Kyriacos C. Markides
Autore di The Mountain of Silence: A Search for Orthodox Spirituality
Sull'Autore
Kyriacos C. Markides has written several books about Christian mysticism, including The Magus of Strovolos, Riding with the Lion, Homage to the Sun, and Fire in the Heart. A professor of sociology at the University of Maine, he lives in Stillwater, Maine, with his wife, Emily
Opere di Kyriacos C. Markides
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Informazioni generali
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- USA
- Luogo di residenza
- Stillwater, Maine, USA
- Istruzione
- Wayne State University (Ph.D. | 1970)
- Attività lavorative
- Professor of Sociology
- Organizzazioni
- University of Maine (Prof.)
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Recensioni
A NOTE OF CAUTION: Kyriacos C. Markides has been influenced by some neo-Gnostic ideology which is incompatible with Orthodox Christian teaching and spirituality. Nevertheless, he, for the most part, presents a fairly accurate picture of Orthodox spirituality, which he attempts to relate to some modern concerns in their present state of affairs. Unfortunately, such issues in their modern context are often dismissed outright by Orthodox who avoid serious engagement with these matters while citing "tradition" as the justification for their non-dialogical knee-jerk reaction. This knee-jerk reaction is not the relevant approach of true theology which is to bring contemporary issues into dialogue with the Logos, the Standard of Orthodox Faith, Who is Jesus Christ, the Second Divine Person of the Most Holy Trinity, as He is revealed in the Torah, the Prophets, the Psalms, the Writings, and in the Church.… (altro)
A NOTE OF CAUTION: Kyriacos C. Markides has been influenced by some neo-Gnostic ideology which is incompatible with Orthodox Christian teaching and spirituality. Nevertheless, he, for the most part, presents a fairly accurate picture of Orthodox spirituality, which he attempts to relate to some modern concerns in their present state of affairs. Unfortunately, such issues in their modern context are often dismissed outright by Orthodox who avoid serious engagement with these matters while citing "tradition" as the justification for their non-dialogical knee-jerk reaction. This knee-jerk reaction is not the relevant approach of true theology which is to bring contemporary issues into dialogue with the Logos, the Standard of Orthodox Faith, Who is Jesus Christ, the Second Divine Person of the Most Holy Trinity, as He is revealed in the Torah, the Prophets, the Psalms, the Writings, and in the Church.… (altro)
A NOTE OF CAUTION: Kyriacos C. Markides has been influenced by some neo-Gnostic ideology which is incompatible with Orthodox Christian teaching and spirituality. Nevertheless, he, for the most part, presents a fairly accurate picture of Orthodox spirituality, which he attempts to relate to some modern concerns in their present state of affairs. Unfortunately, such issues in their modern context are often dismissed outright by Orthodox who avoid serious engagement with these matters while citing "tradition" as the justification for their non-dialogical knee-jerk reaction. This knee-jerk reaction is not the relevant approach of true theology which is to bring contemporary issues into dialogue with the Logos, the Standard of Orthodox Faith, Who is Jesus Christ, the Second Divine Person of the Most Holy Trinity, as He is revealed in the Torah, the Prophets, the Psalms, the Writings, and in the Church.… (altro)
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- Utenti
- 787
- Popolarità
- #32,341
- Voto
- 4.2
- Recensioni
- 8
- ISBN
- 30
- Lingue
- 5
- Preferito da
- 1
editor. In places the text reads like a very bad rough draft. Having
read the author's earlier works, I was disappointed as I went further into this book.