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Book: The Bible and the Holy Fathers for OrthodoxBook: The Bible and the Holy Fathers for OrthodoxThe lectionary readings arranged for use according to the Orthodox calendar, followed by commentaries collated from a number of holy Fathers of the Church.
Book: The Challenge: A Guide Towards Jesus ChristBook: The Challenge: A Guide Towards Jesus ChristChrist came to begin a revolution against sin, against egocentrism and against the passions. As long as sin continues to reign, Christ will continue to challenge and provoke. Blessed are those who have accepted Christ's message with humility.
Book: The Christian Old TestamentBook: The Christian Old TestamentThe Christian Old Testament reveals the Hebrew Scriptures as the essential context of Christianity, as well as a many-layered revelation of Christ Himself.
Book: The Communion of LoveBook: The Communion of Love
Book: The Cross Stands While the World Turns: Homilies for the Cycles of the YearBook: The Cross Stands While the World Turns: Homilies for the Cycles of the Year
by Fr John Behr, Dean of St. Vladimir's Seminary. A collection of theologically rich, insightful and succinct homilies on the main feasts of the liturgical year. Highly recommended.

Now back in stock (September 2021)!
Book: The Deification of Man: Saint Gregory Palamas and the Orthodox TraditionBook: The Deification of Man: Saint Gregory Palamas and the Orthodox Tradition

Focusing on the “new Adam” in Christ, this excellent study sets forth the theological and anthropological basis for the doctrine of deification as expounded by St. Gregory Palamas (1296-1359), the greatest theologian of the later Byzantine period. For Palamas and the Fathers the term “spiritual” characterizes the human being reborn through the regenerative grace of the Holy Spirit. Just as a rational person is endowed with reason, a spiritual person is enriched by the grace of the Holy Spirit. The author explores the sacramental, ecclesiological, and moral implications of deification in Palamas’ works and relates this essential theological concept to the life of each person in the Church.

Book: The Desert a CityBook: The Desert a City
Book: The Divine Liturgies of the Holy Apostle James, Brother of the LordBook: The Divine Liturgies of the Holy Apostle James, Brother of the LordThe Divine Liturgies of the Holy Apostle James, Brother of the Lord: Slavonic-English Parallel Text 
Book: The Festal MenaionBook: The Festal MenaionLiturgical texts, hymns, and readings for the Feast Days of the liturgical year.
Book: The First Day of the New CreationBook: The First Day of the New Creation
Book: The First Thousand Years: A Global History of ChristianityBook: The First Thousand Years: A Global History of Christianity

Robert Louis Wilken is William R. Kenan Professor of the History of Christianity Emeritus, University of Virginia. He lives in Washington, D.C.


Through a selected narration of particularly noteworthy persons and events, Wilken demonstrates how the coming of Christianity set in motion one of the most profound revolutions the world has known. This is not a story limited to the West; rather, Christian communities in Ethiopia, Nubia, Armenia, Georgia, Persia, Central Asia, India, and China shaped the course of Christian history. The rise and spread of Islam had a lasting impact on the future of Christianity, and several chapters are devoted to the early experiences of Christians under Muslim rule. Wilken reminds us that the career of Christianity is characterized b

Book: The Forgotten Medicine: The Mystery of RepentanceBook: The Forgotten Medicine: The Mystery of Repentance
Book: The Homilies of St. Gregory Palamas (Complete)Book: The Homilies of St. Gregory Palamas (Complete)The first edition of all sixty-three extant sermons by St. Gregory to appear in English translation, presented together with an Introduction to the Homilies, over 1,000 notes and scholia, an index of Scriptural References, an index of Names and Subjects, and an index of Greek Words.
Book: The Joy of the HolyBook: The Joy of the HolyThe Joy of the Holy: Saint Seraphim of Sarov and Orthodox Spiritual Life
Book: The Lament of EveBook: The Lament of Eve
Book: The Lausiac HistoryBook: The Lausiac HistoryJohn Wortley is emeritus professor at the University of Manitoba and an Anglican priest. His previous publications include The Book of the Elders, Paul of Monembasia, and The Spiritual Meadow (all from Cistercian Publications) as well as Skylitzes' Synopsis of Byzantine History and The Anonymous Sayings of the Desert Fathers, both from Cambridge University Press.
Book: The Lenten SpringBook: The Lenten Spring"The Church welcomes the Lenten spring with a spirit of exultation...with the enthusiasm of a child... The tone of the church services is one of brightness and light."
Book: The Light of the WorldBook: The Light of the World
Book: The Living Witness of the Holy Mountain: Contemporary Voices from Mount AthosBook: The Living Witness of the Holy Mountain: Contemporary Voices from Mount AthosIn these pages we see the simplicity and truth of the Gospel reflected in anecdotes of contemporary Fathers of the Holy Mountain; we read of the connection between the light of Christ’s Transfiguration on Mount Tabor and Orthodox monastic spirituality; we learn how St. Herman of Alaska, America’s first Orthodox saint, was a kind of gift to America from Athos.
Book: The Luminous EyeBook: The Luminous Eye

The Luminous Eye

The Spiritual World Vision of Saint Ephrem the Syrian

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