Book: 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."
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Book: If we Confess our Sins: Preparation and Prayers Compiled by Fr. Thomas Hopko.
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Book: Introduction to Liturgical Theology Alexander 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.
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Book: Jesus Christ and the Temple |
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Book: Jesus Christ: His Life and Teaching, Volume II Volume II: The Sermon on the Mount
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Book: John the Theologian and his Paschal Gospel: A Prologue to Theology |
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Book: Journey to the Kingdom The Orthodox Liturgy is not just an act of worship, but a potentially life-changing journey.
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Book: Know the Faith: A Handbook for Orthodox Christians and Inquirers I'm always on the lookout for the most helpful book for the many inquirers into Orthodox Christianity that come through my church's door. Fr. Michael's new book is an excellent resource in that it is creative, Biblical, Orthodox, well-argued, and a joy to read. If you take the Bible seriously, are interested in Orthodoxy and how it compares to other Christian groups, you need this book.
-Fr. Noah Bushelli, Pastor, St. Philip Orthodox Church, Souderton, PA
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Book: Lectures on the Christian Sacraments |
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Book: Let Us Attend, A Journey through the Orthodox Divine Liturgy by 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.
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Book: Letters to Malcolm, Chiefly on Prayer Letters to Malcolm, Chiefly on Prayer: Reflections on the Intimate Dialogue between Man and God
By CS Lewis
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Book: Liturgy and Tradition: The Theological Reflections of Alexander Schmemann Father Alexander Schmemann (+ 1983) 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.
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Book: Living Prayer |
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Book: Marriage and Virginity according to St. John Chrysostom Saint John Chrysostom still speaks, today even louder than in the fourth century. Not all will wish to hear him, as not all wished to hear him then.... But those who have humility will find in him an able instructor, and will find a place of confidence in these confusing times. He radiates amidst the Holy Fathers of the Church as the great defender and sanctifier of the Christian home and city. Adherence to his teaching has produced innumerable saints in the Church, spiritually born both in the monastery and in the Christian home, and is capable of producing the same today.
from the Afterword by Fr. Josiah Trenham
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Book: Marriage as a Path to Holiness: Lives of Married Saints Drawing on that rich but often neglected source, the Lives of the Saints, this book provides us with a representative selection of models, of icons in words, to encourage us on our own journey to the kingdom, whether we are married or not...
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Book: Marriage: An Orthodox Perspective It is impossible to understand either the New Testament doctrine on marriage, or the very consistent practice of the Orthodox Church without seeing Christian marriage in the context of the Eucharist... The very notion of marriage as a sacrament presupposed that a man is not only a being with physiological, psychological, and social functions, but that he is a citizen of God's Kingdom, i.e., that his entire life, and especially its most decisive moments, involve eternal values and God Himself.
John Meyendorff
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Book: Mary, Worthy of All Praise |
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Book: Mount Athos: Renewal in Paradise |
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Book: O Death, Where Is Thy Sting? ...the most important and most profound question of the Christian faith must be, how and from where did death arise, and why has it become stronger than life?
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Book: On Ascetical Life, by Saint Isaac the Syrian A good low-budget introduction to Saint Isaac, On Ascetical Life contains the first ten homilies.
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