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St Vladimir's Seminary Press,U.S. On Wealth and Poverty
This great orator addresses the question of wealth and poverty in the lives of people of his day, yet Chrysostom's words proclaim the truth of the gospel to all people of all times.
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St Vladimir's Seminary Press,U.S. On Pascha
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St Vladimir's Seminary Press,U.S. On the Dormition of Mary
A book of sermons by 7th and 8th century Fathers including St John of Damascus and St Andrew of Crete. This volume brings together the earliest attempts to interpret Mary's dormition, or falling asleep in the Lord, in the light of the whole Paschal Mystery.
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St Vladimir's Seminary Press,U.S. Science and the Christian Faith: A Guide for the Perplexed
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St Vladimir's Seminary Press,U.S. The The Prayers of Saint Sarapion
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St Vladimir's Seminary Press,U.S. Habib Girgis
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St Vladimir's Seminary Press,U.S. His Life is Mine
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St Vladimir's Seminary Press,U.S. On the Orthodox Faith: Volume 3 of the Fount of Knowledge
Considered by many to be the final and crowning work of the patristic age, St John of Damascus' On the Orthodox Faith addresses all the major areas of Christian belief: Trinitarian theology, Christology, soteriology, the sacraments, the veneration of icons, saints, and relics, and much more. This new translation by Norman Russell includes a helpful introduction discussing the origin and reception of the text. This diglot edition, reproducing the critical Greek text on the facing page, is sure to become the standard and classic edition of this central and important patristic work. Saint John of Damascus was a Syrian monk and priest. Born in the seventh century and raised in Damascus, he died at his monastery, Mar Saba, near Jerusalem. He wrote works expounding the Christian faith and composed hymns which are still used. He is one of the most widely read Fathers and is best known for his strong defense of icons.
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St Vladimir's Seminary Press,U.S. On the Incarnation
When I first opened his De Incarnatione I soon discovered I was reading a masterpiece ... for only a master mind could have written so deeply on a subject with such classical simplicity. -- C.S. Lewis, from the Introduction By any standard, this is a classic of Christian theology. Composed by St. Athanasius in the fourth century, it expounds with simplicity the theological vision defended at the councils of Nicaea and Constantinople: that the Son of God himself became "fully human, so that we might become god." Its influence on all Christian theology thereafter, East and West, ensures its place as one of the few "must read" books of Christian theology for all time. We are pleased to offer this new translation with a full introduction by C.S. Lewis. This book is also available from SVS Press with the original Greek text presented on the facing page. About the Author: The V. Rev. Dr John Behr was Dean and Professor of Patristics at St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary. He is Editor of the Popular Patristics Series. Other SVS Press books by Fr John are The Way to Nicaea, The Nicene Faith (2 vols.), and The Mystery of Christ.
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St Vladimir's Seminary Press,U.S. On God and Christ: The Five Theological Orations and Two Letters to Cledonius
Gregory of Nazianzus, "The Theologian," was recognized among the Cappadocian Fathers as a peculiarly vivid and quotable exponent of the doctrine of God in Trinity. A brilliant orator and accomplished poet, he placed before the Church his interpretation of the sublime mystery of the God revealed as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. These five sermons, probably delivered as a series at the small chapel of the Resurrection in Constantinople, where Gregory was the bishop in charge of loyal "Nicenes," contain his penetrating teaching. The English translation aims to capture for the present-day reader something of the atmosphere of intellectual excitement and spiritual exhilaration experienced by his first listeners. In addition, this work contains a new translation of Gregory's letters to Cledonius, which contain more focused reflections on the person of Jesus Christ, laying the groundwork for later Christology.
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St Vladimir's Seminary Press,U.S. On Fasting and Feasts
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St Vladimir's Seminary Press,U.S. On the Mystical Life Vol II
St Symeon the New theologian was abbot of the monastery of St Mamas in Constantinople in the 11th century. He was a forceful advocate of the mystical experience of God in the history of the Byzantine Church. His writings survived in the Orthodox Church continuing to play an important role in the renewals of spiritual life and prayer within the Church. This is the second of a three-volume set translating "The Ethical Discourses" into English. It addresses the traditional language of Eastern Christian asceticism in the light of St Symeon's message on the Church, the sacrament and the "Day of the Lord" as found in Volume I. St Symeon asserts that "Apatheia", or "dispassion", the ancient term for freedom from sinful passion, denotes the real possibility of a transfigured life. Elsewhere in the book St Symeon takes up the role of the "tools of asceticism" - fasting, vigils, poverty, in order to underline their function as instruments enabling conformity to the Cross of Christ. Other discourses dwell on: the character and signs of the saint; faith and love; and on ascetic retreat. Throughout the volume St Symeon anticipates the 14th-century movement of Byzantine hesychasm, as well as the monastic renaissance of 18th-century Athos and 19th-century Russia.
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St Vladimir's Seminary Press,U.S. A A Voice For Our Time: Radio Liberty Talks, Volume 1
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.
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St Vladimir's Seminary Press,U.S. Headings on Spiritual Knowledge: The Second Part, Chapters 1-3
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. Yet many of Isaac’s works were lost for centuries. Scholars recently rediscovered the “Second Part” of his corpus in 1983. This volume translates the first three chapters of the Second Part, whose third chapter contains the Kephalaia Gnostika (or Headings on Spiritual Knowledge). They appear here for the first time in a complete English translation. Inspired by Evagrius’ work by the same name, Isaac composed the Headings as four centuries—that is, four sets of one hundred sayings or headings—on the spiritual life. These were “written above the lines in various places,” seemingly as a commentary or expansion upon the Spiritual Homilies (the “First Part”). Isaac discloses the realities of prayer and spiritual experience from their beginning to their most sublime heights and profound depths.
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St Vladimir's Seminary Press,U.S. Blackbirds Nest hardcover
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St Vladimir's Seminary Press,U.S. On the Edge of the World
Based upon a true story, this book tells of a Russian missionary bishop's trip to Siberia. During the teaching and baptism along the way, he learns that baptism without preparation is ritual devoid of content, and that indigenous cultures must be built upon as a foundation for Christian conversion.
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St Vladimir's Seminary Press,U.S. On Christian Doctrine and Practice
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St Vladimir's Seminary Press,U.S. On the Lord′s Prayer
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St Vladimir's Seminary Press,U.S. Monk of Mount Athos
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St Vladimir's Seminary Press,U.S. On the Two Ways
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St Vladimir's Seminary Press,U.S. On God and Man (Gregory)
St Gregory's poetry is open and self-revealing and has personal character. In these poems he speaks of the joys and frustrations of his own life; he reveals his inner questioning about the purpose and value of life in the face of sin and mortality; and his ultimate faith in Christ at redeeming and reconciling all things. The translations in this text allow the reader to see the self-reflection of the poetry in its theological context.
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St Vladimir's Seminary Press,U.S. Watchful Mind The
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St Vladimir's Seminary Press,U.S. On the Ecclesiastical Mystagogy
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St Vladimir's Seminary Press,U.S. Catechetical Discourse
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St Vladimir's Seminary Press,U.S. Miracles of Christ The
By the signs, wonders and miracles He performed, Jesus manifested His compassion for His creatures and the ultimate reason for his coming into the world - His healing and restoration of mankind. The miracles are presented in three parts. The first deals with the miracles recorded in St Matthew's and St Luke's Gospels, as they are read on the Sundays after Pentecost. The second section treats the signs of the Gospel of St John, and the third part surveys the miracles in St Mark's Gospel.
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St Vladimir's Seminary Press,U.S. On the Church – Select Letters
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St Vladimir's Seminary Press,U.S. Taught by God
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