TY - BOOK ID - 78678698 TI - The church of the east PY - 2016 SN - 1350988537 1838609342 9781838609344 9781784536831 1784536830 9781350988538 PB - London DB - UniCat KW - Assyria KW - Assur (Kingdom) KW - Asshur (Kingdom) KW - Civilization. KW - Assyrian Church of the East KW - Church of the East KW - History. KW - Asia KW - Silk Road. KW - Church history. KW - Old East Syrian Church KW - Nestorian Church KW - Chaldean Catholic Church KW - Apostolic and Catholic Assyrian Church of the East KW - Holy Apostolic Catholic Assyrian Church of the East KW - Assyrian Orthodox Church KW - بطريرك كنيسة المشرق الآشورية في العالم KW - Baṭriyark Kanīsat al-Mashriq al-Ashūrīyah fī al-ʻĀlam KW - ʻIdtā Qadíštā w-Šlíḥaytā Qatúlíqí d-Madnḥā d-ʾAtorāye KW - Ancient Church of the East KW - Silk Route UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:78678698 AB - Charts in full the rich history and culture of this age-old yet endangered community. The author is one of the very few Westerners to have visited many of the most important Assyrian sites, and his book remains an indispensable point of reference for anyone interested in the history of Christianity in the Middle East. The book is now reissued in a new edition with an additional chapter to take account of the recent sufferings of the Christians of Iraq inflicted by Islamic State, fresh archaeological discoveries in relation to the Assyrians and the most recent developments in the Church elsewhere. Guiding the reader from apostolic beginnings to present-day activity, the author discusses the theology of the Assyrian Church, its Christology and its uniquely vigorous spirituality. He analyzes, furthermore, the turbulent relationship it has had with other Christian churches as well as its various dialogs with neighboring world religions such as Zoroastrianism, Manichaeism, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism and Taoism. Abundantly illustrated with maps and over 170 full-color photographs, the book will be essential reading for all those who want better to appreciate and understand this fascinating but depredated Christian community which has so profoundly shaped the history of civilization in both East and West. ER -