Gives stirring glimpses of Fr Arseny's life in a Soviet prison camp and tells the stories of whose lives were transfigured through their connection with him.
A classic accounts of the belief, worship and life of the Orthodox Church. Discusses God as hidden yet revealed, the problem of evil, the nature of salvation, the meaning of faith, prayer, death and what lies beyond.
This is a collection of texts written between the fourth and fourteenth centuries by spiritual masters of the Orthodox Christian tradition. First published in Greek in 1782, the writings were translated into Slavonic and later into Russian.
In part one the author describes the history of the Eastern Church over the last 2000 years with particular reference to its problems in 20th-century Russia. In part two he explains the beliefs and worship of the Orthodox today and he considers the possibilities of reunion between East and West.
In AD 726, the Byzantine emperor ordered the destruction of all icons, or religious images, throughout the empire, and icons were subject to an imperial ban that was to last, with a brief remission, until AD 843. A defender of icons, St John of Damascus wrote three treatises against "those who attack the holy images." He differentiates between the ...
Drawing on scriptural, patristic, historical, dogmatic, and liturgical foundations, this pioneering volume develops an Orthodox Christian model of stewardship. Renowned scholars explore the links among time, talents, and treasure and investigate concepts of stewardship from the early church to contemporary Orthodox Christianity in the United ...
Lives and writings of ten great leaders: Clement of Alexandria, Athanasius, Basil the Great, John Chrysostom and others. In them we see the apostolic fire become crystallized not only into dogma and external order but also into some of the world's great religious literature.
Solovyov's insights into the meaning of love and sexuality, brilliant essays on freedom by Fedotov and on creativity by Berdyaev, and a contribution by Khomyakov on the ecumenical encounter of East and West. Other contributors include Rozanov, Fyodorov, and Bulgakov.
St Maximus' two main collections of theological reflections-his Ambigua (or "Difficulties") and his Questions to Thalassius - plus one of his christological opuscula, hitherto unavailable in English, are accompanied by immensely helpful notes, and prefaced by a long, brilliant introduction to the theology of the Confessor.
A newly revised and updated edition of the indispensable classic. Meyendorff reviews the great events and principle stages in the history of the Church, including the development of its theology and institutions, cultural and spiritual traditions, and its position in post-Communist Eastern Europe. Includes index.
A two-volume history of the modern Russian Orthodox Church based on published sources, official Soviet writings, samizdat materials, unpublished biographies and extensive personal interviews with Russian church leaders and recent emigres.
This volume evolved experientially: the fruit of fifty-five years of solitude by a contemporary Coptic Orthodox desert monk besieged by prayer. Fr Matta's prayer life initially was formed under the direction of the sayings of the Russian Fathers, and later expanded under the direction of other Fathers, both Eastern and Western. He imparts to his ...
Presented here for the first time in English as "Monastic Wisdom," this collection of Elder Joseph's letters makes the wealth of his wisdom and experience available to readers from all walks of life. As his struggles and lifestyle of stillness unfold, readers witness his difficult trials and battles with the demons, his profound visions and ...
Inner Way is a call to reawaken the critical ministry of spiritual direction in which a person, whether in a life crisis or merely seeking Christian growth, can make great spiritual gains.
St Irenaeus is the most important theologian of the second century, laying the foundation for all future Christian thinkers. Here Irenaeus recounts all the various deeds of God culminating in the exaltation of His crucified Son, Jesus Christ, and the bestowal of His Holy Spirit and the gift of a new heart of flesh.
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