Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox Churches Books

Narsai, called the “Lyre of the Holy Spirit,” on account of countless metrical memre-hymns that he composed, lived between ca. 399 and ca. 502, and was thus contemporary for a while of another major theologian and poet, Jacob of Sarug (d...

St Isaac the Syrian, also known as St Isaac of Nineveh, was a Christian hermit of the seventh century who lived in present day Iraq. His writings are so widely revered that he is venerated as a saint by both the Oriental and Eastern Orthodox Churches...

The world is on fire. Amid the eruption of a cataclysmic third world war, monks Sergius and Herman are sent from Russia to Virginia to find holy relics believed vital to humanity in a time when life is on the cusp of extinction.Quiet introvert...

A collection of fifteen significant essays on Orthodox Christian Mission prepared by the author over his ministry. They demonstrate that mission is the work of the entire Christian Church, not just a specialized interest of a few experts. The papers have...

John Habib came back to the faith of his youth in young adulthood after reading an afterlife story handwritten by an Egyptian Christian monk. This book is the culmination of over fifteen years of research on a quest to arrive at what the Orthodox...

In every generation the Church is obliged to test the depths, to analyze, interpret, and evaluate the various components of the sacred rites through serious theological reflection in order that the vitality of the liturgy may be sustained appropriately,...

На страницах этой книги вы найдете бесценные духовные наставления одного из величайших подвижников и писателей Русской Православной Церкви XIX века - святителя Игнатия (Брянчанинова).Будучи опытным монахом и архипастырем, святитель Игнатий глубоко постиг...

Pourquoi Isaac de Ninive ? Et pourquoi le thème du combat chez lui aujourd'hui ? Avec Isaac et grâce à l'expérience qu'il avait vécue, nous pouvons apprendre à renouveler en nous le courage, la persévérance, la foi et l'espérance en fixant nos yeux sur...

Icons and the Liturgy, East and West: History, Theology, and Culture is a collection of nine essays developed from papers presented at the 2013 Huffington Ecumenical Institute's symposium "Icons and Images," the first of a three-part series on the...

""La Lettre Synodale de Nicolas, Patriarche de Constantinople, ������ l'Empereur"" est un livre �����crit par Nicolaus Grammaticus en 1791. Ce livre est une lettre envoy�����e par le patriarche de Constantinople, Nicolas, ������ l'empereur de...

Lapis Offendiculi Sive Expositio Originis Et Caussae Discidii (1752) est liber a Helia Meniates scriptus, qui de origine et causa divisionis tractat. In hoc libro, Meniates historiam et causas discidii inter Graecos et Latinos explicat. Ad hoc, auctor...

La Vie de St. Athanase, Patriarche d'Alexandrie V2 (1672) par Hermant, Godefroy est un livre qui raconte la vie de Saint Athanase, un patriarche d'Alexandrie. Il a �����t����� �����crit en 1672 par Godefroy Hermant. Le livre d�����crit la vie de Saint...

Liber De Officiis, auctore Nikolaos Ioannes, est opus philosophicum quod de virtutibus moralibus tractat. In hoc libro, auctor tres libros scripsit, quorum primus de honestate, secundus de utilitate, et tertius de virtute loquitur. Auctor hanc operam ad...

Saint Victor is one of the church’s renowned martyrs. He denied his earthly position as an Army General to stand up for his faith and refused the worship to idols. His life inspires young people today to stand strong in their faith and became a...

The Gospel of John is a very interesting book with stories about Jesus that are not mentioned anywhere else in the Bible! In this gospel, Jesus encounters individuals from all walks of life and takes them on an eye-opening journeys, providing them with...

Tamav Kereya Iskandar (the late abbess of St George's convent in Old Cairo, Egypt) is one of the contemporary monastic figures that is least known in our church today. This book outlines her monastic journey and practice of virtue in her own life, as...

Saint Theophan, while from a different era and country, has an uncanny ability to communicate with modern Westerners. Raising Them Right provides both practical and spiritual insight into a variety of areas of concern to parents, such as baptism, guiding...

Popular Patristics Series Volume 43In the second half of the fourth century the mystery of the Holy Spirit was the subject of fierce debate. Those who fought against the Nicene Creed opposed the idea that the Spirit was God. Even some of those willing to...

During Holy Week, countless prophecies, passages and Psalms are read from the Bible with little explanation and you might be sitting in Church very confused as how do these readings fit together. This book takes you day by day and hour by hour of...

"Jesus became what we are so that we might become what He is" These wise words form the basis of this book. Labelled as the "Father of Orthodoxy", St. Athanasius' amazing mind helps show what Jesus is like - and how we as humans should behave.St...

Katechesis: The Great Catechism Of The Holy Catholic, Apostolic, And Orthodox Church (1867) is a religious text written by Platon, a bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church. The book is a comprehensive guide to the beliefs and practices of the Catholic,...

This great work of St Gregory Palamas is an exposition of a spiritual tradition that has been practised, tried and tested for over 1600 years. Palamas describes the difference between worldly and spiritual knowledge, the nature of illumination and how...

