The Byzantine Legacy In The Orthodox Church by John Meyendorff

A concise, historically grounded exploration of how Byzantine civilization shaped the theology, liturgy, spirituality, and institutional life of the Orthodox Church, tracing the continuity of the patristic heritage and the distinctive Byzantine synthesis of faith and culture; it explains the formative role of liturgical practice, monasticism, and ecclesial structures in articulating Orthodox identity and discusses the legacy’s continuing effects and challenges for modern Orthodox theology and ecumenical engagement.