Items marked by the tag "introductory material":

The inspiring story of over two thousand evangelical Christians and their search for historic Christianity. This book is for evangelical Christians on their own search for the Church. It is also for Orthodox Christians looking for renewal.

"O Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me". This prayer has been on the lips of Christians since the time of the Desert Fathers. What is its history? How do we make it our own prayer? This booklet traces the development of the Jesus Prayer through the early centuries of the Church, and follows its progression through Mount Athos, the teachings of St Gregory Palamas and others, and discusses its modern revival in the 19th and 20th centuries. Concludes with a brief discussion of how this prayer can be appropriated by the individual believer today.

Fr. Stylianopoulos deals with basic questions concerning the formation of the New Testament canon and the authority of Scripture in the Orthodox Church. ?Constructive scholarship, theological reflection, and spiritual and moral formation brings a valued contribution from the Orthodox tradition.? The Expository Times"

A way of thinking about education in the Church from the perspective of the art, theology, and liturgical and devotional use of icons. Through ?iconic catechesis? each person is nurtured to grow into the likeness of God. With color plates.

This revised edition of Father Alexander Schmemann's Lenten classic examines the meaning of Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts, the Prayer of St Ephraim the Syrian, the Canon of St Andrew of Crete and other neglected or misunderstood treasures of Lenten worship.

Bishop Kallistos Ware shows the meaning of Orthodox doctrine for the life of the individual Christian. Doctrinal issues are seen not as abstract propositions for theological debate but as affected the whole of life.

An explanation of Orthodox Christian faith and life in the Russian language.

This book offers a fresh look at the way Eastern patristic writers used Scripture in elaborating what would become the body of Orthodox doctrine.

Fr. Michael Keiser walks us through the Orthodox Church’s timeless teachings and practices on the ancient understanding of Christian spirituality with humor and keen insight. He outlines how ascetic practices, personal and corporate worship, confession and repentance, overcoming the passions, and opening ourselves up to God’s grace can lead us to transformation, and to our ultimate destiny—Jerusalem, the heavenly city.

2nd Edition

The inspiring story of over two thousand evangelical Christians and their search for historic Christianity. This book is for evangelical Christians on their own search for the Church. It is also for Orthodox Christians looking for renewal.