The book of Job is regarded as one of the wisdom books found in the Old Testament, fit for all times and all people. It speaks of the sufferings of a blessed man by the name of Job who has to deal with many tribulations as well as the accusations of his...

Pope Shenouda's life stands as an icon and very real example of service, a service we can all aspire to learn from. This book contains a collection of Pope Shenouda's teachings on service which he used to give at St Reuiss Cathedral in Cairo, at a...

To some Western evangelicals, the practices of Eastern Orthodoxy seem mysterious and perhaps even unbiblical. Then again, from an Orthodox perspective, evangelicals lack the spiritual roots provided by centuries-old church traditions. Are the differences...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as...

""Christianity East and West: An Ecclesiastical Pilgrimage"" is a book written by Thomas Grieve Clark in 1889. The book is a detailed account of the author's travels through Europe and the Middle East, exploring the history and development of...

The book ""Catalogue Of The Arabic Manuscript In The Convent Of St. Catharine On Mount Sinai"" is a comprehensive guide to the Arabic manuscripts housed in the Convent of St. Catharine on Mount Sinai. Written by Margaret Dunlop Gibson and published in...

Christian Orthodox Migrants in Western Europe: Secularization and Modernity through the Lens of the Gift Paradigm explores a religious community that has been getting increasing scholarly attention. While most of the literature in the field looks at this...

Subtitle: The Spiritual Journey of Charles Sydney GibbesCharles Sydney Gibbes travels abroad in a crisis of faith, and his world is changed forever when he becomes a tutor to the children of the Russian royal family. Gibbes eventually returns to Great...

Fr Abd el-Mesih el-Habashi is one of the twentieth century's great ascetics who lived in the Egyptian desert. His life is a witness to the continuity of the desert spirituality of the 4th century. He was man who was not concerned about anything or for...

""Eastern Christianity And The War"" is a historical book written by Joseph Brown in 1877. The book focuses on the role played by Eastern Christianity in the war and the various issues that affected the Christian communities in Turkey, Greece, and Russia...

""Cyryl i Metody: Streszczenie Najnowszych Poszukiwa�����"" autorstwa Leonardy Rettel to ksi���������ka, kt������ra przedstawia najnowsze badania na temat �����ycia i dzia�����alno�����ci �����wi����tych Cyryla i Metodego. Autor opisuje ich misj����...

Sts. Maximus and Dometius are two Roman imperial young brothers who took on the monastic life under the discipleship of Abba Agabus and Abba Macarius the Great. Soon after, they became the namesake and foundation of the Monastery of al-Baramūs in the...

Holy week is filled with events that lead to the cross and resurrection of Jesus. The church lives everyone of these events in the church services throughout the week and with readings and hymns that match the events. One can not help but have personal...

Livre en fran�����ais intitul����� ""Histoire de Barlaam et de Josaphat, roi des Indes (1600)"" �����crit par Damasc�����ne Jean. Ce livre raconte l'histoire de Josaphat, un prince indien qui a �����t����� �����lev����� dans le luxe et la richesse mais...

The Orthodox Confession of the Catholic and Apostolic Eastern-Church is a book written by the Catholic and Apostolic Eastern-Church in 1762. The book is a comprehensive statement of faith and doctrine of the Eastern Orthodox Church. It covers topics such...

Orthodox Christians today have no lack of resources on monastic spirituality. And yet startlingly little has been done to critically engage the monastic tradition and adapt its ancient wisdom for the Orthodox faithful living in today's complex society...

The Divine Liturgy is the greatest act that takes place in our life. It is the presence of the Eternal among us, before whom angels bow and demons tremble before His name. Attending Mass is not merely standing in the Church, but it is a communion with...

We read in the creation story that Adam and Eve "heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day" (Gn3: 8), This is how God wants to relate to us today as well. It is God's desire to walk with and to communicate with His...

In the early fourth century, under the reign of the emperor Diocletian, followers of the Christian Faith experienced a sustained and systematic campaign of fierce persecution at the hands of the Roman authorities. The aim of this persecution was nothing...

"Wat betekent nihilisme?" schreef Friedrich Nietzsche. "-Dat de hoogste waarden aan waarde inboeten. Er is geen doel.... Er is geen waarheid, geen "ding-van-zichzelf." Er is geen antwoord op de vraag: "waarom?"'In 1962, ondernam de jonge Eugene Rose...

Athos - Unterwegs im Garten der Gottesmutter. Der Autor hat den Heiligen Berg Athos (die Mönchsrepublik Athos) mehrmals besucht und hat seine Eindrücke und Erlebnisse in diesem Buch zusammengefasst. Zusätzlich enthält das Buch neben dem Text viele...

First published in 1981 and long out of print, The Holy Angels has yet to be surpassed as a comprehensive and comprehensible account of the nature of the angels and their role in our salvation. In layperson's terms, Mother Alexandra presents the essence...

Pope Shenouda III is a treasure chest. Oh, if one could peak inside! This book is exactly the vent through which we can peak into his soul. Here we taste the sweetness of his God-centered life through his dialogues with God. We cannot say that we can see...