Contemporary Issues

Item No. 008443 by J. Mark and Elizabeth J. Barna From the foreword: How should Christian people prepare for death, their own and that of loved ones? No question can be more important than this, since death is the final reality of our earthly life. Yet...

Item No. 9781944967796 by Albert S. Rossi, PhD This deceptively small and simple book holds a great secret - the secret to achieving peace of mind in Christ. Beloved writer and teacher Dr. Al Rossi uses stories from his own life to illustrate the basic...

Item No. 006076 by Fr John Breck Written in the form of simple novel, this book begins by offering an overview, in lay terms, of quantum theory as it has developed since the early twentieth century. Gradually it lays the groundwork for an exploration...

Item No. 9781955890458 by Stephen Siniari 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...

Item No. 005204 by Mioara Grigore This memoir of personal transformation has changed countless lives in Romania since it was first published there in 2014. Author Mioara Grigore describes how, as a self-absorbed religion teacher with thoughts of...

Item No. 9781936270200 by Fr Thomas Hopko This new edition has a redesigned cover, as well as the addition of a new foreword and a few other minor changes throughout the text. Father Thomas Hopko draws on the wisdom of the Orthodox Christian Church...

Item No. 005547 by Stanley S. Harakas Taking on the most significant issues of the day, Fr Harakas presents the Orthodox Christian point of view with clarity and depth. Blending Scripture, Church history and the wisdom of our Church Fathers, he...

Item No. 9781955890649 by Krista Fedorchak & Delaney Clodfelter Planning your wedding and reception can seem overwhelming, with countless details hijacking your time and energy. In this wedding guide for engaged couples, authors Krista Fedorchak and...

Item No. 008649 by Fr. Joseph David Huneycutt Defeating Sin will help readers better understand the disease that troubles the human soul. Fr Joseph David Huneycutt provides invaluable aids in the spiritual life. He arms readers for spiritual warfare by...

Item No. 9781955890328 by Stephen Freeman From advertising to social media, from trauma survival to keeping up with the Joneses, shame is deeply embedded in our culture and our psyches, directing much of our behavior from far behind the scenes. But is...

Item No. 9781936270521 by Melissa Naasko Does every fasting day or season find you scanning your pantry shelves in a panic, wondering what in the world to cook for dinner? Help is on the way! Melissa Naasko, food blogger and mother of 11,...

Item No. 9781944967604 by Laura S. Jansson Pregnancy is not just a trek from one medical appointment to another but a journey of the heart. Here at last is a guidebook through its sacred terrain. For each week, Orthodox doula Laura Jansson provides a...

Item No. 9781936270972 by Joseph Huneycutt & Steve Robinson Popular bloggers and podcasters Fr. Joseph Huneycutt and Steve “the Builder” Robinson explore the reality of life in Christ as perpetual conversion—falling and...

Item No. 9781936270736 by Elizabeth White Practical advice for parents (and educators) on raising children to understand and love their faith. Includes activities the family can share that encourage children to discover spiritual truths for themselves...

Item No. 9781936270484 by Rita Madden Orthodox Christians fast approximately half the days of the year. But in our food-obsessed society, how do we determine our approach to eating in general? Nutritional expert Rita Madden expands on her...

Item No. 006107 The companion book to Woven, this book features eight main chapters and a ninth reflection-based chapter. Forged discusses topics such as identity, developing positive habits, controlling use of technology, breaking the cycle of...

Item No: 9781955890359 by Andrew Williams Since the advent of the internet, it has become increasingly obvious that as a society we suffer from a pornography problem—and Orthodox Christians are no exception. While many practical resources are...

Item No. 9781944967031 by Angela Doll Carlson Silver Medal winner of the 2018 Independent Publisher Book Award (IPPY) Inspirational/Spiritual category How we care for and nurture our bodies has implications for all areas of our...

Item No. 9781944967802 by Robin Phillips No end of books these days offer us techniques for self-improvement. Taking a different tack, Robin Phillips shows that God meets us where we are, in the pain and heartache of the present moment. Instead of...

Item No. 006093 by St Ignatius Brianchaninov St Ignatius Brianchaninov (1807-1867) is renowned as a writer on the spiritual life in general. What is less well known is that throughout most of his adult life he struggled with chronic illness and...

Item No. 005203 Edited by Alexander F. C. Webster, Alfred K. Siewers and David C. Ford Western societies today are coming unmoored in the face of an earth-shaking ethical and cultural paradigm shift. At its core is the question of what it means to be...

