Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox Churches Books

On The Clause And The Son In Regard To The Eastern Church And The Bonn Conference: A Letter To H. P. Liddon (1876) is a book written by Henry Parry Liddon. The book is a letter addressed to H. P. Liddon, discussing the Eastern Church and the Bonn...

S. John Chrysostom On The Priesthood: In Six Books is a book written by John Chrysostom, a renowned Christian theologian and bishop of Constantinople in the 4th century. The book is a comprehensive guide to the duties and responsibilities of the...

Birkbeck And The Russian Church is a book that contains a collection of essays and articles written by the late W. J. Birkbeck between the years 1888-1915. The book was published in 1917 and is a valuable resource for those interested in the history and...

Liber ""B. Theodori Studitae Abbatis Et Confessoris, Sermones Catechetici 134, In Anni Totius Festa"" auctore Stoudite, Theodore, est opus quod continet centum triginta quattuor sermones catechetici in festivitatibus totius anni. Theodorus, monachus et...

Are you looking for a way to keep your family engaged in the true spiritual nourishment Lent has to offer? Tending the Garden of Our Hearts offers family devotions based on the scriptures for each day of Great Lent, including questions to...

In his letter to Nun Eusebia, we are offered a unique and intimate glimpse into St Nektarios' role as a spiritual father. Here the saint uses his extensive knowledge and wisdom to encourage his spiritual daughter along the monastic path she has chosen to...

The classic exploration of Syriac liturgical melodies, the work of Dom Jeannin has no rivals. Beginning with a discussion of the nature of Beth Gazo, the treasury of chants, this work provides a careful introduction to the various types of liturgical...

Allyson Worthy, daughter of the renowned homicide detective Christopher Worthy always dreamt of living in Venice. Now, as a college student, she's landed a dream internship with the Venice police. She assumes she will be investigating minor crimes...

Am Beispiel der Initiationssakramente (Taufe, Firmung, Eucharistiefeier) und der Priesterweihe wird einerseits die Konsekration der Materie (Wasser, Myronöl, Brot und Wein) und des Empfängers dargestellt, anderseits das Konsekrationsgeschehen der...

Origen's construal of the Bible as a textual incarnation of the Word encourages an assimilationist interpretation of the Hebrew Scriptures as a proto-Christian gospel. Although in partial agreement with this thesis, this study suggests a...

This biography ofSeverus, the patriarch of Antioch 512-518 AD, gives unique information about life in Mediterranean region in the second half of the 5th century. It is an important source for studies on Late Antiquity and the early History of...

Summae Fidei Orthodoxae V1 is a religious text written by Denis The Carthusian in 1569. The book is written in Latin and is considered to be a comprehensive summary of the Orthodox faith. It covers a wide range of topics related to the Christian faith,...

Sancti Dorothei Sermones Sive Epistolae est liber qui continet sermones et epistolas Sancti Dorothei, monachi et presbyteri, qui vixit in saeculo IV. Hic liber editus est anno 1616. Sanctus Dorotheus fuit scriptor Christianus qui scripsit multa de vita...

Sancti Patris Joannis Chrysostomi Archiepiscopi Constantinopolitani Opera Omnia V6 (1780) est liber qui continet omnes opera Sancti Patris Joannis Chrysostomi Archiepiscopi Constantinopolitani. Liber sextus est, et editus est ab Crisostomo, Juan. In hoc...

""The Laughable Stories Collected By Mar Gregory John Bar Hebreaus"" is a collection of humorous stories compiled by Bar Hebraeus, also known as Gregory John, a 13th-century Syriac scholar and bishop. The book contains a variety of tales, including...

Foreword by the TranslatorsThe story about the life of Saint Seraphim of Sarov1, the miracle-worker, was first printed by the Monastery of Sarov in 1893. It was then re-written by N. Puretzki and published by the printer I. D. Sytin in Moscow in 1903...

Edited by Vassilios Papavassiliou, the Ancient Faith Prayer Book brings together the most ancient and popular prayers of Orthodox Christians with some additions that address issues of contemporary life, all rendered in elegant contemporary...

Father Jack sparks has drawn upon several versions of a classic sixteenth-century treatise, "Spiritual Combat," originally written to guide monks in their labors to attain union with God. Though Western in origin, the profound spiritual insights of...

The Philokalia, a seminal anthology in Eastern Orthodox Christianity, is a collection of texts written between the 4th and 15th centuries by spiritual masters. It serves as a guide to the contemplative life, focusing on the practice of inner prayer, the...

This volume includes seventeen essays on Byzantine monasticism, focusing on the 9th to 15th centuries.

This discourse addresses the brevity and tumult of human existence, likening life to a struggle filled with sorrow and challenges. It explores the cycle of life from birth to old age, highlighting how joy is often overshadowed by pain and the relentless...

This work highlights the inseparable bond between apostles Peter and Paul, celebrating their unique contributions to Christianity. It discusses the divine selection of both apostles by Christ, emphasizing their equal dignity despite their distinct...

