Description
We forget that Jesus and the Apostles were Asians, and that the Early Church was rooted in Asia and East Africa. Who are Eastern Christians: Catholic, Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox? Why are there different Churches and Rites? Study their diversity and explore their rich theological traditions. Christopher Zugger reviews some of the challenges these Churches have faced in homelands from Turkey to India and their status today around the world.
Father Christopher Zugger is a graduate of Saint Bonaventure University and Washington Theological Union and was ordained in 1981. He served as pastor of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Byzantine Rite Catholic Church from 1985-2008. He is the author of numerous books including Looking to Tomorrow: The History and Mission of the Byzantine Catholic Church; and a forthcoming book on Catholics in the Soviet Gulag.