 mins
- Original Recording
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Explore the fascinating history, theology, and practices that 250 million Orthodox Christians claim as their own, and discover the differences and similarities between Orthodoxy and Catholicism with this incredible series. The Orthodox Church is the second largest Christian community in the world after the Roman Catholic Church. In this exceptionally well-taught audio course, you will explore the rich history, theology, liturgy, and traditions of Orthodoxy.
-
-
Excellent!
- By Justin Sproles on 08-16-17
By: Peter Bouteneff
-
Becoming Orthodox
- A Journey to the Ancient Christian Faith
- By: Peter E. Gillquist
- Narrated by: Fr. Peter Gillquist
- Length: 5 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
This revised edition includes a new epilogue, "Coming up on Twenty-Five Years" since the entry of the Evangelical Orthodox into the Holy Orthodox Church. This is the story of a handful of courageous men and their congregations who risked stable occupations, security and the approval of life-long friends to be obedient to God's call. It is also the story of every believer who is searching for the Church.
-
-
Inspiring and Informative
- By Timothy D. Rask on 06-13-16
-
The Story of Christianity
- A History of 2000 Years of the Christian Faith
- By: David Bentley Hart
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 9 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
In The Story of Christianity, the distinguished theologian David Bentley Hart provides a broad picture of Christian history. Presented in 50 short chapters - each focusing on a critical facet of Christian history or theology, and each amplified by timelines, and quotations - his magisterial account does full justice to the range of Christian tradition, belief and practice - Eastern Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Anglican, Presbyterian, Evangelical, Coptic, Chaldean, Ethiopian Orthodox, and more....
-
-
Great Brief Overview of Christianity
- By James Mikkelson on 01-26-22
-
The Ancient Faith Psalter
- By: Monks of the Orthodox Church
- Narrated by: Fr. John Oliver
- Length: 8 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
A dedicated group of Orthodox monks (who wish to remain anonymous) have created a fresh English translation of the Masoretic Hebrew text of the Psalter, corrected to the Septuagint. A frequently asked question: The Psalms aren't in numerical order in this Psalter. Why is that? Answer: That was done intentionally. This edition of the Psalter was created for prayer, at home or in church, rather than for reference. It's not just another Book of Psalms.
-
-
Excellent in every way.
- By Amazon Customer on 02-10-17
-
The Crucifixion of the King of Glory: The Amazing History and Sublime Mystery of the Passion
- By: Eugenia Scarvelis Constantinou PhD
- Narrated by: Eugenia Scarvelis Constantinou
- Length: 15 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
The crucifixion and resurrection of Christ are central events in our salvation. Yet few Christians have a good grasp of the first-century historical and religious context in which the crucifixion took place, nor of its true significance for the people of that time - and hence for our time as well. Biblical scholar and attorney Dr. Jeannie Constantinou puts modern listeners in the center of the events of Christ's Passion, bringing the best of modern scholarship to bear while keeping her interpretation faithful in every particular to the Orthodox tradition.
-
-
Might be the best book I've ever heard on audible.
- By Chris Russi on 12-26-22
-
For the Life of the World
- By: Alexander Schmemann
- Narrated by: Zachariah Mandell
- Length: 6 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
The audiobook version of this book on an approach to the world and life within it stems from the liturgical experience of the Orthodox Church. The author understands issues such as secularism and Christian culture from the perspective of the unbroken experience of the Church, as revealed and communicated in her worship, in her liturgy—the sacrament of the world, the sacrament of the Kingdom.
-
-
Transformative presentation of the core of the Christian vision.
- By Ushiwaka on 08-01-24
-
Church History 101
- The Highlights of Twenty Centuries
- By: Sinclair B. Ferguson, Joel R. Beeke, Michael A. G. Haykin
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 1 hr and 45 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Church history is important because it shows us how God's faithful dealings with his people in the Bible continue in the ongoing life and work of Christ in our world. If you have ever wished for a short book highlighting church history's most important events that will enlighten your mind and pique your interest, this is the one you've been waiting for. Three prolific church historians collaborate their efforts in Church History 101 to present you with a quick listen of church history's high points.
-
-
Knowledge of the Church's History: Essential
- By Caleb on 03-26-20
By: Sinclair B. Ferguson, and others
-
The Whole Counsel of God
- An Introduction to Your Bible
- By: Stephen De Young
- Narrated by: Stephen De Young
- Length: 3 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
In The Whole Counsel of God, popular writer and podcaster Fr. Stephen de Young gives an overview of what the Bible is and what is its place in the life of an Orthodox Christian, correcting many Protestant misconceptions along the way. Issues covered include inspiration, inerrancy, the formation of the biblical canon, the various texts and their provenance, the place of Scripture within Orthodox Tradition, and how an Orthodox Christian should read, study, and interpret the Bible.
