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Book: The New Media EpidemicBook: The New Media EpidemicIf we realize how gravely sick is our civilization, we may gain strength to resist.
Book: The Northern ThebaidBook: The Northern Thebaid
Book: The Orthodox ChurchBook: The Orthodox Church
Book: The Orthodox Pastor: A Guide to Pastoral TheologyBook: The Orthodox Pastor: A Guide to Pastoral TheologyArchbishop JOHN Shahovskoy (1902-1989), former dean of St Vladimir's Seminary, was a prolific writer, religion broadcaster, and witness to the Orthodox faith in ecumenical work. He was renowned for his spiritual clarity, goodwill, and prayerful insight.
Book: The Orthodox Understanding of Salvation: Theosis in Scripture and TraditionBook: The Orthodox Understanding of Salvation: Theosis in Scripture and TraditionBy Dr. Christopher Veniamin, a spiritual child of Elder Sophrony of Essex.
Book: The Radical Money Manifesto: What Jesus Taught and We ForgotBook: The Radical Money Manifesto: What Jesus Taught and We ForgotJesus issues a radical manifesto for citizens of the kingdom of heaven. He offers freedom from fretting, justice for the poor, and investment opportunities with eternal pay-offs.
Book: The Sacrament of LoveBook: The Sacrament of Love
Book: The Services of ChristmasBook: The Services of ChristmasThe Services of Christmas, the Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ.
Book: The Shield of Psalmic PrayerBook: The Shield of Psalmic Prayer

The Shield of Psalmic Prayer: Reflections on Translating, Interpreting, and Praying the Psalter

Book: The Sicilian VespersBook: The Sicilian Vespers

The Sicilian Vespers: A History of the Mediterranean World in the Later Thirteenth Century

Book: The Soul's Longing: An Orthodox Christian Perspective on Biblical InterpretationBook: The Soul's Longing: An Orthodox Christian Perspective on Biblical InterpretationUtilizing all that is valuable in historical-critical and related research, Dr. Mary Ford demonstrates with force and clarity just why biblical hermeneutics needs to return to the perspectives and methods of early Christian interpreters, particularly those of Eastern Church tradition. Since the late Middle Ages, biblical interpretation in Western Christianity has been largely guided by historical-critical methodology. Highly useful for questions of "Introduction" (the "who, what, when, where and why" of biblical writings), it has nevertheless led to a serious "reductionism," represented most flagrantly today by members of the "Jesus Seminar." The indispensable link between exegesis and spiritual life has been largely obscured, with the result that concern for the Gospel promise of salvation has been sub
Book: The Spiritual MeadowBook: The Spiritual Meadow
Book: The Sunflower: Conforming the Will of Man to the Will of GodBook: The Sunflower: Conforming the Will of Man to the Will of GodSaint John addresses fundamental questions: Why should we care about God’s will ? What are the benefits in following His will?
Book: The Testament of the Lord: Worship and Discipline in the Early ChurchBook: The Testament of the Lord: Worship and Discipline in the Early ChurchBeginning with an apocalyptic section in which the risen Lord himself addresses the reader, The Testament then describes the building of a church, the mode of appointment for clergy and monastics, and the conduct of daily prayers and of other liturgical services.
Book: The Theology of IllnessBook: The Theology of IllnessThe questions Larchet considers are fundamental: the origin of sin in a fallen world, its impact on physical health, and the healing of human nature by the incarnate Son of God.
Book: The Typikon DecodedBook: The Typikon DecodedThe Byzantine liturgy, with its beauty, its richness, and its depth, intrigues, inspires, and fascinates a great number of today's Christians. This book on Byzantine liturgical practice, the first of its kind in English, includes an extensive bibliography and glossary.
Book: The Vespers of PentecostBook: The Vespers of Pentecost
Book: The Vision of God, by Vladimir LosskyBook: The Vision of God, by Vladimir LosskyPrice includes shipping.
Book: The Winter PaschaBook: The Winter Pascha
Forty meditations for the season of Advent, Christmas and Epiphany by Fr. Thomas Hopko.
Book: The Wisdom of the Desert Fathers and MothersBook: The Wisdom of the Desert Fathers and MothersThis volume contains the stories, teachings, and collected sayings of the Desert Fathers and Mothers, including Athanasius' famous The Life of St. Antony and St. Jerome's The Life of Paul the Hermit.
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