Book: A Night in the Desert of the Holy Mountain: Discussion with a Hermit on the Jesus Prayer, by Metropolitan Hierotheos A Night in the Desert of the Holy Mountain is a book which brings to light the quintessence of Orthodox spiritual life: the Jesus prayer or prayer of the heart and how it can be practised by both monks/ nuns and lay people. The reader enjoys the simple presentation of the teachings of the Church on the Jesus prayer, through the authentic experience of an Athonite hermit. This book has been a classic in Greece since its first publication in 1991.
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Book: A Spiritual Psalter, by St. Ephraim the Syrian A Spiritual Psalter, or Reflections on God, excerpted by Bishop Theophan the Recluse from the works of our Holy Father Ephraim the Syrian.
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Book: A Timeline of Eastern Church History, by Kathryn Tsai, PhD An indispensible tool for any student of the history of the Eastern Church.
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Book: A Wonderful Revelation to the World: A Conversation of Saint Seraphim of Sarov with N.A. Motovilov "Like a flash of lightning this wonderful conversation illumined the whole world which was already immersed in spiritual lethargy and death less than a century before the struggle against Christianity in Russia and at a time when Christian faith was at a low ebb in the West. Here God's Saint (Seraphim) appears before us in no way inferior to the prophets through whom the Holy Spirit Himself spoke. We record everything word for word without any interpretations of our own."
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Book: Avvakum the Barefoot, by Monk Theodoretos the Hagiorite Monk Theodoretos reveals to us the life of the saintly elder, Elder Avvakum of Mt Athos, who was for his fellow monastics and scores of pilgrims a symbol and example of Christian asceticism, simplicity and love.
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Book: Crazy John, by Dionysios A. Makris The testimony of a miraculous life of a contemporary Fool-for-Christ living in the midst of the turmoil of our times is an inspiring confirmation that sanctity is attainable even today to all walks of life, and that Christ is the same, yesterday, today and forever.
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Book: Daily Readings with St. Isaac of Syria "St Isaac of Syria is acknowledged as one of the greatest spiritual writers in the Eastern orthodox tradition. His combination of penetrating insight and deeply felt compassion has appealed to generations of readers in the past. Now that he appears in an acessible English version, I believe that he will find a multitude of new readers." -- Metropolitan Anthony of Sourozh.
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Book: Do You Know Yourself? Psychological Problems and the Spiritual Life Why do so many of us good Christians find our spiritual progress blocked? What can we do about the unconscious neurotic tendencies that warp our relations with others? How can we let go of the idealized image we have of ourselves? Drawing on the classic work "Our Inner Conflicts" by psychiatrist Karen Horney, Archimandrite Symeon shows how we are led to unhealthy attachments, slavish dependency, or a position of compliance-- which can even affect our relationship with God.
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Book: Ecclesial Being: Contributions to Theological Dialogue, by Constantine B. Scouteris In his Ecclesial Being, Professor Constantine Scouteris focuses most ably on the mystery of the human person in the context of the conciliarity of the Church. Dr Scouteris is Professor of Theology in the University of Athens and Adjunct Professor at the Theological School of the University of Balamand, Lebanon.
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Book: Hidden and Triumphant: The True Story of Russian Icons and Iconographers in the 20th Century During the darkest years of the Soviet Union, iconographers kept alive one of Russia's brightest lights-- the icon. Irina Yazykova tells the dramatic and beautiful story of the survival of icons and iconography during this period.
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Book: Kindling the Divine Spark, St. Theophan the Recluse The present volume by St. Theophan the Recluse examines many areas of spiritual life, including: how the heart is purified, inner suffering, spiritual zeal, how to train oneself to pray, and mystical union with the Lord. The chapters of this book are comprised of brief, self-contained, spiritually rich homilies delivered by St. Theophan to various convents within his diocese. St. Theophan had the exceptional gift of being able to encourage all, no matter where they were on the spiritual path.
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Book: Letters to a Beginner: On Giving One's Life to God, by Abbess Thaisia of Leushino Although these letters of Abbess Thaisia (+1915) were written for monastics, the spiritual principles in them can be applied, with discernment, to the lives of all Christian strugglers-- both monastic and lay-- leading them into closer communion with God through a deepened experience of prayer, an advancement in virtue, and a more diligent practice of the commandments of Christ.
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Book: Metropolitan Anthony: Arranged for Daily Reading, ed. Hugh Wybrew "Prayer is born of the discovery of that the world has depths; that we are not only surrounded by visible things, but that we are also immersed in and penetrated by invisible things." This selection of writings from Metropolitan Anthony is both a penetrating analysis of the meaning of prayer as relationship with God and a practical guide on how to pray. Arranged for daily reading.
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Book: Orthodox Alaska: A Theology of Mission, by Michael Oleksa In 1794, the first Orthodox missionary monks arrived at Kodiak to fond what they believed would be an indigenous Orthodox Church in the New World. They recognized as integral to their mission the defense of Native people who were being abused, exploited and enslaved by an unjust regime. The mission understood its function in cosmic terms: to sanctify, here and now, this land, these people, and bring them to the unity-in-love which is the goal of authentic Christian mission.
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Book: Orthodox Spirituality: A Practical Guide for the Faithful and A Definitive Manual for the Scholar, Fr. Dimitru Staniloae This is a most definitive work on Orthodox spirituality, written by one of the most knowledgeable Orthodox theologians, known worldwide for his erudite scholarship as well as his extreme humility. This work will remain a classic.
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Book: Orthodoxy and Heterodoxy: Exploring Belief Systems through the Lens of the Ancient Christian Faith Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick covers the gamut of ancient heresies, modern Christian denominations, fringe groups, and major world religions, highlighting the main points of each faith.
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Book: Our Thoughts Determine our Lives. The Life and Teachings of Elder Thaddeus of Vitovnica. A recent release from St. Herman Press. Elder Thaddeus of Vitovnica was one of the most renowned spiritual guides of Serbia in the twentieth century. As a novice he lived in obedience to Elder Ambrose of Miljkovo Monastery, a disciple of the Optina Elder. From him Fr. Thaddeus learned the Prayer of the Heart and the selfless love that came to characterize his whole ministry to the suffering Serbian people.
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Book: Pascha Transforms Wolfman Tom: The True Story of a Repentant Murderer A Wolfman Tom was a ruthless murderer in nineteenth century Russia. This is the captivating true story of how God transformed this hardened criminal into a saint through the fire of repentance. A must read during Lent and Pascha.
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Book: Prayer Book (Jordanville) One of the most complete prayer books according to the Slavic tradition.
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Book: Psalter (Pocket Edition) Beautiful pocket-sized Psalter published by Holy Transfiguration Monastery. 4" x 6 1/4" page size, 240 pages. Hard bound with sewn binding; printed on high quality, acid-free paper.
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