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A Man Sent By God: The Life of Patriarch Athenagoras of Constantinople

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Patriarch Athenagoras (Spyrou) was the 268th Archbishop of Constantinople, leading the Orthodox Church from 1948 to 1972. A man of peace, reconciliation, and love, Patriarch Athenagoras left an indelible mark on God’s Church wherever he served, as Metropolitan of Kerkyra (1922 to 1930), as Archbishop of North and South America (1930 to 1948), and as Ecumenical Patriarch (1948 to 1972). He will always be remembered for his breakthrough relationship with the Roman Catholic Church, leading to the lifting of the excommunications of 1054. 

 Contents

Photographs

p. IX

Publisher's Note 

p. XI

Foreword

p. XIII

Chapter 1

Origins, Social Background, and Education 

1. Early Years

p. 15

2. Metropolitan of Corfu and Paxi 

p. 24

3. His Other Work

p. 30

Chapter 2

1. The Beginning of His Ministry as Archbishop

p. 35

2. Pan-Orthodox, Pan-Christian Orientations 

p. 38

3. Neo-Byzantine Culture

p. 39

Chapter 3

Ecumenical Patriarch

1. The Beginning of His Ministry As Ecumenical Patriarch 

p. 43

2. Expectations- Contradictions of Byzantinism and Cosmopolitanism 

p. 44

3. The New Tradition of the Phanar 

p. 46

4. Homos Politics? 

p. 47

5. Basic Objectives

p. 50

6. Political Differences Between Athens- Ankara

p. 51

7. The Trial of Adnan Menderes

p. 54

8 Pan-Orthodox Unity

p. 55

9. Disruption of the Pan-Orthodox Front by the Church of Greece

p. 60

10. Relations with the Protestant Church

p. 63 

11. Relations with the Vatican

p. 65

12. The Jerusalem Meeting 

p. 69

13 Revocation of the Ex-Communcations

p. 74

Chapter 4: The Philosophy of Athenagoras

1 Was he a Christian Revolutionary?

p. 81

2 Western and Orthodox Traditions

p. 87

3 Athenagoras and St. Kosmos

p. 90

4 Thoughts and Meditation

p. 91

5 Dialogue with Christian Churches 

p. 97

6 Youth

p. 98

7 Intellectual Communication

p. 99

8 Greek Neo-Fatherhood

p. 101

Chapter 5

Conclusion

p. 105

End Notes

p. 113

Index of Names

p. 116


Product Description

Paperback:

130 Pages

Publisher:

Holy Cross Orthodox Press

ISBN:

978-0-916586-07-2

Author: 

Demetrios Tsakonas

Product Dimensions:

6x9 inches