Orthodox Churches category: 320 books
The Arena
Guidelines for Spiritual and Monastic Life
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2012
One of the most important and accessible texts of Eastern Orthodox Christian teaching on the spiritual life, this book draws upon the ascetic and mystical doctrine of the Greek Fathers and greats of the Orthodox Christian church. In an age alienated from spiritual culture and rooted in materialism,...
by Thomas Mitrakos, Georgia Mitrakos
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2014
This 365-page spiral bound calendar book follows the Eastern Orthodox Christian Church calendar according to the Revised Julian Calendar. Each day features the life of a saint of the day, insightful wisdom of the saints and elders, a list of all saints commemorated each day, Gospel and Epistle...
by Tom Mitrakos
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2012
Wisdom of the Divine Philosophers reveals the teachings of the Orthodox Saints and elders on: pride, anger, worldliness, demons, hatred of evil, slander, wealth and riches, God, humility, forgiveness, the soul, love, love of neighbor, charity and more. Writers include: St. John Chrysostom, St....
Liturgical Theology after Schmemann
An Orthodox Reading of Paul Ricoeur
Language: English
Release Date: February 6, 2018
While only rarely reflecting explicitly on liturgy, French philosopher Paul Ricoeur (1913-2005) gave sustained attention to several themes pertinent to the interpretation of worship, including metaphor, narrative, subjectivity, and memory. Inspired by his well-known aphorism, “The symbol gives rise...
Being With God
Trinity, Apophaticism, and Divine-Human Communion
Language: English
Release Date: February 24, 2006
The central task of Being With God is an analysis of the relation between apophaticism, trinitarian theology, and divine-human communion through a critical comparison of the trinitarian theologies of the Eastern Orthodox theologians Vladimir Lossky (1903–58) and John Zizioulas (1931–), arguably...
Testament of Memory
A Siberian Life
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2011
A remarkably simple and yet profoundly deep narrative, this translation is an introduction to the remote world of the 19th-century Altai: a mountainous region of southern Siberia possessing unique flora and fauna and peaks rising to nearly 15,000 feet. Native Altai tribesman Mikhail Chelvalkov vividly...
Gazing on God
Trinity, Church and Salvation in Orthodox Thought and Iconography
Language: English
Release Date: December 26, 2013
An exposition of Orthodox systematic theology, Gazing on God is written from the point of view of the experience of the faithful, drawing on traditional icons and liturgy.
By tracing the depth of some key Christian concepts —salvation, Logos, the Trinity— Andreas Andreopoulos provides a...
Inner River
A Pilgrimage to the Heart of Christian Spirituality
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2012
“With his engaging blend of travelogue, conversations with a wise and charismatic spiritual father, and musings on the big questions of life and death, Professor Markides takes us as companions on his journey of discovery. The insights that he communicates with such enthusiasm are timely ones: here...
The Mother of God in the Theology of Sergius Bulgakov
The Soul Of The World
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2017
This book explores the Mariology of one of the most unique and fascinating thinkers in the Russian Orthodox tradition, Father Sergius Bulgakov. Bulgakov develops the Russian sophianic mariological tradition initiated by Vladimir Solo’ev and argues that Mary is the "soul of the world" or...
Rule for Holy Communion
Canons, Order of Preparation, and Prayers After Holy Communion
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2017
Back by popular demand, this comprehensive booklet contains all the prayers necessary for an Orthodox Christian preparing to receive Holy Communion, as well as the post-Communion Prayers of Thanksgiving. Also included is the Synodal document "On the Participation of the Faithful in the Eucharist",...
by Ariane Montemuro
Language: English
Release Date: July 2, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: July 2, 2018
A woman's journey to discovering her ancestral Christian faith. She was baptized as an infant, raised and married in the Serbian Orthodox Church of America. However, she had never truly understood the depth and scope of her ancient faith. After a miraculous event, she began to research and learn about...
Go Forth
Stories of Mission and Resurrection in Albania
Language: English
Release Date: January 28, 2015
Of all the stories of the resurrection of the Orthodox Church in formerly communist lands, Albania’s may be the most dramatic. Having been almost exterminated by the atheist government, the Church of Albania has arisen, under the leadership of Archbishop Anastasios, to become a vibrant and growing...
A Beginner's Guide to Spirituality
The Orthodox Path to a Deeper Relationship with God
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2011
Spirituality is in! Monks go platinum with recordings of chant, and books on self-help spirituality overflow supermarket bookracks. But what is the meaning of true spirituality? Aren't we all a little confused? Genuine spirituality keeps us in balance with God, our neighbor, and the material world....
Orthodoxy and Islam
Theology and Muslim–Christian Relations in Modern Greece and Turkey
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2017
Church History reveals that Christianity has its roots in Palestine during the first century and was spread throughout the Mediterranean countries by the Apostles. However, despite sharing the same ancestry, Muslims and Christians have been living in a challenging symbiotic co-existence for more than...