By Abraham Terian

In this scholarly volume, Abraham Terian, academic dean of St. Nersess Seminary, re counts the blend of patriotism and piety that was born in the very cradle of Armenian Christianity. Looking at the idea of Armenian letters which began in the 5th century and nutured the mingling of culture and religion, Terian details that the movement reached its highest point in the medieval panegyrics on St. Gregory the Illuminator.

In an introduction, Terian remarks on the use of panegyric and its text and structure.

This fascinating volume is part of the Avant series, a collaboration between St. Nersess Armenian Seminary and the St. Vladimir's Seminary Press with the aim of making available historical and spiritual treasures from the Armenian Christian tradition.

223 pages, hard cover

ISBN# 0881412937