-
-
A good intro to The Orthodox approach to Scripture
- By Josh on 11-07-22
By: Stephen De Young
-
The Sayings of the Holy Desert Fathers
- By: Saint Palladius
- Narrated by: James Walmsley
- Length: 18 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
These are the words or sayings (Apophthegmata), of various monks (the abbas, i.e. fathers) who lived in the deserts of Egypt between 250 A.D. and 400 A.D. They cover topics such as love, poverty, fasting, humility, and prayer, and there is usually a short story that gives the context of the sayings. These sayings are one of the few surviving records of the first monks such as St. Anthony the Great and St. Pachomius, who followed a strict way of life. Their sole aim was to draw closer to God through their labours.
-
-
So happy to see on Audible
- By Phillip Straghalis on 05-13-21
By: Saint Palladius
-
Sermons on the Spiritual Life
- By: St. Philaret of Moscow
- Narrated by: Archpriest Josiah Trenham
- Length: 5 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
St. Philaret of Moscow is the Russian Chrysostom. His mouth overflowed from a heart enlarged and illumined by the Holy Spirit, and his teaching has been a fountain of life to the Christian generations that have succeeded the great bishop. Here, for the first time in an English-language translation, we have a thematic collection of his sermons dedicated to living the Christian life. This audiobook contains a feast of faith and soul guidance that, if followed, will bring forth abundant spiritual treasure.
-
-
The Russian Chrysostom
- By Justin Smith on 12-31-20
Related to this topic
-
Church History in Plain Language, Fifth Edition
- By: Bruce Shelley, Marshall Shelley
- Narrated by: Tom Parks
- Length: 23 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Bruce Shelley's classic history of the church brings the story of global Christianity into the 21st century. Like a skilled screenwriter, Shelley begins each chapter with three elements: characters, setting, plot. Taking you from the early centuries of the church up through the modern era he tells a story of actual people, in a particular situation, taking action or being acted upon, provides a window into the circumstances and historical context, and from there develops the story of a major period or theme of Christian history.
-
-
Exceptionally clear, exceptionally helpful.
- By Daw on 10-04-22
By: Bruce Shelley, and others
-
The First Thousand Years
- A Global History of Christianity
- By: Robert Louis Wilken
- Narrated by: Bob Souer
- Length: 17 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Beginning with the life of Jesus, Robert Louis Wilken narrates the dramatic spread and development of Christianity over the first thousand years of its history. Moving through the formation of early institutions, practices, and beliefs to the transformations of the Roman world after the conversion of Constantine, he sheds new light on the subsequent stories of Christianity in the Latin West, the Byzantine and Slavic East, the Middle East, and Central Asia.
-
-
Excellent Summary!
- By Gary Vandenbos on 09-13-21
-
Turning Points
- Decisive Moments in the History of Christianity
- By: Mark A. Noll
- Narrated by: James Anderson Foster
- Length: 14 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
In this popular introduction to church history, now in its third edition, Mark Noll isolates key events that provide a framework for understanding the history of Christianity. The book presents Christianity as a worldwide phenomenon rather than just a Western experience. Students in academic settings and church adult education contexts will benefit from this one-semester survey of Christian history.
-
-
Excellent, Brief Snippet’s
- By ejb on 01-06-23
By: Mark A. Noll
-
The Story of Christianity
- A History of 2000 Years of the Christian Faith
- By: David Bentley Hart
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 9 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
In The Story of Christianity, the distinguished theologian David Bentley Hart provides a broad picture of Christian history. Presented in 50 short chapters - each focusing on a critical facet of Christian history or theology, and each amplified by timelines, and quotations - his magisterial account does full justice to the range of Christian tradition, belief and practice - Eastern Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Anglican, Presbyterian, Evangelical, Coptic, Chaldean, Ethiopian Orthodox, and more....
-
-
Great Brief Overview of Christianity
- By James Mikkelson on 01-26-22
-
How Africa Shaped the Christian Mind
- Rediscovering the African Seedbed of Western Christianity
- By: Dr. Thomas C. Oden PhD
- Narrated by: Tom Parks
- Length: 7 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Africa has played a decisive role in the formation of Christian culture from its infancy. Some of the most decisive intellectual achievements of Christianity were explored and understood in Africa before they were in Europe. If this is so, why is Christianity so often perceived in Africa as a Western colonial import? How can Christians in Northern and sub-Saharan Africa, indeed, how can Christians throughout the world, rediscover and learn from this ancient heritage?
-
-
Worth reading even if not perfect
- By Adam Shields on 02-26-20
-
The Closing of the Western Mind
- The Rise of Faith and the Fall of Reason
- By: Charles Freeman
- Narrated by: Nigel Patterson
- Length: 16 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
When the Emperor Constantine converted to Christianity in 368 AD, he changed the course of European history in ways that continue to have repercussions to the present day. Adopting those aspects of the religion that suited his purposes, he turned Rome on a course from the relatively open, tolerant, and pluralistic civilization of the Hellenistic world, towards a culture that was based on the rule of fixed authority, whether that of the Bible, or the writings of Ptolemy in astronomy and of Galen and Hippocrates in medicine.
