Ebook {Epub PDF} The Mountain of Silence: A Search for Orthodox Spirituality by Kyriacos C. Markides

Its main problem is that, overall, it offers an examination of spirituality without Christ. Mind you, I don't know whether the author (and certainly not the main subject of the book, "Fr. Maximos"!) had this intention, but it came across to me as a serious blindspot in the book's presentation of Author: Dan. In his new book, Markides follows Father Maximos, one of Mount Athos‰۪s monks, to the troubled island of Cyprus. As Father Maximos establishes churches, convents, and monasteries in this deeply divided land, Markides is awakened anew to the magnificent spirituality of the Greek Orthodox Church. Images of the land and the people of Cyprus and details of its tragic history enrich the Mountain of . The Mountain of Silence: A Search for Orthodox Spirituality: Author: Kyriacos C. Markides: Edition: reprint: Publisher: Doubleday, ISBN: , Length: pages: Subjects/5(10).

Buy a cheap copy of The Mountain of Silence: A Search for book by Kyriacos C. Markides. An acclaimed expert in Christian mysticism travels to a monastery high in the Trodos Mountains of Cyprus and offers a fascinating look at the Greek Orthodox Free Shipping on all orders over $ The Mountain of Silence.: Kyriacos C. Markides. Doubleday, - Religion - pages. 8 Reviews. An acclaimed expert in Christian mysticism travels to a monastery high in the Trodos Mountains of Cyprus and offers a fascinating look at the Greek Orthodox approach to spirituality that will appeal to readers of Carlos Castaneda. The Mountain of Silence: A Search for Orthodox Spirituality by Kyriacos C. Markides. An acclaimed expert in Christian mysticism travels to monasteries high in the Troodos Mountains of Cyprus and offers a fascinating look at the Greek Orthodox approach to spirituality that will appeal to modern seekers. In an engaging combination of dialogues.

Yet in The Mountain of Silence, sociologist Kyriacos Markides suggests that Orthodox spirituality offers rich resources for Western Christians to integrate the head and the heart, and to regain a more expansive view of Christian life. The book combines elements of memoir, travelogue, and history in a single story. Kyriacos C. Markides, Author. Doubleday $ (p) ISBN Markides, a Maine sociologist who was raised in the Greek Orthodox faith and later drifted into agnosticism. In his new book, Markides follows Father Maximos, one of Mount Athos‰۪s monks, to the troubled island of Cyprus. As Father Maximos establishes churches, convents, and monasteries in this deeply divided land, Markides is awakened anew to the magnificent spirituality of the Greek Orthodox Church. Images of the land and the people of Cyprus and details of its tragic history enrich the Mountain of Silence.