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For more than 20 years, Conciliar Press/Ancient Faith Publishing has published some of the most popular and inspiring Orthodox Christian books available in the English language.
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The Path to Salvation: A Concise Outline of Christian Ascesis
$24.95Item No. 002710 by St. Theophan the Recluse This classic textbook of the spiritual life, by St. Theophan the Recluse, breathes with the saint's profound psychological understanding, his intricate...002710$24.95 -
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The Philokalia of the Holy Neptic Fathers, Volume V
$34.95Item No. 007682 Compiled by St. Nikodemos of the Holy Mountain and St. Makarios of Corinth Prologue by Metropolitan Athanasios of Limassol, Cyprus. The Philokalia, which means "the love of the...007682$34.95 -
The Philokalia, Volume 1: The Complete Text
$22.00Item No. 000715 The Philokalia is a collection of texts written between the fourth and the fifteenth centuries by spiritual masters of the Orthodox Christian tradition. First published in Greek in...000715$22.00 -
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The Philokalia: The Bible of Orthodox Spirituality
$24.95Item No. 002212 by Fr. Anthony M. Coniaris, with a preface by Stanley S. Harakas This book helps to bring the Orthodox spirituality of the Philokalia out of the monastery into everyday living. It...002212$24.95 -
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The Pocket Psalter
$18.00Item No. 008725 translated by Holy Transfiguration Monastery The full text of the English translation of the Psalms from the Septuagint Greek, newly formatted as a pocket edition for personal use...008725$18.00 -
The Prayer of a Broken Heart: An Orthodox Christian Reflection on African American Spirituality
$16.95Item 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...9781955890069$16.95 -
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The Priesthood: Collected Works of Saint Nektarios, Volume 4
$19.95Item No. 004506 by Saint Nektarios Written eleven years into Saint Nektarios’s tenure as the Director of the Rizarios Ecclesiastical School in Athens, The Priestly Engolpion is the distillation of...004506$19.95 -
The Prison Epistles: Philippians-Ephesians-Colossians-Philemon
$19.95Item No. 9781888212525 by Fr. Lawrence Farley From the depths of a Roman prison, words of encouragement and instruction from the great Apostle Paul were sent in a series of letters to communities...9781888212525$19.95 -
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The Psalter According to the Seventy
$30.00Item No. 005034 This is a light-blue cloth heavy-duty hardcover with gold stamping, printed on heavy opaque acid-free paper and Smyth-sewn for durability. It contains the complete Book of Psalms...005034$30.00 -
The Purple Mantle (an historical novel for young adults)
$12.00Item No. 005196 by Aliki Kafetzopoulou Set in the Roman Empire during the reign of the notorious persecutor of Christians, Emperor Diocletian (a.d. 303), The Purple Mantle is a moving story of...005196$12.00 -
The Refuge: Anchoring the Soul in God
$26.95Item No. 008140 by Ignatius (Brianchaninov), translated by Nicholas Kotar "Prayer is a refuge of God’s great mercy to the human race." The refuge is a place of inner stillness and peace where the...008140$26.95 -
The Religion of the Apostles: Orthodox Christianity in the First Century
$19.95Item No. 9781944967550 by Stephen De Young Father Dr. Stephen De Young traces the lineage of Orthodox Christianity back to the faith and witness of the apostles, which was rooted in a first-century...9781944967550$19.95 -
The Rest of the Bible: A Guide to the Old Testament of the Early Church
$13.95Item No. 9781936270156 by Theron Mathis A beautiful widow risks her life to defend her people while men cower in fear. A young man takes a journey with an archangel and faces down a demon in order to...9781936270156$13.95 -
The Scent of Holiness: Lessons from a Women's Monastery
$18.95Item No. 9781936270422 by Constantina R. Palmer Every monastery exudes the scent of holiness, but women's monasteries have their own special flavor. Join Constantina Palmer as she makes frequent...9781936270422$18.95 -
The Shield of Psalmic Prayer: Reflections on Translating, Interpreting, and Praying the Psalter
$19.95Item No. 9781944967680 by Donald Sheehan, compiled and edited by Xenia Sheehan In this posthumous collection of poet and teacher Donald Sheehan's reflections on Psalms and psalmic prayer, culled...9781944967680$19.95 -
The Sign of the Cross: The Gesture, the Mystery, the History
$17.99Item No. 008689 by Andreas Andreopoulos Millions of Christians around the world use the sign of the Cross—and have done so for centuries—as a gesture of blessing. It is practiced when alone, during...008689$17.99 -
The Siniari Collection (Big in Heaven, Secret Turning, Bread from Home)
Retail: $55.85Now: $33.51$55.85Item 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 StoriesSINIARIsetRetail: $55.85Now: $33.51$55.85 -
The Spiritual Life and How to be Attuned to It
$24.95Item No. 002711 by St. Theophan the Recluse The new edition of The Spiritual Life is enhanced with a larger format (6 X 9), a full-color icon of the saint, and colorful pages through the book...002711$24.95 -