This work by the Anglo-Saxon bishop of York discusses the limited remedies for sin derived from historical records, advocating for a compassionate and discerning approach by priests in administering penance. It highlights the necessity for priests to...

Житие преподобного Паисия Святогорца (1924-1994), афонского монаха, известного всему миру и торжественно причисленного к лику святых в 2015 году, переносит читателя в атмосферу духовного подвига, пламенного устремления к Богу и самоотверженной любви к...

This book explores the changes underwent by the Orthodox Churches of Eastern and Southeastern Europe as they came into contact with modernity. The movements of religious renewal among Orthodox believers appeared almost simultaneously in different areas...

Throughout their shared history, Orthodox and Eastern Catholic Churches have lived through a very complex and sometimes tense relationship - not only theologically, but also politically. In most cases such relationships remain to this day; indeed, in...

Subtitle: Orthodox Christian Reflections on the Book of GenesisThe Book of Genesis is foundational reading for the Christian, concerned as it is with the origins of our race and the beginnings of salvation history. Its opening pages provide the...

Volume III of Boris Mouravieff’s Gnosis contains ancient keys to a tradition of Christian esotericism that was necessarily hermetized 1800 years ago and has since remained unpublished, surviving to the present only in unwritten form.For students...

Lessons on Pastoral Care is a profound and extensive manual on pastoral virtues and vices, offering essential guidance for spiritual shepherds. The work delves deeply into the moral and spiritual qualities necessary for a faithful and effective pastor,...

Embark on a transformative journey with The Salvation of Sinners, a profound exploration of spiritual renewal and redemption. Delve into the depths of human fallibility and the path to liberation, guided by the wisdom of Monk Agapios of Mount Athos. This...

A rock star, atheist, Marxist, world-class theologian, African missionary, and a Greek Orthodox Bishop all in one lifetime? Bishop Themistocles Adamopoulo's life story reads more like a bestselling novel than a biography.Born in Alexandria, Egypt, Bishop...

Do you wish, O monk, to know how beautiful Christ is... ? Pray noetically without ceasing to your Christ, from the heart and even to the point of pain..."Let us beseech the Lord to open the eyes of our soul so that we may see the necessity of...

Though it's often too subtle to see, much of modern Christianity has fallen prey to the ancient Gnostic heresy which taught that the material world has no lasting spiritual value. Rediscovering the Goodness of Creation diagnoses the problem, takes us...

In this follow-up volume to Big in Heaven and Secret Turning, we see the people of Saint Alexander the Whirling Dervish parish and those around them at their worst and at their best. We see God's grace shining into even the darkest corners of human life...

The Orthodox Church models itself on Apostolic roots of "togetherness" and "a common life." (See Acts 2:44). The Church is the Body of Christ with Jesus Christ as the Head making every member important as the next, especially the children. It seems to...

The catholic, or general, epistles of the "other apostles"--James, Peter, Jude, and John--are sometimes overshadowed by the stirring theology of the great Apostle to the Gentiles, St. Paul. But these seven epistles are quiet gems of...

On a pilgrimage to the heart of Orthodox Russia, Father Spyridon encounters the living witness to an ancient spirituality. In monasteries, churches and at holy shrines,he discovers the authentic voice of Christianity.

Now available in this Russian edition, Father Andrei Papkov's unique textbook is the only book addressing the liturgical performance practices of religious singing in the Russian Orthodox Church. The topics it covers include various aspects of choral...

This volume contains several late works of Vladimir Solovyov, representing his final speculations about matters crucial to the destiny of humanity and of the world. As Solovyov's life was coming to an end at the close of the 19th century, his thoughts...

The great Russian philosopher Nikolai Berdyaev set for himself the task of revealing to the western world the distinctive elements of Russian philosophy: its existential nature, eschatologism, religious anarchism, and preoccupation with the idea of...

Das Buch ""Die Orthodoxe Katholische Anschauung Im Gegensatz Zum Papstthum Und Jesuitismus, Sowie Zum Protestantismus"" wurde von J. Joseph Overbeck im Jahr 1865 verfasst. Es besch�����ftigt sich mit der orthodox-katholischen Sichtweise im Vergleich zum...

Das Buch ""Die Orthodox-Orientalischen Partikularkirchen in den L�����ndern der Ungarischen Krone (1885)"" von Emilian Edler von Radics ist eine historische Untersuchung der orthodoxen Kirchen in den L�����ndern der ungarischen Krone im sp�����ten 19...

Die Orientalische Kirchenfrage und �����sterreichs Beruf in ihrer L������sung ist ein Buch des ������sterreichischen Theologen und Orientalisten Albert Ehrhard, das im Jahr 1899 ver������ffentlicht wurde. Das Buch behandelt das Thema der Beziehungen...

""Was Lehren Die Neueren Orthodox Sein Wollenden Theologen Von Der Inspiration?"" ist ein Buch des deutschen Theologen Carl Ferdinand Wilhelm Walther, das im Jahr 1875 ver������ffentlicht wurde. In diesem Werk untersucht Walther die Lehren der neueren...