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Eastern Pilgrimage
London:Lutterworth,1944.. 1st ed. "Great divergencies in custom and outlook still separate the churches of the East from the churches of the West, but to understand how these divisions within Christendom arose, and why they still persist, can itself become a first step towards unity and healing." Pp.102,small booksellers label(The House of Andrews, Durham) to inside rear board, slight toning to pages. Grey cloth, d/w rubbed with losses. G+/G-. . (more information)
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An Outline Guide to the Study of Eastern Christendom
London: SPCK. 1951.. 1st ed. "Aims at giving English readers a sufficient knowledge of the literature dealing with the life, worship, history, and organization of the Eastern Churches". Pp 34, slight toning to pages. P/b. G+. . (more information)
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Understanding Eastern Christianity
London: SCM Press, 1980.. 1st British ed. "A short history of Eastern Christianity". Pp. 18/ 137. owners bookplate to title. P/b,sunning to spine, clear protective wrap affixed. G+. . (more information)
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A Manual of Eastern Orthodox Prayers
London: SPCK, 1968.. Rep. "...a collection of prayers taken from the Euchologion of the Orthodox Church, which is used for its ecclesiastical services." Pp.14/113. Pbk. VG. . (more information)
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The Orthodox Eastern Church
London:Catholic Truth Society,1929.. New issue. Ex libris. Pp.34/451,frontis. + map and 4 further b/w illustrations, convent inkstamps to fep and title, ink number to verso rear board. Red cloth with cross motif to front,gilt title to spine,slight sunning to boards. G+. . (more information)
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Expression of Faith. Introduction to the Practical Worship of the Orthodox Church
Newport Pagnell: Greek Orthodox Monastery of the Assumption. 1972.. 1st ed. "This series aims at stimulating thought in the direct encounter with some orthodox minds of to-day". Pp 22. P/b. Stiff card cover. G+. . (more information)
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The Hidden Treasure. Doubt Within the Search for God
Newport Pagnell: Greek Orthodox Monastery of the Assumption. 1972.. "This series aims at stimulating thought in the direct encounter with some orthodox minds of to-day". Pp 68. P/b. Stiff card cover. G+. . (more information)
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Russian Letters of Direction. 1834-1860. (Selected and Translated by Julia de Beausobre)
St Vladimir's Seminary Press, 1975.. "This realization of freedom within tradition - so characteristic of true Orthodox spirituality - makes Macarius' advice to nineteenth-century Russians pertinent for us today as well." Pp.115, bookplate ofSaint George Orthodox Information Service to inside front cover. Pbk. VG. . (more information)
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The Orthodox Church in the Ecumenical Movement. Documents and Statements, 1902-1975
Geneva: WCC, 1978.. 1st.ed. "As the title suggests, the book is a documentary history of the presence and witness of the Orthodox Church at the centre of the ecumenical movement. It provides reading material on the history of this witness in the form of orthodox texts on the ecumenical movement and its expression through the World Council of Churches." 24.5cms. x 16.5cms. Pp, 360. P/b, minor scuffing to spine, slight creasing to rear cover, illustrated cover. G+. . (more information)
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What We See and Hear in a Greek Orthodox Church
New York: D.C.Divry,Inc., 1961.. "...written primarily for the young members of the Eastern Orthodox Communities and Sunday Schools, but it will also be very useful for adults and for anyone who would be interested to know intelligently what is performed in our Churches during the Holy Liturgy and, to some extent, in other Holy Sacraments." Pp.92/1(ads), occasional small b/w illustrations, owners bookplate of Dominic Pyle-Bridges and small booksellers label to front pastedown, owners inkstamp to title page. Red boards, mark to front board. G+. . (more information)
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Catechism of the Greek Eastern Orthodox Church
New York: D.C.Divry, Inc.,1945.. 2nd edition. A Sunday School Primer. Pp.100, occasional small b/w illustrations, bookplate of Dominic Pyle-Bridges to front pastedown and minor scuffing to lower edge, owners inkstamp to title page. Green cloth, edges slightly rubbed. G+. . (more information)
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History and Teachings of the Eastern Greek Orthodox Church
New York: D.C.Divry, Inc.,1977.. Pp.95/1(ads), occasional b/w illustrations, small booksellers label to title page. Yellow boards. VG. . (more information)
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Historical Road of Eastern Orthodoxy. (Translated by Lydia W. Kesich)
New York: St Vladimir's Seminary Press, 1977. 0913836478. "...a general introduction to the Orthodox Church and her history for Western Christians." Pp.8/343. Pbk. VG. . (more information)
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Ultimate Questions. An Anthology of Modern Russian Religious Thought
London: Mowbray, 1977.. 1st ed. "The book offers, as the editor says, 'a searching look into that area of Russian culture whose significance both for the understanding of that culture itself and for the understanding of the religious searching of our time has not yet, it seems to us, been properly defined'." Pp.7/310, owner's name to fep. P/b with illustrated cover, uneven sunning to covers. G+. . (more information)
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The Romanian Orthodox Church
Bucharest: The Bible and Orthodox Missionary Institute, 1968.. 2nd edition. An outline history of the Romanian Orthodox Church, its organisation, church life, relations with other orthodox sister-churches and other churches and Christian world organisations. Pp.92, colour portrait frontis. plate of His Beatitude Justinian - Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, 31 b/w photo plates to rear, gift message to title page. Pbk, scuffing to spine. G+. . (more information)
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Meeting the Orthodox Churches
London: SCM. 1964.. 1st ed. Contents Include:- Seen and Heard: Orthodox Teaching and Worship: Spiritual Life: The Orthodox Churches since the First World War: Relations of the Orthodox with Anglians and with the World Council of Churches: Orthodoxy and Western Christendon. Pp 127. 1 b/w illustration. P/b. Spine rubbed. Illustrated cover. G+. . (more information)
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The Orthodox Church
Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1975. 0140205926. "Part One describes the history of the Eastern Church over the last 2,000 years and particulary its problems in twentieth-century Russia. Part Two explains the beliefs and worship of the Orthodox today. Finally considers the possibilities of reunion between East and West". Pp.352, pages browned. Pbk, crease to spine. G+. . (more information)
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Western Orthodoxy
South Canaan, Pa.: St. Tikhon Press, nd.. nd. Western Orthodoxy. Pp. 46. P/b. VG. . (more information)
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The Church of the Eastern Christians
London: SPCK, 1944.. Rep. Pp.114. Pbk, owners names to front cover. G+. . (more information)
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