-
-
Not proven
- By Jeffrey D on 04-30-21
By: Charles Freeman
-
Church History in Plain Language, Fifth Edition
- By: Bruce Shelley, Marshall Shelley
- Narrated by: Tom Parks
- Length: 23 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Bruce Shelley's classic history of the church brings the story of global Christianity into the 21st century. Like a skilled screenwriter, Shelley begins each chapter with three elements: characters, setting, plot. Taking you from the early centuries of the church up through the modern era he tells a story of actual people, in a particular situation, taking action or being acted upon, provides a window into the circumstances and historical context, and from there develops the story of a major period or theme of Christian history.
-
-
Exceptionally clear, exceptionally helpful.
- By Daw on 10-04-22
By: Bruce Shelley, and others
-
The First Thousand Years
- A Global History of Christianity
- By: Robert Louis Wilken
- Narrated by: Bob Souer
- Length: 17 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Beginning with the life of Jesus, Robert Louis Wilken narrates the dramatic spread and development of Christianity over the first thousand years of its history. Moving through the formation of early institutions, practices, and beliefs to the transformations of the Roman world after the conversion of Constantine, he sheds new light on the subsequent stories of Christianity in the Latin West, the Byzantine and Slavic East, the Middle East, and Central Asia.
-
-
Excellent Summary!
- By Gary Vandenbos on 09-13-21
-
Turning Points
- Decisive Moments in the History of Christianity
- By: Mark A. Noll
- Narrated by: James Anderson Foster
- Length: 14 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
In this popular introduction to church history, now in its third edition, Mark Noll isolates key events that provide a framework for understanding the history of Christianity. The book presents Christianity as a worldwide phenomenon rather than just a Western experience. Students in academic settings and church adult education contexts will benefit from this one-semester survey of Christian history.
-
-
Excellent, Brief Snippet’s
- By ejb on 01-06-23
By: Mark A. Noll
-
The Story of Christianity
- A History of 2000 Years of the Christian Faith
- By: David Bentley Hart
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 9 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
In The Story of Christianity, the distinguished theologian David Bentley Hart provides a broad picture of Christian history. Presented in 50 short chapters - each focusing on a critical facet of Christian history or theology, and each amplified by timelines, and quotations - his magisterial account does full justice to the range of Christian tradition, belief and practice - Eastern Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Anglican, Presbyterian, Evangelical, Coptic, Chaldean, Ethiopian Orthodox, and more....
-
-
Great Brief Overview of Christianity
- By James Mikkelson on 01-26-22
-
How Africa Shaped the Christian Mind
- Rediscovering the African Seedbed of Western Christianity
- By: Dr. Thomas C. Oden PhD
- Narrated by: Tom Parks
- Length: 7 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Africa has played a decisive role in the formation of Christian culture from its infancy. Some of the most decisive intellectual achievements of Christianity were explored and understood in Africa before they were in Europe. If this is so, why is Christianity so often perceived in Africa as a Western colonial import? How can Christians in Northern and sub-Saharan Africa, indeed, how can Christians throughout the world, rediscover and learn from this ancient heritage?
-
-
Worth reading even if not perfect
- By Adam Shields on 02-26-20
-
The Closing of the Western Mind
- The Rise of Faith and the Fall of Reason
- By: Charles Freeman
- Narrated by: Nigel Patterson
- Length: 16 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
When the Emperor Constantine converted to Christianity in 368 AD, he changed the course of European history in ways that continue to have repercussions to the present day. Adopting those aspects of the religion that suited his purposes, he turned Rome on a course from the relatively open, tolerant, and pluralistic civilization of the Hellenistic world, towards a culture that was based on the rule of fixed authority, whether that of the Bible, or the writings of Ptolemy in astronomy and of Galen and Hippocrates in medicine.
-
-
Not proven
- By Jeffrey D on 04-30-21
By: Charles Freeman
-
Church History 101
- The Highlights of Twenty Centuries
- By: Sinclair B. Ferguson, Joel R. Beeke, Michael A. G. Haykin
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 1 hr and 45 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Church history is important because it shows us how God's faithful dealings with his people in the Bible continue in the ongoing life and work of Christ in our world. If you have ever wished for a short book highlighting church history's most important events that will enlighten your mind and pique your interest, this is the one you've been waiting for. Three prolific church historians collaborate their efforts in Church History 101 to present you with a quick listen of church history's high points.
-
-
Knowledge of the Church's History: Essential
- By Caleb on 03-26-20
By: Sinclair B. Ferguson, and others
-
The Catholic Church [Modern Library Chronicles]
- By: Hans Kung
- Narrated by: Robert O'Keefe
- Length: 8 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
In 1979 the Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith withdrew Hans Kung's missio canonica. Pope Paul VI approved the censure saying, "We are obligated to declare that in his writings he fell short of integrity and the truth of the Catholic faith." Through a 1980 agreement with the Vatican, Kung is now permitted to teach, but only under secular auspices. In this acclaimed Modern Library Chronicle, Kung examines the Catholic Church through its many reformations, focusing on the people and events...
