New Perspectives on Historical Theology: Essays in Memory of John Meyendorff

by Bradley Nassif (Editor), Henry Chadwick (Foreword)

One of the Greatest Ecclesiastical historians of the twentieth century, John Meyendorff held the underlying conviction throughout his career that "there was and is an uninterrupted, consistent, and continuous holy tradition of faith held by the church throughout the centuries." Identifying that core of apostolic tradition, however, is seldom easy.
This collection of essays in Meyendorff's honor carries forward his conviction by exploring the apostolic tradition from a variety of angles, periods, and disciplines. A distinguished team of international scholars offers new perspectives on historical theology by examining continuity and change in the history of Christian thought through fresh interpretations of Scripture, theology, liturgy, and spirituality. Classical themes and contemporary challenges are brought together to speak compellingly to the needs of Christianity today.

379 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 1995

Reviews

[Ted · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fr John Meyendorff was certainly one of my favorite teachers in my lifetime. Reading this book brought back some pretty good memories of him, and what a loss his untimely death was for Orthodox scholarship. This book is a collection of essays by different authors, and so is hard to rate overall. Several of the articles were superb, and a few were not of much interest to me. But there is important scholarship in some of the articles - only a very few articles really have much to do with Fr John. Most are written by scholars who knew him and were influenced by him or loved him and they contributed a scholarly article in honor of Fr John.