Orthodox Eastern Church: Bibliography

See A. A. King, The Rites of Eastern Christendom (2 vol., 1950, repr. 1962); D. Attwater, The Christian Churches of the East (2 vol., rev. ed. 1961); J. Paraskevas and F. Reinstein, The Eastern Orthodox Church (1969); J. Meyendorff, Byzantine Theology (1974); D. J. Constantelos, ed., Issues and Dialogues in the Orthodox Church since World War II (1986).

Sections in this article:

• Introduction
• Relations with Rome and the West
• The Patriarchs and Churches
• Church Government
• Ritual and Liturgy
• Bibliography

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