-
-
Theologian's Accurate View of Church Development
- By Jack on 01-12-06
By: Hans Kung
-
Christianity
- The First Three Thousand Years
- By: Diarmaid MacCulloch
- Narrated by: Walter Dixon
- Length: 46 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Once in a generation, a historian will redefine his field, producing a book that demands to be read or heard - a product of electrifying scholarship conveyed with commanding skill. Diarmaid MacCulloch's Christianity is such a book. Breathtaking in ambition, it ranges back to the origins of the Hebrew Bible and covers the world, following the three main strands of the Christian faith.
-
-
Bias
- By David Danielson on 10-04-10
-
The Irony of Modern Catholic History
- How the Church Rediscovered Itself and Challenged the Modern World to Reform
- By: George Weigel
- Narrated by: Rick Adamson
- Length: 9 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Throughout much of the 19th century, both secular and Catholic leaders assumed that the Church and the modern world were locked in a battle to the death. The triumph of modernity would not only finish the Church as a consequential player in world history; it would also lead to the death of religious conviction. But today, the Catholic Church is far more vital and consequential than it was 150 years ago.
-
-
Well written and considered book, bad narrator
- By Brad on 12-13-19
By: George Weigel
-
In the Year of Our Lord
- Reflections on Twenty Centuries of Church History
- By: Sinclair B. Ferguson
- Narrated by: Sinclair B. Ferguson
- Length: 7 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
The story of the church is important for Christians to know, for it contains rich and uplifting stories of God’s dealings with His people. Dr. Sinclair B. Ferguson takes the listener on a tour of the Christian history, featuring stories and songs to give believers a sense of their place in God’s kingdom and to encourage them in their walk.
-
-
Missing one page
- By Amy Steeger on 08-01-22
-
Forbidden Faith
- The Secret History of Gnosticism
- By: Richard Smoley
- Narrated by: Bob Souer
- Length: 8 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
The success of books such as Elaine Pagels's Gnostic Gospels and Dan Brown's Da Vinci Code proves beyond a doubt that there is a tremendous thirst today for finding the hidden truths of Christianity - truths that may have been lost or buried by institutional religion over the last two millennia. In Forbidden Faith, Richard Smoley narrates a popular history of one such truth, the ancient esoteric religion of gnosticism, which flourished between the first and fourth centuries AD, but whose legacy remains even today, having survived secretly throughout the ages.
-
-
An absolute must for understanding Gnosticism.
- By Patriot RN - Doc on 05-12-21
By: Richard Smoley
-
Reformations
- The Early Modern World, 1450-1650
- By: Carlos M. N. Eire
- Narrated by: David Drummond
- Length: 39 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Carlos Eire, popular professor and gifted writer, chronicles the 200-year era of the Renaissance and Reformation with particular attention to issues that persist as concerns in the present day. Eire connects the Protestant and Catholic Reformations in new and profound ways, and he demonstrates convincingly that this crucial turning point in history not only affected people long gone but continues to shape our world and define who we are today.
-
-
Catholics don’t believe in “Works Righteousness”
- By Liam Cruz Kelly on 02-23-19
-
When the Church Was Young
- Voices of the Early Fathers
- By: Marcellino D'Ambrosio
- Narrated by: Marcellino D'Ambrosio
- Length: 9 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Marcellino D'Ambrosio dusts off what might have been just dry theology to bring you the exciting stories of great heroes such as Ambrose, Augustine, Basil, Athanasius, John Chrysostom, and Jerome. These brilliant, embattled, and sometimes eccentric men defined the biblical canon, hammered out the Creed, and gave us our understanding of sacraments and salvation. It is they who preserved the rich legacy of the early Church for us.
-
-
Masterful summary of the early Church Fathers
- By Mike C on 08-22-14
-
Medieval Christianity
- A New History
- By: Kevin Madigan
- Narrated by: Pete Larkin
- Length: 21 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
For many, the medieval world seems dark and foreign - a miraculous, brutal, and irrational time of superstition and strange relics. The pursuit of heretics, the Inquisition, the Crusades, and the domination of the "Holy Land" come to mind.
-
-
New Standard Text for This Period
- By Bill Martin on 10-22-16
By: Kevin Madigan
-
The Triumph of Christianity
- How the Jesus Movement Became the World's Largest Religion
- By: Rodney Stark
- Narrated by: Bob Souer
- Length: 13 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Celebrated religious and social historian Rodney Stark traces the extraordinary rise of Christianity through its most pivotal and controversial moments to offer fresh perspective on the history of the world's largest religion.
-
-
Balanced and unapologetic, excellent read
- By JARAM, CT on 08-04-20
By: Rodney Stark
-
Letter and Spirit
- From Written Text to Living Word in the Liturgy
- By: Scott Hahn
- Narrated by: Brian Keeler
- Length: 5 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Scott Hahn has inspired millions of readers with his perceptive and unique view of Catholic theology and worship, becoming one of the most looked-to contemporary authorities in these areas. In Letter and Spirit, Hahn extends the message he began in The Lamb's Supper, offering far-reaching and profound insights into what the Bible teaches us about living the spiritual life.