Item No. 9781944967833 by Fr. Joshua Makoul In our broken world, many Christians find their spiritual progress hindered or stalled by psychological wounds from their past. But these wounds can be healed with the proper treatment. Priest and licensed...

Item No. 9781936270651 by Elissa Bjeletich Popular AFR podcaster Elissa Bjeletich (“Raising Saints”) tells the story of her youngest daughter’s battle with liver disease, showing how her doubt, fear, and impatience gave way to faith...

Item No. 9781936270224 by David L. Fontes, Psy.D. Many of the ills of our society can be traced to the sense of worthlessness that afflicts so many people today. If we only understood in the depths of our being how valuable we are in the eyes of...

Item No. 9781955890625 by Zachary Porcu Most books aimed at introducing Orthodoxy to the non-Orthodox begin by explaining basic points of doctrine and practice that differ from what the average reader may be familiar with. But for the average American,...

Item No. 9781936270088 A Novel by Melinda Johnson Lydia’s life is turning upside down. Her family has converted to Orthodox Christianity without her, she’s just about to leave home for college, one of her friends is pregnant, and soon...

Item No. 9781955890571 by Lawrence R. Farley Much has been written about the similarities and differences between the Orthodox and Evangelical faiths. In this book, Fr. Lawrence Farley provides a concise and non-confrontational summary of the major...

Item No. 9781955890632 by Matthew Namee You've probably heard of St. Raphael Hawaweeny, St. Alexander Hotovitsky, liturgical translator Isabel Hapgood, and other righteous men and women who made their mark on the early development of Orthodoxy in America...

Item No. 9781955890182 by Sarah Byrne-Martelli Losing someone we love is never easy, but the Orthodox Church provides a wealth of resources that help us to bear it. Chaplain and bereavement counselor Sarah Byrne-Martelli draws on these theological,...

Item No. 005302 by Andrew Geleris Too often, we as hierarchs, clergy, and lay leaders speak to our people about giving to meet the needs of the Church or the needs of the poor, and we forget to teach that the true need for each and every one of us is...

Item No. 000346 by Jenny Schroedel Hope and healing for those who suddenly find themselves in the most terrible sort of grief. For those who have experienced miscarriage, stillbirth, or the death of a child within the first year, this gentle resource...

Item No. 9781944967611 by Summer Kinard Disability is not a boundary to holiness, because God is with us. But it can sometimes be an obstacle to full participation in the life of the Church, simply because many do not understand what is needed to help...

Item No. 9781936270668 by Lawrence R. Farley Is the Church too negative about sex? Beginning with this provocative question, Fr. Lawrence Farley explores the history of the Church’s attitude toward sex and marriage, from the Old Testament...

Item No. 001672 by Metropolitan Hierotheos Vlachos  translated from the Greek by Effie Mavromichali This book sets out the teaching of the holy Fathers of the Church on curing the soul. It has been increasingly established in recent years that...

Item No. 001303 by Chris P Kerhulas Fr. Chris Kerhulas knows young people and their struggles. His work with them over the years has been a model and inspiration for many others. Through good storytelling, he shares insights and wisdom from his years...

Item No. PTTKset SAVE WHEN YOU PURCHASE THE SET! Includes Parenting Toward the Kingdom: Orthodox Christian Principles of Child-Rearing and Parenting Toward the Kingdom: A Companion Guide.

Item No. 9781955890595 by Kendra Hunter, Kristina Tartara, and Stephanie Petrides with Philip Mamalakis, PhD Parenting Toward the Kingdom won’t get our kids to behave, take away our parenting struggles, or make us into perfect parents. What the...

Item No. 9781944967024 by Philip Mamalakis, PhD The Orthodox Christian tradition is filled with wisdom and guidance about the biblical path of salvation. Yet this guidance remains largely inaccessible to parents and often disconnected from the...

Item No. 006075 by Phoebe Farag Mikhail 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...

Item No. 9781955890298 by Fr. Evan Armatas Jesus' last words to his disciples were "Go... and make disciples of all the nations" (Matt. 28:19-20). Unfortunately, many parishes are struggling to follow this commandment. In Reclaiming the Great...

Item No. 006108 by Saint Nikolai Velimirovic, edited by Daniel M. Rogich This text, Come Alive in God - originally titled Thoughts on Good and Evil - provides the best of Nikolai’s aphorisms on modern Christian living. The topics include: God,...

Item No. 004471 by Christopher C. Knight How do we understand and articulate our Christian faith in the age of science? Are the two in conflict? Fr Christopher Knight - a theologian who also holds a doctorate in astrophysics - is well-equipped to guide...

