The Cambridge History of Christianity, vol. 5: Eastern Christianity.(Book review) From: International Bulletin of Missionary Research | Date: January 1, 2008| Author: Stamoolis, James J. | COPYRIGHT 2008 Overseas Ministries Study Center. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Edited by Michael Angold. Cambridge: Cambridge Univ. Press, 2006. Pp. xx, 722. 106 [pounds sterling] / $180.

Scholars owe a debt of thanks to the editor of this impressive work. Michael Angold, professor emeritus of Byzantine history at the University of Edinburgh, has done a magnificent job of touching on the highlights of Eastern Christianity in its many forms, including the Oriental churches not in full communion with the Eastern Orthodox churches. Chapters on the Cop...