-
-
This could easily be a 5 star download
- By Travis on 01-07-07
By: Scott Hahn
-
A Short Life of Jonathan Edwards
- By: George M. Marsden
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 5 hrs
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Jonathan Edwards is one of the most extraordinary figures in American history. Arguably the most brilliant theologian ever born on American soil, Edwards (1703 - 1758) was also a pastor, a renowned preacher, a missionary to the Native Americans, a biographer, a college president, a philosopher, a loving husband, and the father of 11 children.
-
-
Terrific book and well narrated
- By SBT on 01-22-11
People who viewed this also viewed...
-
Welcome to the Orthodox Church
- An Introduction to Eastern Christianity
- By: Frederica Mathewes-Green
- Narrated by: Frederica Mathewes-Green
- Length: 13 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Welcome to the Orthodox Church - its history, theology, worship, spirituality, and daily life. This friendly guide provides a comprehensive introduction to Orthodoxy, but with a twist: listeners learn by making a series of visits to a fictitious church, and get to know the faith as new Christians did for most of history, by immersion. Mathews-Green provides commentary and explanations on everything from how to "venerate" an icon, the Orthodox understanding of the atonement, to the Lenten significance of tofu.
-
-
Oh my!
- By Jrhd437 on 03-21-17
-
Medieval Christianity
- A New History
- By: Kevin Madigan
- Narrated by: Pete Larkin
- Length: 21 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
For many, the medieval world seems dark and foreign - a miraculous, brutal, and irrational time of superstition and strange relics. The pursuit of heretics, the Inquisition, the Crusades, and the domination of the "Holy Land" come to mind.
-
-
New Standard Text for This Period
- By Bill Martin on 10-22-16
By: Kevin Madigan
-
On the Incarnation
- By: Athanasias of Alexandria
- Narrated by: Gabriel Travesser
- Length: 2 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Nothing except the Resurrection of Jesus Christ is a greater miracle or wonder in human history. God becoming flesh in human history is the greatest marvel. Jesus of Nazareth was foretold in the Torah and the Prophets centuries before his appearance, and he was proved to be real and not a pretender due to his death and Resurrection. The early church grappled with all of this intellectually.
-
-
Excellent!!!
- By C. Gravely on 10-28-15
-
The Lost History of Christianity
- The Thousand-Year Golden Age of the Church --- and How It Died
- By: Philip Jenkins
- Narrated by: Dick Hill
- Length: 10 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
The Lost History of Christianity will change how we understand Christian and world history. Leading religion scholar Philip Jenkins reveals a vast Christian world to the east of the Roman Empire and how the earliest, most influential churches of the East---those that had the closest link to Jesus and the early church---died. In this paradigm-shifting book, Jenkins recovers a lost history, showing how the center of Christianity for centuries used to be the Middle East, Asia, and Africa, extending as far as China.
-
-
Worthwhile with caveats
- By Telorast on 03-05-13
By: Philip Jenkins
-
The Orthodox Christian Church: History, Beliefs, and Practices
- By: Peter Bouteneff
- Narrated by: Peter Bouteneff
- Length: 9 hrs and 39 mins
- Original Recording
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Explore the fascinating history, theology, and practices that 250 million Orthodox Christians claim as their own, and discover the differences and similarities between Orthodoxy and Catholicism with this incredible series. The Orthodox Church is the second largest Christian community in the world after the Roman Catholic Church. In this exceptionally well-taught audio course, you will explore the rich history, theology, liturgy, and traditions of Orthodoxy.
-
-
Excellent!
- By Justin Sproles on 08-16-17
By: Peter Bouteneff
-
Becoming Orthodox
- A Journey to the Ancient Christian Faith
- By: Peter E. Gillquist
- Narrated by: Fr. Peter Gillquist
- Length: 5 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
This revised edition includes a new epilogue, "Coming up on Twenty-Five Years" since the entry of the Evangelical Orthodox into the Holy Orthodox Church. This is the story of a handful of courageous men and their congregations who risked stable occupations, security and the approval of life-long friends to be obedient to God's call. It is also the story of every believer who is searching for the Church.
-
-
Inspiring and Informative
- By Timothy D. Rask on 06-13-16
-
Welcome to the Orthodox Church
- An Introduction to Eastern Christianity
- By: Frederica Mathewes-Green
- Narrated by: Frederica Mathewes-Green
- Length: 13 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Welcome to the Orthodox Church - its history, theology, worship, spirituality, and daily life. This friendly guide provides a comprehensive introduction to Orthodoxy, but with a twist: listeners learn by making a series of visits to a fictitious church, and get to know the faith as new Christians did for most of history, by immersion. Mathews-Green provides commentary and explanations on everything from how to "venerate" an icon, the Orthodox understanding of the atonement, to the Lenten significance of tofu.
-
-
Oh my!
- By Jrhd437 on 03-21-17
-
Medieval Christianity
- A New History
- By: Kevin Madigan
- Narrated by: Pete Larkin
- Length: 21 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
For many, the medieval world seems dark and foreign - a miraculous, brutal, and irrational time of superstition and strange relics. The pursuit of heretics, the Inquisition, the Crusades, and the domination of the "Holy Land" come to mind.
