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The Holy Fire: The Story of the Early Centuries of the Christian Church in the Near East
by ROBERT PAYNE
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- ISBN 10
- 0913836613
- ISBN 13
- 9780913836613
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St. Vladimirs Seminary Press, March 1997. Paper Back. New. Robert Payne seems to have been the Paul Johnson of a generation ago, his many books ranging from a sort of patristics, like this book, to histories of the Crusades and Islam, and biographies of Hitler and Gandhi. His style is popular, brisk, and colorful, yet his familiarity with the writings of the Fathers is unmistakable, and one cannot help but get a real sympathetic insight into the personalities and achievements of the critically important figures he examines, which include Clement of Alexandria, Origen, Athanasius, Basil the Great, Gregory of Nyssa, Gregory Nazianzen, John Chrysostom, Dionysius the Areopagite, John of Damascus, and Gregory Palamas. It is possible to truly encounter these men in Payne's book, and more than a few readers have come away with a lasting fascination for the patristic period on its account. 303 pp.
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- Eighth Day Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 47833
- Title
- The Holy Fire: The Story of the Early Centuries of the Christian Church in the Near East
- Author
- ROBERT PAYNE
- Format/Binding
- Paper Back
- Book Condition
- New
- Quantity Available
- 3
- Binding
- Unknown
- ISBN 10
- 0913836613
- ISBN 13
- 9780913836613
- Publisher
- St. Vladimirs Seminary Press
- Place of Publication
- Crestwood, Ny
- Date Published
- March 1997
- Keywords
- Eastern Christianity, Orthodoxy, Church history, Doctrine, church fathers, Patristics, Basil, Gregory, Chrysostom, Origen, Athanasius, athanasios, john of damascus, damascene, palamas
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