Kallistos Ware, The Orthodox Church versions?

[AMM]

My family has two copies of The Orthodox Church by Metr Kallistos. One is the 1s edition, the other is the 2nd edition. Is there substantial difference between them or are either fine? (I think I've heard the 3rd edition gets iffy in some areas)

 

[ArmyMatt]

dunno what exact differences would be, but from what I have heard the earlier the better.

 

[dzheremi]

I had the second edition (1993) before I gave it away. I wasn't even aware there is a third. It seemed fine to me, though I've never read the first. If I recall correctly, the added material had to do with the expansion of the EO Church in Africa outside of Alexandria.

 

[gzt]

He updates it with newer information, so you might as well get the most recent.

 

[prodromos]

He updates it with newer information, so you might as well get the most recent.

What newer information has he added since the first edition?

 

[gzt]

Something like 20 more pages, including more recent history, as well as some revisions as one would expect from somebody who knows more know as a retired Metropolitan vs somebody who was a 20-something convert at a time when not much was in English, the Cold War was going on, etc etc.

 

[prodromos]

That didn't answer my question.

 

[gzt]

Something like 20 more pages, including more recent history, as well as some revisions