-
-
New Standard Text for This Period
- By Bill Martin on 10-22-16
By: Kevin Madigan
-
On the Incarnation
- By: Athanasias of Alexandria
- Narrated by: Gabriel Travesser
- Length: 2 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Nothing except the Resurrection of Jesus Christ is a greater miracle or wonder in human history. God becoming flesh in human history is the greatest marvel. Jesus of Nazareth was foretold in the Torah and the Prophets centuries before his appearance, and he was proved to be real and not a pretender due to his death and Resurrection. The early church grappled with all of this intellectually.
-
-
Excellent!!!
- By C. Gravely on 10-28-15
-
The Lost History of Christianity
- The Thousand-Year Golden Age of the Church --- and How It Died
- By: Philip Jenkins
- Narrated by: Dick Hill
- Length: 10 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
The Lost History of Christianity will change how we understand Christian and world history. Leading religion scholar Philip Jenkins reveals a vast Christian world to the east of the Roman Empire and how the earliest, most influential churches of the East---those that had the closest link to Jesus and the early church---died. In this paradigm-shifting book, Jenkins recovers a lost history, showing how the center of Christianity for centuries used to be the Middle East, Asia, and Africa, extending as far as China.
-
-
Worthwhile with caveats
- By Telorast on 03-05-13
By: Philip Jenkins
-
The Orthodox Christian Church: History, Beliefs, and Practices
- By: Peter Bouteneff
- Narrated by: Peter Bouteneff
- Length: 9 hrs and 39 mins
- Original Recording
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Explore the fascinating history, theology, and practices that 250 million Orthodox Christians claim as their own, and discover the differences and similarities between Orthodoxy and Catholicism with this incredible series. The Orthodox Church is the second largest Christian community in the world after the Roman Catholic Church. In this exceptionally well-taught audio course, you will explore the rich history, theology, liturgy, and traditions of Orthodoxy.
-
-
Excellent!
- By Justin Sproles on 08-16-17
By: Peter Bouteneff
-
Becoming Orthodox
- A Journey to the Ancient Christian Faith
- By: Peter E. Gillquist
- Narrated by: Fr. Peter Gillquist
- Length: 5 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
This revised edition includes a new epilogue, "Coming up on Twenty-Five Years" since the entry of the Evangelical Orthodox into the Holy Orthodox Church. This is the story of a handful of courageous men and their congregations who risked stable occupations, security and the approval of life-long friends to be obedient to God's call. It is also the story of every believer who is searching for the Church.
-
-
Inspiring and Informative
- By Timothy D. Rask on 06-13-16
-
Reading the Bible the Orthodox Way
- 2000 Years without Confusion or Anxiety
- By: Fr. John A. Peck
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 12 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Using a method taught by an Orthodox Christian priest for almost 20 years, you'll learn the easy way, the right way, how to read the Bible according to the 2000 year practice of the Orthodox Church. Now, using this simple method you'll learn the best way to put this important discipline to use for maximum spiritual benefit.
By: Fr. John A. Peck
-
Interpreting the Bible the Orthodox Way
- Learning to See the Bible with the Mind of the Spirit
- By: Fr. John A. Peck
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 15 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Using a method taught by an Orthodox Christian priest for almost 20 years, you'll learn the easy way, the right way, how to interpret the Bible according to the 2000 year practice of the Orthodox Church. Now, using this simple method you'll learn the best way to make sense of difficult passages of the Scriptures, and put this important discipline to use for maximum spiritual benefit.
By: Fr. John A. Peck
-
The Thrill of Orthodoxy
- Rediscovering the Adventure of Christian Faith
- By: Trevin Wax
- Narrated by: Trevin Wax
- Length: 6 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Every generation faces the temptation to wander from orthodoxy—to seek out the jolt that comes with false teaching, and to drift with cultural currents. And so every generation must be awakened again to the thrill of orthodoxy, and experience the astonishment that comes from stumbling afresh upon the electrifying paradoxes at the heart of the Christian faith. In The Thrill of Orthodoxy, Trevin Wax turns the tables on those who believe Christian teaching is narrow and outdated.
-
-
Obviously biased
- By Jamie on 05-14-24
By: Trevin Wax
-
Christianity
- The First Three Thousand Years
- By: Diarmaid MacCulloch
- Narrated by: Walter Dixon
- Length: 46 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Once in a generation, a historian will redefine his field, producing a book that demands to be read or heard - a product of electrifying scholarship conveyed with commanding skill. Diarmaid MacCulloch's Christianity is such a book. Breathtaking in ambition, it ranges back to the origins of the Hebrew Bible and covers the world, following the three main strands of the Christian faith.
-
-
Bias
- By David Danielson on 10-04-10
-
A Basic Guide to Eastern Orthodox Theology
- Introducing Beliefs and Practices
- By: Eve Tibbs
- Narrated by: Eve Tibbs
- Length: 6 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Eve Tibbs offers a comprehensive, yet very accessible, introduction to the beliefs and practices of the Eastern Orthodox Church for Western listeners. Tibbs has devoted her career to translating the Orthodox faith to an evangelical audience, and she has over 20 years of experience teaching this material to students. Assuming no prior knowledge of Orthodox theology, this survey covers the basic ideas of Eastern Orthodox Christianity, from its origins at Pentecost to the present day.
