
Sweeter Than Honey
Orthodox Thinking on Dogma and Truth (Foundations Series, Book 3)
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Peter Bouteneff
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This book begins with a deeply thoughtful reflection on the nature of truth in the face of relativism, absolutism, and fanaticism showing Jesus Christ as the logic and love that undergirds and unites the universe.
Part 2 is a journey through the landscape of Orthodox teaching, with a solid explanation of how it comes down to us today.
Sweeter than Honey provides indispensable insight into Orthodox Christian thinking.
The SVS Press audiobook program is sponsored by The Orthodox Vision Foundation.
©2006 St Vladimir's Seminary Press (P)2024 St Vladimir's Seminary PressListeners also enjoyed...
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