Orthodoxy: Evolving Tradition (David N. Bell)

[Nathaniel Woon]

Title: Orthodoxy: Evolving Tradition.
Author: David N. Bell
Publisher: Cistersian Studies (December 2008)
ISBN: 987-0-87907-228-5 (paperback)
Pages: 241
Price: $29.95 (available on Amazon (http://www.amazon.com/Orthodoxy-Evolving-Tradition-Cistercian-Studies/dp/0879072288/))
Description (publisher's): Orthodox Christianity--divided into two main groups: Eastern Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox--is now a world-wide phenomenon and one of the fastest growing Christian traditions in the United States. In this introduction to the tradition, the author presents "a reasonably wide-ranging account of modern Orthodox beliefs primarily for non-Orthodox readers," and by examining beliefs and attitudes common in the West, explores whether they can be accommodated to traditional Orthodox teachings. Includes an insert of icons in four-color!

[Nathaniel Woon]

I'm currently reading the book and hope to post a short review next week. I do wonder though of anyone else has read the book and has anything to shrare.

[Dr. Adam DeVille]

This is an excellent book for those coming to Orthodoxy with no background. I've reviewed it elsewhere (http://easternchristianbooks.blogspot.com/2010/09/david-bells-fine-introduction-to.html) and adopted it for us with my undergraduate students.

[Elizabeth Walker]

a very useful book for all those who only begin to cognize Orthodoxy

[Owen Jones]

First of all, Orthodoxy in the U.S. is not growing fastly, if at all.

[Darlene Griffith]

Why does the caption under the title say, "Evolving Tradition?" It has the inference of meaning a changing tradition. OTOH, I could be misunderstanding the author's intent. It just seems peculiar to me that the word "evolving" is used.

[Paul Cowan]

First of all, Orthodoxy in the U.S. is not growing fastly, if at all.

It is down in my neck of the woods. We had a record turn out tonight for Holy Unction and are baptising people every few months.