-
-
Disappointed
- By R on 05-14-22
By: Eve Tibbs
-
Reformations
- The Early Modern World, 1450-1650
- By: Carlos M. N. Eire
- Narrated by: David Drummond
- Length: 39 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Carlos Eire, popular professor and gifted writer, chronicles the 200-year era of the Renaissance and Reformation with particular attention to issues that persist as concerns in the present day. Eire connects the Protestant and Catholic Reformations in new and profound ways, and he demonstrates convincingly that this crucial turning point in history not only affected people long gone but continues to shape our world and define who we are today.
-
-
Catholics don’t believe in “Works Righteousness”
- By Liam Cruz Kelly on 02-23-19
-
Orthodox Christianity
- A Very Short Introduction
- By: A. Edward Siecienski
- Narrated by: David Cochran Heath
- Length: 3 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
To many in the West, Orthodoxy remains shrouded in mystery, an exotic and foreign religion that survived in the East following the Great Schism of 1054 that split the Christian world into two camps - Catholic and Orthodox. However, as the second largest Christian denomination, Orthodox Christianity is anything but foreign to the nearly 300 million worshipers who practice it. For them, Orthodoxy is a living, breathing reality; a way of being Christian ultimately rooted in the person of Jesus and the experience of the early church.
-
-
Review summary
- By David Neff on 09-20-24
-
The Victory of Reason
- How Christianity Led to Freedom, Capitalism, and Western Success
- By: Rodney Stark
- Narrated by: Bob Souer
- Length: 8 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
In The Victory of Reason, Rodney Stark advances a revolutionary, controversial, and long overdue idea: that Christianity and its related institutions are, in fact, directly responsible for the most significant intellectual, political, scientific, and economic breakthroughs of the past millennium. In Stark's view, what has propelled the West is not the tension between secular and non-secular society, nor the pitting of science and the humanities against religious belief. Christian theology, Stark asserts, is the very font of reason.
-
-
Absolutely incredible history book!
- By Daniel on 01-02-20
By: Rodney Stark
-
The Church History
- By: Eusebius, Paul L. Maier - translator, Paul L. Maier - commentary by
- Narrated by: John Lescault
- Length: 13 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Often called the "Father of Church History", Eusebius was the first to trace the rise of Christianity during its crucial first three centuries from Christ to Constantine. Our principal resource for earliest Chrisitianity, The Church History presents a panorama of apostles, church fathers, emperors, bishops, heroes, heretics, confessors, and martyrs. This audiobook edition includes Paul L. Maier's clear and precise translation, historical commentary on each book in The Church History, and numerous maps, illustrations, and photographs.
-
-
Superb footnotes add to brilliant history
- By Gary on 01-01-19
By: Eusebius, and others
-
Heretics and Believers
- A History of the English Reformation
- By: Peter Marshall
- Narrated by: Napoleon Ryan
- Length: 35 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Centuries on, what the Reformation was and what it accomplished remain deeply contentious. Peter Marshall's sweeping new history argues that 16th-century England was a society neither desperate for nor allergic to change, but one open to ideas of "reform" in various competing guises. This engaging history reveals what was really at stake in the overthrow of Catholic culture and the reshaping of the English Church.
-
-
A heavy read but well worth it.
- By chemtrooper on 12-02-18
By: Peter Marshall
-
Worship in the Early Church
- By: Justo L. González, Catherine Gunsalus González
- Narrated by: Timothy Andrés Pabon
- Length: 13 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
While many histories of Christian worship exist, this project undertakes a task both more focused and more urgent. Rather than survey the whole history of the Christian church, it focuses on the formative period between the first and fifth centuries CE, when so many of the understandings and patterns of Christian worship came to be. And rather than include such developments as the monastic hours of prayer and the history of ordination, the authors deal primarily with those aspects of worship that recur on a weekly or regular basis: preaching, Eucharist, and baptism.
-
-
Thought provoking and well researched
- By Andrew on 03-10-23
By: Justo L. González, and others
-
The First Thousand Years
- A Global History of Christianity
- By: Robert Louis Wilken
- Narrated by: Bob Souer
- Length: 17 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Beginning with the life of Jesus, Robert Louis Wilken narrates the dramatic spread and development of Christianity over the first thousand years of its history. Moving through the formation of early institutions, practices, and beliefs to the transformations of the Roman world after the conversion of Constantine, he sheds new light on the subsequent stories of Christianity in the Latin West, the Byzantine and Slavic East, the Middle East, and Central Asia.
-
-
Excellent Summary!
