‘Andrew Louth brings a life-time of superior patristic scholarship to this volume, but casts aside all the usual academic cares to offer us a direct, personal vision of Orthodoxy as he knows and loves it.’ Sarah Coakley, Norris-Hulse Professor of Divinity, University of Cambridge ‘This personal presentation draws readers into a theology earthed in material reality and informed by liturgy which reflects the worship of heaven. Introductory and readable, it is illuminating for those already acquainted with the subject, and for non-Orthodox Christians it will facilitate an encounter with the depths of this “other” tradition from which they will return with enriched understanding of their own.’ Frances Young, OBE, FBA, Emeritus Professor of Theology, University of Birmingham