Remembering and Reclaiming Diakonia: The Diaconate Yesterday and Today

"Remembering and Reclaiming Diakonia: The Diaconate Yesterday and Today" is a text both scholarly and spiritually enriching. It is described by Metropolitan Kallistos Ware of Diokleia, Oxford University as, "exactly is the book that we have long needed to help us rethink the ministry of the deacon in the contemporary Church. Scholarly yet accessible, it draws on the past to illuminate the future. It will prove of great interest not only to members of the Orthodox Church but to many in other Christian traditions. In an imaginative and moving way, the author draws on his personal experience of twenty-five years in the diaconate."  Contents Foreward p. ix Acknowledgments p. xi Introduction p. 1 Chapter 1: Deacons in the Service of Christ p. 21 The Savior as Servant and Deacon p. 21 The Deacon as Servant of Christ p. 23 Service and Servanthood p. 26 Chapter 2: The Apostolic Diaconate p. 29 Historical Origins: Diverse Models and Definitions p. 29 The Deacons Who Minister Unto God: Evidence from the Old and New Testament  p. 32 Chapter 3: The Historic Diaconate p. 47 The Golden Age  p. 47  Early Councils and Canons p. 58 Post Conciliar Developments p. 60  From Then to Now p. 64 Chapter 4: Diakonia and Hierarchia p. 67 Spiritual Dimensions of Diakonia p. 67 Authority and Ministry p. 70 The Threefold Ethos of Christ and All Christians p. 79 Chapter 5: The Diaconate Through The Ages To The Present p. 85 The Ministry of Deacons  p. 85  The Liturgy of Deacons p. 92 The Ordination of Deacons  p. 97 The Spirituality of Deacons p. 102 Conclusion p. 105 Appendixes: p. 117 A. Canonical Conditions  p. 117 B. Vestments p. 123 C. The Sacrament of Ordination p. 129 D. Deacon Saints of the Church  p. 135 E. Deacons in Orthodox Jurisdictions of the United States p. 143 Notes p. 149 Sources on the Diaconate: Select Bibliography p. 183 Index of Names p. 187 Subject Index p. 189   Product Description Paperback: 191 Pages Publisher: Holy Cross Orthodox Press ISBN: 978-1-935317-03-6 Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 Author: John Chryssavgis Publication Year: 2009