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The Joy of Orthodoxy by Deacon David Lochbihler is a guide to experiencing Orthodox joy through daily virtues, rooted in the Divine Liturgy. Each day of the week is dedicated to a specific virtue, offering listeners practical steps to deepen their faith and find spiritual fulfillment in everyday life.

In this short, accessible account of the Eastern Orthodox Church, John McGuckin begins by tackling the question "What is the Church?" His answer is a clear, historically and theologically rooted portrait of what the Church is for Orthodox Christianity and how it differs from Western Christians' expectations.

The Eastern Christian tradition is filled with theological and spiritual riches. In Passions of the Soul, Rowan Williams opens up the great classics of Eastern Christian writing to show how it can help us to understand and cope with the ups and downs of modern life. With compelling and illuminating insight, he shows the cost of living in a culture that is theologically and philosophically undernourished, working with a diminished and trivialized picture of the human self.

Focusing on the theology around Christ as God and man, St. Athanasius expounds on the biblical evidence of the hypostatic union. He reflects on the entity and identity of Christ as well as his purpose on Earth and his intent for his followers.

What does it mean to "think Orthodox"? What are the unspoken and unexplored premises and presumptions underlying what Christians believe? Orthodox Christianity is based on preserving the mind of the early Church, its phronema. Dr. Jeannie Constantinou brings her more than 40 years' experience as a professor, Bible teacher, and speaker to bear in explaining what the Orthodox phronema is, how it can be acquired, and how that phronema is expressed in true Orthodox theology.

"Can anything orthodox come from Pentecostalism?" This recasting of Nathaniel's familiar question from the Gospel is a fair summary of many modern Christians' assessment of the Pentecostal tradition. Yet in recent years, a growing number of Pentecostals have been turning afresh to the ancient, creedal Christian faith.

The centuries after the Protestant Reformation brought about a radical reinterpretation of the epistles of St. Paul, disconnected from any historical reality. But Paul operated, during his entire life, as a faithful Pharisee within the Roman Jewish world. In Saint Paul the Pharisee: Jewish Apostle to All Nations, Fr. Stephen De Young surveys Paul’s life and writings, interpreting them within the Holy Tradition of the Orthodox Church.

Immerse Yourself in the Inspiring Lives of Orthodox Saints! Step into the world of venerated Saints, where you'll uncover profound lessons in morality, courage, and unwavering faith. From martyrs to theologians, explore the diverse paths of these extraordinary individuals who shaped Orthodoxy.

For the first time in generations, the complete sacred canon of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, the oldest and most complete Bible in Christian history, is available in English with reverence, accuracy, and unmatched depth.

The publication of the long-awaited English edition of Elder Anthimos of Saint Anne’s, translated from the sixth Greek edition (2004), brings to the Anglophone world a treasure of Orthodox spirituality. Elder Anthimos (1913-1996) was a humble monk of the St. Anne’s Skete on Mount Athos whose life shone “like a star shedding a new light of piety and as a brightly shining vessel of grace.”

The understandable, deeply authoritative and bestselling book on the Orthodox Church, in a fully updated and revised Third Edition.

Елена Капитанова – Несвятая несвятая», как она себя называет, которая предпочитает платкам и сарафанам косуху и штаны, а косице – распущенные роскошные волосы. Вы думаете, верующие люди – скучные, недалекие, неудачливые и вообще не от мира сего? Вот потому и прячутся за платками и длинными юбками, за бородами и рясами – кто в храмах, кто в монастырях. Елена Капитанова своей первой книгой "Православие без потерь" решила навести порядок в головах тех, кто только стоит на пути воцерковления или уже давно в Церкви, но так и не понял, что к чему.

Orthodox Preaching as the Oral Icon of Christ by James Kenneth Hamrick explores how Orthodox preaching, rooted in sacred traditions, serves as an “oral icon” that brings listeners into the presence of Christ, transforming lives through vivid, sacred storytelling.

В Православной церкви множество имен, прославленных святостью жизни, мученичеством и духовными подвигами. Вся европейская культура родилась на крови мучеников. И они никак не умещаются в усеченный список ста православных святых. Но серди них выделяются имена, ставшие образцами святости на многие века, признанные всем православным миром. И на Руси было особое почитание святых, благодаря молитвенным подвигам которых определилось само существование Отечества нашего как православной страны.

Возникновение Москвы - великая тайна истории. Одно из древних преданий гласит, что Москву основал внук библейского Ноя, царь Мосох Иафетович, которого считали родоначальником славяно-российского народа.

Ce recueil de 7 récits anonymes publiés pour la première fois en Russie vers 1870 est un des plus beaux classiques de la littérature spirituelle orthodoxe russe. On peut le lire pour l'enseignement spirituel sur la prière, pour découvrir une école mystique contemplative orthodoxe, pour la beauté et la pureté des sentiments, pour la Russie, son peuple et sa nature.

Ontdek de kracht van de heilige Naam met Het Jezusgebed, heruitgave van een klassieker uit de Oosterse hesychastische traditie. Deze praktische handleiding, door een anonieme monnik van de Heilige Berg, leidt je in drie heldere stappen naar innerlijke stilte en voortdurende gebedservaring.

Met fragmenten uit de Oudvaders en richtlijnen voor dagelijks gebruik biedt dit boek een weg naar diepere verbinding met Christus, waar en wanneer dan ook.

Aartspriester Sergei Hackel was een priester van de Russisch- Orthodoxe Kerk in Engeland, theoloog en academicus. Hij studeerde moderne talen aan Lincoln College in Oxford en onderwees gedurende vijfentwintig jaar Russisch aan de Universiteit van Sussex. Hackel stond bekend als een van de sterkste proponenten van het oecumenische, met name tussen de Orthodoxe Kerk en de Anglicaanse Kerk.

In Terugkeer bespreekt Archimandriet Nektarios Antonopoulos het belang van de orthodoxe biecht als een weg naar spirituele genezing en innerlijke transformatie. Met diepe theologische inzichten en Bijbelse verwijzingen benadrukt hij hoe de biecht geen juridische daad is, maar een genadevol mysterie waarin de barmhartigheid van God centraal staat.

The Shepherd of Hermas, composed in the late 1st or mid-2nd century AD, is an intriguing early Christian work filled with vivid visions, parables, and teachings. It follows the journey of Hermas, a former slave, who receives divine revelations through a figure known as the Shepherd. The text explores themes of repentance, moral integrity, and the necessity of maintaining a pure and faithful Christian community.