{"product_id":"the-age-of-division-christendom-from-the-great-schism-to-the-protestant-reformation","title":"The Age of Division: Christendom from the Great Schism to the Protestant Reformation","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"card__header\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eby John Strickland\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Age of Division: Christendom from the Great Schism to the Protestant Reformation - Paradise and Utopia: The Rise and Fall of What the West Once Was, VOLUME TWO\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(of the four-volume history of Christendom)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you have ever wondered exactly how we got from the Christian society of the early centuries, united in its faithfulness to apostolic tradition, to the fragmented and secular state of the West today,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Age of Division\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewill answer all your questions and more. In this second of a four-volume cultural history of Christendom, author John Strickland applies insights from the Orthodox Church to trace the decline and disintegration of both East and West after the momentous but often neglected Great Schism. For five centuries, a divided Christendom was led further and further from the culture of paradise that defined its first millennium, resulting in the Protestant Reformation and the secularization that defines our society today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eJohn Strickland is an Orthodox priest and former college professor. His first book,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Making of Holy Russia\u003c\/em\u003e, is a study of the resilience of Christianity in the modern world. The first volume of the present work,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Age of Paradise\u003c\/em\u003e, was published by Ancient Faith Publishing in 2019. An active blogger and podcaster, John brings to this series a lifetime of reflection on the religious background of the West. He lives in western Puget Sound with his wife and five children.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42185541222503,"sku":null,"price":40.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0603\/4161\/6743\/files\/age-of-divison-paradise-and-utopia__10546.jpg?v=1771004715","url":"https:\/\/saintpeterthealeut.myshopify.com\/products\/the-age-of-division-christendom-from-the-great-schism-to-the-protestant-reformation","provider":"St. Peter the Aleut","version":"1.0","type":"link"}