Dancing alone
: the quest for Orthodox faith in the age of false religion
/ Frank Schaeffer
Translated as: Αναζητώντας την ορθόδοξη πίστη στον αιώνα των ψεύτικων θρησκειών (2004)Language: Αγγλικά.Country: Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες Αμερικής.Publication: Brookline, Mass. : Holy Cross Orthodox Press, 1994Description: xix, 327 pages ; 23 cmISBN: 0917651367 (pbk.).Dewey: 248.2411904 (Edition 23rd)Old Classification: Η3 (Προτεσταντισμός)Abstract: Dancing Alone chronicles the spiritual journey of Frank Schaeffer to Orthodox Christianity, a pilgrimage which began in 1976. He set out on this quest, as he himself writes, "because of my deep desire to find answers to my own pressing questions and because of my longing to grow toward Christ rather than away from Him". A very informative book for Orthodox and non-Orthodox alike.Subject - Topical Name: θρησκευτικές μεταστροφές | προσωπικές μαρτυρίες | προτεσταντισμός | Ορθοδοξία Subject - Geographical Name: Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες Αμερικής -- Εκκλησιαστική ιστορία Item type:
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| Current library | Collection | Call number | Copy number | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paraklitos Library Κεντρικά Βιβλιοστάσια | Άλλα δόγματα και θρησκείες | 248.2411904 SchF d 1994 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available |
Contents Note: Foreword / Bishop Methodios of Boston -- Pt. 1 The Age of False Religion. -- The Problem. -- The Cultural "War" -- The Failure of American Secularism. -- The Failure of the Secular Right. -- The Roots of the Cultural War. -- The Reformation. -- American Humanism. -- The Protestant Dilemma. -- The Birth of the American Civil Religion. -- Personalized Truths. -- The New Reality: Politics as Religion. -- The Last Step -- Pt. 2 Authentic Orthodox Faith. -- The Historical Church. -- Unity in the Church. -- False "Authority" -- Salvation. -- Sin. -- The Ultimate Lawlessness. -- The Journey. -- Historic Christianity. -- Taste and See. -- Good News. -- A Final Word.
Summary or Abstract: Dancing Alone chronicles the spiritual journey of Frank Schaeffer to Orthodox Christianity, a pilgrimage which began in 1976. He set out on this quest, as he himself writes, "because of my deep desire to find answers to my own pressing questions and because of my longing to grow toward Christ rather than away from Him". A very informative book for Orthodox and non-Orthodox alike.
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