Sign of the Cross: The Gesture, the Mystery, the History

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“This book is a little masterpiece: it informs and it explores, it recounts history and it provokes a religious quest. It is a personal book, yet it explores the great questions of theology; it is ful

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  • Author: Andreopoulos, Andreas
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Page Count: 176
  • Publish Date: January 01 2011
  • ISBN10: 1557258740
  • Language: English
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“This book is a little masterpiece: it informs and it explores, it recounts history and it provokes a religious quest. It is a personal book, yet it explores the great questions of theology; it is full of learning, but not ponderous; it is written from the perspective of faith, but is not off-putting to the inquirer.”

-Thomas O’Loughlin, Professor of Historical Theology

University of Wales Lampeter

“Andreopoulos explains the gesture and meaning and history of why Christianity has needed symbols and signs through the ages. Throughout, his writing is as inspiriting as a restorative benediction.”

-ALA Booklist

“The book succeeds at translating the significance of the sign of the Cross into something personal and immediate.”

Publishers Weekly

“The Christian of today grows quickly from the innocent child into adulthood and demands understanding of any simple behavior. ‘Why to sign with the crossing? Where did this practice begin? When and how?’ Andreas Andreopoulos, with his book, helps to answer these questions…. H]e immerses us into the illuminating obscurity of the Holy Tradition.”

-Protopresbyter Kyrillos Leret-Aldir, Orthodox Christian Comment

Author: Andreas Andreopoulos
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Paraclete Press (MA)
Published: 01/01/2011
Pages: 176
Weight: 0.44lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.56w x 0.49d
ISBN: 9781557258748
Language: English

Author

Andreopoulos, Andreas

Binding

ISBN10

1557258740

ISBN13

9781557258748

Page Count

176

Published Date

January 01 2011

Language

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