Quote of the day
Good authors, too, who once knew better words
Now only use four-letter words
Writing prose —
Anything goes.
John Meyendorff
Born: February 17, 1926
Died: July 22, 1992 (aged 66)
Bio: John Meyendorff was a leading theologian of the Orthodox Church of America as well as a writer and teacher. He served as the dean of St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary in the United States until June 30, 1992.
Known for:
- Byzantine theology (1974)
- Marriage: An Orthodox Perspective (1970)
- The Byzantine legacy in the Orthodox Church (1982)
- A study of Gregory Palamas (1959)