"Reissue of the 1986 paperback ed. with new material, including a new forward and updated bibliographical note by Andrew Louth"--Cover 4.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Challenge and response within the historical framework. The Christological problem in the Early Middle Ages ; The iconoclast controversy 726-843 ; The age of Photius 843-886 ; Leo VI's dilemma : Nicholas Mysticus and Euthymius 886-925 ; The patriarchate (925-1025) : the predominance of Constantinople ; Increasing pressures on Constantinople and the widening gap 1025-1204 ; The effects of the Fourth Crusade 1204-1261 ; Contacts : failure and achievement 1258-1453 -- Organization and life of the Orthodox Church in Byzantium.