Item No. 9781888212143 by T.L. Frazier Read a balanced, well-researched treatment of the end times, interpreted from the Christian East by faithful Orthodox saints, martyrs, and Spirit-filled Fathers of the faith. Historic Christian teaching on the...

Item No. 9781888212631 by Fr. Meletios Webber An Orthodox priest with a doctorate in counseling, Fr. Webber helps us to understand addiction and explores ways to overcome it. He clearly and skillfully explains the Twelve Steps of the Fellowship of...

Item No. 006004 by Douglas B. Hinshaw, MD Suffering and the Nature of Healing explores the central relationship between the Incarnation of the Word of God as Jesus Christ and the nature of healing within the understanding of traditional Christianity...

Item No. 9781955890038 by Zachary Wingerd and Brad Hoff The tragic war in Syria along with the plight of the Christians there remains among the most misunderstood situations in the world today. Syria Crucified seeks to contribute to better...

Item No. 001464 edited by Hieromonk Nicholas Sakharov, translated by Dn Nicholas Kotar The Cross of Loneliness presents the first English translation from Russian of the correspondence between Saint Sophrony and Archpriest Georges Florovsky from 1954...

Item No. 006118 by Timothy G. Patitsas Chaste and ardent eros for the Beautiful is the first task of human life, and falling in love with Beauty is the beginning of every adventure that matters... The original task of Ethics was to guide us to the...

Item No. 009980 by Father Alexander Schmemann In these previously unpublished talks, Fr Alexander Schmemann critiques contemporary culture’s distorted understanding of death. He then examines the Church’s rites for burial and her prayers...

Item No. 9781955890533 by Fr Andrew Stephen Damick The modern world doesn't acknowledge but is nevertheless haunted by spirits - angels, demons, and saints. In our time, many yearn to break free of the prison of a flat, secular materialism, to see and...

Item No. 9781936270323 by Jonathan Jackson Emmy Award-winning actor and musician Jonathan Jackson explores the profound implications of human creativity in the image of God, along with the process of becoming an artist (of any sort) dedicated to...

Item No. 008139 by Jean-Claude Larchet If we realize how gravely sick is our civilization, we may gain strength to resist. Philosopher and patrologist Dr Jean-Claude Larchet, renowned for his examinations of patristic writings on the causes and...

Item No. 9781955890069 by Rev. Paul Abernathy What do African American spirituality and Orthodox Christianity have in common? More than you might think. Drawing on both his own background as a biracial convert to Orthodoxy and historical resources that...

Item No. SINIARIset SAVE OVER 25% when you purchase the complete three-book Siniari Collection!(Reg. $55.85 | Set Price $40.85) Big in Heaven: A Collection of Short Stories "[These] stories begin to paint a new kind of Icon, that of a truly American...

Item No. 006040 by Bishop Maxim Vasiljević In this book, His Grace Bishop Maxim (Vasiljević) offers us a breath of fresh air. This is not a book of theology in the form we have become accustomed to expect: a systematic examination of the usual topics...

Item No. 9781944967307 by Nicole M. Roccas Idleness. Apathy. Restlessness. Procrastination. These are symptoms of what early Christian theologians called despondency (acedia), a spiritual sickness rooted in a lack of care or effort. A condition as...

Item No. 9781944967055 by Kevin Scherer Our first parents departed from what it means to be truly human when they ate from the forbidden tree. Ever since, humans have been working with corrupted minds and wills, employing a distorted approach to life...

Item No. 9781944967697 by Nicole M. Roccas Infertility ranks among the hardest griefs a couple can face. Yet this painful issue is all too often neglected in both Church and society. Under the Laurel Tree traces one God-fearing couple’s journey...

Item No. 9781955890373 by Lilyan Andrews 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,...

Item No. 9781955890564 by L. Joseph Letendre In this companion volume to When You Pray and When You Fast, L. Joseph Letendre juxtaposes scriptural and patristic admonitions about almsgiving with a look at contemporary issues that make it sometimes...

Item No. 008916 Produced by the Metropolis of Atlanta's Family Life Ministry Woven is the first book of its kind in the Orthodox world created specifically to help teen girls confront the many challenges they face in today's world. Five chapters...

Item No. 006200 by Sister Anastasia The spirit of the age contradicts all that Christ teaches, and many reject or leave the Church to satisfy their longing for the supernatural in esoteric traditions governed by the spirits of the underworld. The occult...