www.byzcath.org Forums Faith & Christian Life Books new Taft volume due in December 2008

The Archimandrite (with 2 crosses) was very much in communion with Rome when he was at the OL conference in San Diego.

Just received Father Archimandrite Robert's Christmas letter - he makes no allusion to leaving the Catholic Church (rather the contrary, in fact), indicates that the book should be off the press in the next few days, and tells us that this is the largest book he has ever written, which should make for quite a read. So I suggest that we all rush to order copies, and redouble our prayers that Father Archimandrite may receive the time, the energy, and the impetus to complete the entire work with the volume on the Anaphora (I don't want much, do I?). My guess was accurate; the forthcoming volume is on the Communion rites through the Dismissal and conclusion of the Divine Liturgy.

Fr. Serge

I know Fr. George Maloney of blessed memory had returned to the Orthodox Church but not Fr. Taft to my knowledge.

Job

Fr Serge

Glory be to Jesus Christ!

It is great news to hear that another volume of Taft on the DL of St John Chrysostom will be available so soon now.
I assumethat it will be published as were the 3 previous volumes in the Orientalia Christiana Analecta series. These are very hard to track down here in Australia. Do you know who will carry stock or is it available directly from the Oriental Institute?

Thank you Fr Serge for this very useful information.

Regards


Fr Brian

I don't know, but I'm inclined to think that the best way to obtain the book is to order it directly from the Pontifical Oriental Institute - or perhaps one of the Catholic bookshops near the Vatican (Leoniana comes to mind).

Fr. Serge

Yes, of all the notable Eastern Catholic priests, I can only remember of Fr. George Maloney SJ and Fr. David Kirk (both of blessed memory) dying as Orthodox priests.

Had Fr George left the Orthodox Church at one time? You say that he "returned" to the Orthodox Church.

Fr David Straut

Fr. Bless!

To me, any Eastern Catholic who "transfers" to the Orthodox Church, has done nothing more than return home.

Fastest way to get the book at once is to order it from:

edizioni@pio.urbe.it
The book is Robert Taft's latest = OCA 281.

Fr. Serge (information from Father Archimandrite Robert)

Shlomo Philippe,

I agree with your Patriarch that the Melkite Holy Liturgy as well as all Christian Holy Liturgies have Antiochene roots.

One way to look at it is that the Melkite Holy Liturgy is now nearly purely Greek with little Semitic influence; whereas the Maronite Holy Liturgy has Greek influences with a solid Semitic (Edessa) base, and the Syriac Holy Liturgy is now nearly purely Semitic.

I would say that the issue is not that your Holy Liturgy is not Antiochene, but that they let the Byzantine authories wipe out its Semitic roots in order to remain in good standing with the the Imperial Court and Church.

Until recently, there was much bad blood between Byzantine and Antiochene-Edessan Christians of the Middle East, just as there was between the Byzantine and Alexandrian Christians.

Fush BaShlomo,
Yuhannon

It's not hard to do with all the various Roman Patriarchs living in the same city.

And for all you Facebook people, there is a "Fr. Archimandrite Robert F Taft, S.J." fan club. 114 members.

Now the publishers are telling me that it will be nine days or so before the book is available.

Fr. Serge

Fr. Brian, some of the past Analecta volumes can be obtained on occasion through Amazon as well.

Leap up, ye waters of the Tiber! Be jubilant, ye Greek-Catholics of Ireland! Sing, ye anglophones throughout the universe! Father Archimandrite Robert Taft's new book is at last off the press and available for purchase - a copy is winging its way towards me at this very moment, for the low, low, price of 58 euros plus shipping charges.

When the copy arrives, I shall devour it, intellectually speaking.

Fr. Serge