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In his broadcasts on Radio Liberty, Fr Alexander Schmemann spoke to men and women behind the iron curtain who had endured the deprivation, persecution, and state-enforced propaganda of the Stalin years. But his words do not belong to that era alone. They are addressed just as urgently to our own time. He exposes the roots of the lies and misperceptions that abound in our age, and brings all to a proper perspective in light of the gospel of Jesus Christ. This is the first of two volumes in the Radio Liberty Talks collection, with a foreword by Rod Dreher and introduction by Serge Schmemann.

The publication of the long-awaited English edition of Elder Anthimos of Saint Anne’s, translated from the sixth Greek edition (2004), brings to the Anglophone world a treasure of Orthodox spirituality. Elder Anthimos (1913-1996) was a humble monk of the St. Anne’s Skete on Mount Athos whose life shone “like a star shedding a new light of piety and as a brightly shining vessel of grace.”

Prayers to Our Lady East and West by Deacon David Lochbihler explores the devotion to the Virgin Mary through a comparative study of the Eastern Orthodox Prayer Rule of the Theotokos and the Western Rosary, celebrating the unity and diversity in Marian prayer traditions. In Prayers to Our Lady East and West, Deacon David Lochbihler offers a heartfelt exploration of Marian devotion, drawing from his personal journey and extensive research.

Ontdek de kracht van de heilige Naam met Het Jezusgebed, heruitgave van een klassieker uit de Oosterse hesychastische traditie. Deze praktische handleiding, door een anonieme monnik van de Heilige Berg, leidt je in drie heldere stappen naar innerlijke stilte en voortdurende gebedservaring.

Met fragmenten uit de Oudvaders en richtlijnen voor dagelijks gebruik biedt dit boek een weg naar diepere verbinding met Christus, waar en wanneer dan ook.

In Terugkeer bespreekt Archimandriet Nektarios Antonopoulos het belang van de orthodoxe biecht als een weg naar spirituele genezing en innerlijke transformatie. Met diepe theologische inzichten en Bijbelse verwijzingen benadrukt hij hoe de biecht geen juridische daad is, maar een genadevol mysterie waarin de barmhartigheid van God centraal staat.

"Naar de Eenheid?" van Leonide Ouspensky verkent de ontwikkeling van iconografie binnen het christendom en benadrukt de rol van iconen in het bevestigen van de incarnatie van het Woord van God, als een stap naar eenheid in Christus. In Naar de Eenheid? biedt Leonide Ouspensky een diepgaande analyse van de betekenis en ontwikkeling van christelijke iconografie. Hij laat zien hoe iconen niet alleen kunstwerken zijn, maar ook theologische verklaringen van de incarnatie en het evangelie.

Aartspriester Sergei Hackel was een priester van de Russisch- Orthodoxe Kerk in Engeland, theoloog en academicus. Hij studeerde moderne talen aan Lincoln College in Oxford en onderwees gedurende vijfentwintig jaar Russisch aan de Universiteit van Sussex. Hackel stond bekend als een van de sterkste proponenten van het oecumenische, met name tussen de Orthodoxe Kerk en de Anglicaanse Kerk.

The last half of the 20th century saw the establishment of the reputation of St Maximus the Confessor as the greatest of all Byzantine theologians, with a wholeness of vision that speaks directly to many of our concerns today. Until very recently, however, little of his work has been available in English translation, save for some collections of brief reflections arranged in centuries and a few brief treatises, too easily classified as "spirituality."

Since the advent of the internet, it has become increasingly obvious that our society suffers from a pornography problem—and Orthodox Christians are no exception. While many practical resources are available to help those who struggle with pornography use, these fail to address the problem at its deeper, spiritual root.

At a time when so many disaffected Christians are trying to recreate the church from scratch, Fr. James offers a clear and accessible apology for simply returning to what Christ’s church was always meant to be.

In this book, the first of its kind in the English language, Ariane Trifunovic Montemuro introduces her beloved friend, Saint Matrona the Blind of Moscow. The author not only shares her love for this Russian Orthodox Christian Saint but also reveals why she is our friend in Christ. The Lord endowed the blind Matrona with gifts of spiritual foresight and healing. In turn, this servant of God promised to never refuse anyone who sincerely asked her for help. Matrona's promise still holds true long after her death. She continues to search for the lost and bring them back to Christ.

In Holy Fools, we begin to gain a better understanding of these saints' curious manner of serving Christ, as we learn about the extraordinary lives of twenty of the most well-known fools for Christ in a series of brief hagiographies.

Waiting and Dating explores the dynamics of singleness and dating from an Orthodox Christian perspective. It explores why, when, how, and who to date, while also tackling topics like purity, sexuality, temptation, and repentance. Tailored to older teenagers and young adults, the book aims to offer a balanced approach to dating while contemplating the wisdom of the Bible, the Church Fathers, and the Orthodox Church.

The Third Book of the Maccabees is recognized as Deuterocanonical Scripture by the Greek and Russian Orthodox Churches. It is also included in the Septuagint, the Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible. It is considered to be apocrypha by most other church traditions. It tells the story of persecution of the Jews under Pharaoh Ptolemy IV Philopater (222–205 BC) whose plans to annihilate the Jews in Egypt are thwarted by God. This was some decades before the Maccabee uprising in Judea, as chronicled in 1 and 2 Maccabees.

The centuries after the Protestant Reformation brought about a radical reinterpretation of the epistles of St. Paul, disconnected from any historical reality. But Paul operated, during his entire life, as a faithful Pharisee within the Roman Jewish world. In Saint Paul the Pharisee: Jewish Apostle to All Nations, Fr. Stephen De Young surveys Paul’s life and writings, interpreting them within the Holy Tradition of the Orthodox Church.

The Soul's Longing: An Orthodox Christian Perspective on Biblical Interpretation has as its main purpose to show the deep connection between spiritual life and biblical interpretation which is both inspiring and accurate. It also makes clear the powerful effect of the interpreter's theology – especially the understanding of who Jesus Christ is – upon his or her method of biblical interpretation.

Dive into a sanctuary of solace amidst life's chaos with Heart to Heart by Apostle Alain Lea. This captivating audiobook unveils sixty guided prayers, offering a lifeline of hope and strength when the weight of the world feels too heavy to bear.

Putting Joy into Practice: Seven Ways to Lift Your Spirit from the Early Church is an invitation to a life of joy. Phoebe Farag Mikhail explains what joy is and how to experience it through seven spiritual practices that cultivate our inner lives and connect us to our communities. These seven practices, which include giving thanks, hospitality, praise, and more, take us on a journey that leads to joy through the giving and receiving of sacrificial love.

St Isaac of Nineveh (7th c.), or Isaac the Syrian, is renowned for his spiritual writings. After only five months as bishop of Nineveh, he returned to a life of solitary stillness in the desert of modern-day Iran. His Spiritual Homilies (homilies 1-6 in PPS 11) quickly became treasured throughout the Christian world, not only inspiring monastic and spiritual life through the ages, but influencing culture more broadly, as in the works of Dostoevsky.

The Chapters on Theology is one of Maximus’ most eclectic writings. In this short piece, Maximus discusses many diverse themes, including God's relation to the cosmos, monastic discipline and life, scriptural difficulties, and his vision of the consummated universe in relation to the incarnate Word of God. The work is arranged into 200 “chapters,” which are often pithy pearls of wisdom that monks could learn from the respected figure of an elder or abbot. Chapters tend to address a range of issues monks would face in the course of their spiritual progress.