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Book: For They Shall See GodBook: For They Shall See GodDeveloping a Transformed Vision
Book: Gateway of Life: Orthodox Thinking on the Mother of GodBook: Gateway of Life: Orthodox Thinking on the Mother of God

"Mary Cunningham has given to the Church, and to any intrigued with the Theotokos, a stunning historical and theological exposition of Scripture, tradition, and liturgy, that (to borrow from Gregory of Nyssa) “assembles more of Truth’s shadow,” that we may see more of the light."     
—Edith M. Humphrey, William F. Orr Professor of New Testament, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary

Book: Go Forth! Stories of Mission and Resurrection in AlbaniaBook: Go Forth! Stories of Mission and Resurrection in AlbaniaIn these, Fr. Luke shares stories of those years—stories of desperate poverty and of heroism, of setbacks and triumphs, of heartbreak and miracles—and calls us all to answer the Lord’s Great Commission: Go Forth!
Book: Great Lent: Journey to PaschaBook: Great Lent: Journey to PaschaFather Alexander Schmemann was a prolific writer, brilliant lecturer, and dedicated pastor. Former dean and professor of liturgical theology at St Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary, his insight into contemporary culture and liturgical celebration left an indelible mark on the Christian community worldwide.
Book: Harbor for our Hope: On Acquiring Peace Amidst SufferingBook: Harbor for our Hope: On Acquiring Peace Amidst Suffering
Book: Healing Humanity: Confronting Our Moral CrisisBook: Healing Humanity: Confronting Our Moral Crisis
Book: Help! I'm Bored in ChurchBook: Help! I'm Bored in ChurchDo you ever find yourself feeling bored in church? Don't despair—you're not alone, and there is hope!
Book: His Life is Mine, by Elder SophronyBook: His Life is Mine, by Elder SophronyArchimandrite Sophrony, an outstanding Christian ascetic, monk, and mystic of the twentieth century, studied at the Orthodox Theological Institute in Paris. He lived as a monk on Mount Athos in the Russian Monastery of St Panteleimon and spent his final years at the Monastery of St. John the Baptist, Essex, United Kingdom.
Book: Holy TraditionBook: Holy Tradition
Book: Hymn of EntryBook: Hymn of Entry

Bishop Kallistos (Ware) states in his foreword:

[Hymn of Entry] offers nothing less than a fresh vision of theology, the church and the world, a vision that is both original and yet genuinely traditional. The quality that characterizes this remarkable book is above all a sense of wholeness. The unity of the divine and human in the incarnate Christ, the unity of heaven and earth in the Divine Liturgy, the unity between theology and spirituality, between theology and life - such are the author's master-themes.
Book: I Love, Therefore I AmBook: I Love, Therefore I AmAbout the Author: Hieromonk Nikolai Sakharov holds a Ph.D. in theology from Oxford University and is the grand nephew of Archimandrite Sophrony. He is a member of the Monastery of St John the Baptist, Essex, United Kingdom.
Book: IconostasisBook: Iconostasis"The wall that separates two worlds in an iconostasis. One might mean by the iconostasis the boards or the bricks or the stones. In actuality, the iconostasis is a boundary between the visible and invisible worlds, and it functions as a boundary by being an obstacle to our seeing the altar, thereby making it accessible to our consciousness by means of its unified row of saints (i.e., by its cloud of witnesses) that surround the altar where God is, the sphere where heavenly glory dwells, thus proclaiming the Mystery. Iconostasis is vision."

--from the book

Book: Introduction to Liturgical TheologyBook: Introduction to Liturgical TheologyAlexander Schmemann's Introduction to Liturgical Theology is a masterful historical and critical introduction to the study of modern Orthodox liturgics and theology. There is scarcely a student of Christian worship who has not been stirred by the brilliant mind of the late Orthodox theologian Alexander Schmemann.
Book: Jesus Christ and the TempleBook: Jesus Christ and the Temple
Book: Jesus Christ: His Life and Teaching, Volume IIBook: Jesus Christ: His Life and Teaching, Volume IIVolume II: The Sermon on the Mount
Book: John the Theologian and his Paschal Gospel: A Prologue to TheologyBook: John the Theologian and his Paschal Gospel: A Prologue to Theology
Book: Journey to the KingdomBook: Journey to the Kingdom

The Orthodox Liturgy is not just an act of worship, but a potentially life-changing journey.

Book: Lectures on the Christian SacramentsBook: Lectures on the Christian Sacraments
Book: Let Us Attend, A Journey through the Orthodox Divine LiturgyBook: Let Us Attend, A Journey through the Orthodox Divine Liturgyby Archpriest Lawrence Farley. 100 pages. Conciliar Press. Gain a fuller understanding of the Orthodox Liturgy; sink deeper into the experience of worshipping the All-Holy and Life-giving Trinity. 
Book: Letters to Malcolm, Chiefly on PrayerBook: Letters to Malcolm, Chiefly on PrayerLetters to Malcolm, Chiefly on Prayer: Reflections on the Intimate Dialogue between Man and God

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