Fr nichols attempts to give the current state of affairs between rome and the various eastern churches some are in complete communion with rome others are in union . In the second edition of this major work dominican theologian aidan nichols provides a systematic account of the origins development and recent historynow . In the second edition of this major work dominican theologian aidan nichols provides a systematic account of the origins development and recent history now . Find helpful customer reviews and review ratings for rome and the eastern churches at amazoncom read honest and unbiased product reviews from our users. Apart from rome in the west many major churches of the east claim to have been founded by the apostles antioch by peter and paul alexandria by mark