In this five-volume opus—now available in its entirety in paperback—Pelikan traces the development of Christian doctrine from the first century to the twent

The Christian tradition volume 2: the spirit of Eastern Christendom.

The line that separated Eastern Christendom from Western on the medieval map is similar to the "iron curtain" of recent times. Linguistic barriers, political di

"A magnificent history of doctrine."—New York Review of Books "In this volume Jaroslav Pelikan continues the splendid work he has done thus far in his project

Explores the iconography, dogma, and liturgy of Greek, Slavic, and Syriac forms of Christianity.