- By Gary Vandenbos on 09-13-21
What listeners say about The Eastern Orthodox Church
Average customer ratingsReviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Anonymous User
- 01-27-21
A good historical overview
This book traverses the long and glorious path of the Eastern Orthodox Church from roots to stem. Covering the history and theological origins of many of the core tenants of this part of the church. It was a welcome introduction to a belief system and history I find myself more aligned with then my western evangelical roots and drawn in part to the monastic tradition and the focus on the walking out of ones belief.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Pedro S.
- 04-19-21
Solid, brief history of Eastern Orthodox Church
Written from an emic perspective rather than taking an artificially "external" / etic approach, Fr John A McGuckin's history of the Church is a great book for interested non-specialists. He moves across centuries rapidly, honing in on the pivotal moments and personages of each era of the Church's history. He covers the apostolic and early patristic period, the rise of Byzantine Christendom, the spread into Slavic and Eastern European lands, the period of persecution first under the Ottomans then under the communists, and the spread of Orthodox Christianity into the "New World" as a diasporic/missionary outgrowth.
Most of the critiques I've seen of this book from other Orthodox Christians are, unsurprisingly, people writing against what they think Fr John is writing rather than addressing his actual statements (for example, he does not advocate for women's ordination in this book and does not say that when the Orthodox Church comes to maturity, it will ordain women; rather, he outlines the work of Elizabeth Behr-Sigel who argues this way and he does not express approval or disapproval of this dimension of her work).
The only two critiques I'd offer of this work are basically a result of minimizing the "Semitic" dimension of Christianity:
(1) he follows one popular line of thinking that traces Hellenistic philosophy as influencing Christian concepts, though he later falls back on Florovsky's apt statement that this is a "Christianization of Hellenism rather than a Hellenization of Christianity"—I would have liked to see a deeper exploration of "Christian Origins" in Second Temple Judaism a la the work of Golitzin, Bucur, Orlov, etc.
(2) he gives minimal attention to the Syriac world of Orthodoxy—I would have loved to see some engagement with the Chalcedonian & pre-Chalcedonian Syriac thought.
Given the limitations of space and making this accessible to a popular audience, I think it is understandable that he sidesteps this.
The audiobook is solid but the narrator has that British tendency to absolutely butcher foreign loanwords in the most unfortunate manner possible.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
4 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Marcus
- 08-06-21
Engaging!
It was very easy to follow, deep, and engaging. I spent hours during work listening. I hope more like it are produced.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Amazon Customer
- 02-06-22
Excellent book
Excellent history of the church. I strongly recommend listening to this audio. It was very informative.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Azzurro Rosso Lx3
- 08-18-20
Excellent Experience
I highly recommend this audio book. It is quite enjoyable and has a great amount of valuable information to share.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
2 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Nico Vela
- 08-24-24
An interesting History
For as small of a book, overall, as this was, this history does a surprising amount in a short amount of time.
I'd likely classify this as a survey history, as it crosses major periods of time rather quickly. However, McGuckin does a great job at creating an over-arching view of the Eastern Orthodox Church from its beginnings in the Levant, through its expansion under the Byzantine Empire, its subjugation by the Muslim Empires and Caliphates, and finally through the 20th Century into Modern Times. A good read. Perkins does a good job at narrating this book as well.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Amazon Customer
- 02-19-21
Excellent content and narration
This is not just a great introduction to the Orrhodox Church, it is also a useful and concise survey of early Christianity and its controversies and the history of the Eastern Roman Empire (Byzantium), Greece, Russia, and Romania. This was very well done and a pleasure to listen to.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
1 person found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Amazon Customer
- 03-19-21
Absolutely wonderful
This is a great book. Narration is great. Each chapter is well crafted and full of the Orthodox ethos. Thank you Fr John for gifting the world with this important work. My only criticism is that I selfishly wish you mentioned more about the Indian Orthodox Church.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
2 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Isaiah 41:10
- 10-28-21
Excellent, Relatively Peerless Overview
Wonderful narration, a real pleasure to listen to. After years of studying church history and lamenting how virtually every available resource only nods quickly at the Orthodox Church-- if they mention it at all-- it is so refreshing to find a scholarly overview of Eastern Church history that is broad enough to be readable at an introductory level, detailed enough to give an accurate impression, and in depth enough to satisfy even someone who has studied the history before. I highly recommend this.
My only suggestion for improvement is that more of the signature doctrinal emphases at the very heart of Orthodoxy could have been weaved in to the historical story somehow...to give a clearer portrait of it's soul. But of course, I suppose you can read an Orthodox theology book for that. :) This is a much needed focus on the history.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
1 person found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- banipal
- 06-18-23
Excellent even for the outsider
I am now related to a large orthodox family, but grew up in traditional Protestant communities. This was the description that explains many of the exceptional differences I’ve observed in the Orthodox. It covers Greek, Russian, Slavonic, and Romanian orthodoxy each separately and richly. It alludes to the particular regional differences but does not go into specific sociological elements of the different churches. It remains a history. Future reads will hopefully explain (for me) the specific nuances of the Greek experience of faith, but this is the foundation I never knew I needed first.
Also it is not for nothing that Dr McGuckin is listed as a poet on Wikipedia. With an exceptional narrator this is a beautiful book to listen to just by how it was written.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!