Archbishop Joseph Tawil's work is a complete, highly readable introduction to the Church of Antioch’s contribution to the universal Church.
Among the many topics included: Liturgical institutions of the East; the Melkite Popes; Christians under Islam; The Melkite Patriarchates; Rome and Constantinople. Archbishop Tawil makes the all-important and often tragic history of the Church of Antioch come alive.
About the author: Archbishop Joseph Tawil was the first eparch of the Melkite Eparchy in the U.S. He retired from his episcopal office in 1990 and fell asleep in the Lord on February 17, 1999.
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