Tries to explain Orthodox Europe but gets caught up in the nationalistic
side of politics. The problem with books like this is that unless they
are written carefully, and with great detail, the book is out of date in two of three years. ( )

Clark paints a rather unflattering picture of Eastern Orthodoxy. ( )

Bij Atlas uitgegeven als "Waarom engelen vallen". An important book. After reading you know really more about our neighbours in Greece and behind the former iron curtain. In her first chapter Clark makes a useful distinction between the Helychasts (the spiritual believers) and the Phyletists (the religious nationalists). The chapter about Russia I found moving. ( )