The author is a world authority on Orthodox thought. This introduction is written in lively, non-technical language for readers of all religious backgrounds.
Author
Andrew Louth: Andrew Louth is Professor Emeritus of Patristic and Byzantine Studies at the University of Durham. He held a visiting chair in Eastern Orthodox Theology at the Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, attached to the newly-established Amsterdam Centre for Eastern Orthodox Theology (ACEOT). He is an archpriest of the Russian Orthodox Church (Diocese of Sourozh, Moscow Patriarchate). Author of several books and many articles.