History of the Church of Georgia (1st - 7th Centuries) by Michael Tarchnisvili

The aim of this book is to introduce a broader audience to the monograph, The History of the Georgian Church from Its Beginnings to the End of the 7th Century, authored by Father Michael (Michel) Tarchnishvili — a tireless scholar of Georgia’s ecclesiastical history, a renowned expert in liturgical studies and theology, and a long-standing collaborator of the Pontifical Oriental Institute in Rome. The book will be interesting for diverse sections of the academic community, not only art and architectural historians or scholars engaged in Georgian studies but also for scholars specialized in Byzantine and Medieval studies. It will also be of interest to the general public, which is keen to know more about the history and culture of Georgia. The main insights of the book can be used in university courses as well as in surveys for the general reader. This monograph represents the most distinguished scholarly work on the history of the Georgian Church of that era.