Rome and the Eastern Churches

Discover the complex and fascinating history of the relationship between Rome and the separated Eastern Christian churches in this systematic account by Dominican theologian Aidan Nichols. The second edition of this major work has been updated to include recent events, including conflict between Orthodox and Uniate Churches in Ukraine and Romania. Nichols examines the fragile relations between Catholicism and Orthodoxy, as well as the schisms separating Rome from the Assyrian and Oriental Orthodox Churches. This illuminating book offers historical and theological explanations of these divisions and a realistic assessment of the difficulties any reunion may experience.