This book was a VERY worthwhile read! Bishop Kallistos Ware was thorough in his research for this book. He talked about the saints of the Orthodox Church(St. Sergius, for example), what the Russian Orthodox church did during the days of the Communists, and the Cold War days.
There were the finer points of theology such as the filioque, which means "and from the Son." In the Nicene Creed, there is an argument between the Roman Catholics, Anglicans, and the Orthodox that the Holy Spirit proceeds from the Father THROUGH the Son. The Orthodox do not believe that the Holy Spirit proceeds through Jesus. They believe that it comes through God alone, and Jesus has no part of it.
As far as other parts of theology, they are pretty much Catholic, except that they have been apart from the Catholics since 1054.
If you would like to read this highly enlightening book, it is published by Penguin Press.
Erik
Next Read: The Archko Volume
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