The Story of Jesus: A History and Theology of Christ
$19.95Item No. 9781955890205 by Matthew the Poor Part history, part theology, part devotional, The Story of Jesus explores the complete life and teachings of Our Lord from before His conception in the womb...9781955890205$19.95 -
The Suitcase: A Story about Giving
$16.99Item No. 009041 by Jane G. Meyer, illustrated by Chiara Pasqualotto Zeal and excitement are a part of every child. This book celebrates a young child's enthusiasm to put into practice the words of...009041$16.99 -
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The Sunflower: Conforming the Will of Man to the Will of God
$27.95Item No. 006111 by St. John of Tobolsk (Maximovitch) "May our love for the Sun, the will of God, be as strong as the sunflower’s, so that even in days of hardship and sorrow we will continue to...006111$27.95 -
The Sweetness of Grace: Stories of Christian Trial and Victory
$20.95Item No. 9781944967048 by Constantina R. Palmer From the author of The Scent of Holiness, The Sweetness of Grace is a collection of stories derived9781944967048$20.95 -
The Trial of Job: Orthodox Christian Reflections on the Book of Job
$12.95Item No. 9781888212723 by Patrick Henry Reardon "The Book of Job always constituted essential and formative reading about the ways of the soul. This has always been the conviction of the spiritual...9781888212723$12.95 -
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The Unabbreviated Horologion or Book of the Hours
$55.00Item No. 006120 One of the most important service books of the Orthodox Church, available in a well-bound large print format. In traditional English using the Psalter as translated by Holy...006120$55.00 -
The Vestibule of Heaven
$17.95Item No. 9781955890601 by Katherine Bolger Hyde When professional house-restorer Kelly Mason inherits a historic bungalow from an unknown benefactor, she plans to fix up the house and donate it to...9781955890601$17.95 -
The Walking Saint: Patriarch Pavle of Serbia
$19.95Item No. 006085 by Daniel M. Rogich The Walking Saint: Patriarch Pavle of Serbia is the first of its kind in print. Taken from the original sources in Serbian, from the Saint's sermons, letters and...006085$19.95 -
The Watchful Mind: Teachings on the Prayer of the Heart
$29.00Item No. 008867 by a Monk of Mount Athos Translated by Rev. Dr. George Dokos Written by an anonymous priest-monk living in asceticism on the Holy Mountain of Athos, The Watchful Mind is the fruit...008867$29.00 -
The Way of a Pilgrim & The Pilgrim Continues His Way
$22.95Item No. 003746 The Way of the Pilgrim and the Pilgrim Continues His Way by an anonymous author This edition was translated by Olga Savin, and includes a foreword by Fr. Thomas Hopko This...003746$22.95 -
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The Way of the Spirit: Reflections on Life in God
$29.00Item No. 006819 by Archimandrite Aimilianos of Simonopetra A collection of spiritual talks by Elder Aimilianos, expressing his personal experience of God, which was always real, living and dynamic...006819$29.00 -
The Whole Counsel of God: An Introduction to Your Bible
$12.95Item No. 9781955890199 by Stephen De Young In The Whole Counsel of God, popular writer and podcaster Fr. Stephen De Young gives an overview of what the Bible is and what is its place in the life of...9781955890199$12.95 -
The Wilderness Journal: 365 Days with the Philokalia
$18.95This title can only be ordered if shipping to a destination within the United States. Item No. 9781944967512 by Angela Doll Carlson The Philokalia - a collection of the best writings from Orthodox...9781944967512$18.95 -
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The Winter Pascha: Readings for the Christmas–Epiphany Season
$25.00Item No. 000517 by Fr. Thomas Hopko "When the winter begins to make way into the Northern World, the Church of Christ begins to celebrate a 'splendid three-day Pascha.' " Thus Father Thomas Hopko...000517$25.00 -
The Wolf and the Cross: An Orthodox Pilgrim’s History of Lithuania
$19.95Item No. 9781955890830 by Andrew Stephen Damick and Seraphim Richard Rohlin Poised between East and West, between Orthodox and Catholic, Lithuania, the last of Europe’s pagan nations, did not forget...9781955890830$19.95 -
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Theological Studies: Collected Works of Saint Nektarios, Volume 6
$29.95Item No. 004508 by Saint Nektarios Saint Nektarios’ Theological work is deeply rooted in the biblical and patristic tradition. The purpose of his theological writing was two-fold: to fill in the...004508$29.95 -
Theology as a Surprise: Patristic and Pastoral Insights
$21.00Item 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...006040$21.00 -
Thinking Orthodox: Understanding and Acquiring the Orthodox Christian Mind
$22.95Item No. 9781944967703 by Dr. Eugenia Scarvelis Constantinou What does it mean to "think Orthodox"? What are the unspoken and unexplored premises and presumptions underlying what Christians...9781944967703$22.95 -
Thirsting For God in a Land of Shallow Wells
$16.95Item No. 9781888212280 by Matthew Gallatin This outstanding book will help Orthodox readers more deeply appreciate their faith and will give Protestant readers a more thorough understanding of the...9781888212280$16.95 -
Thirty Steps to Heaven: The Ladder of Divine Ascent for All Walks of Life
$18.95Item No. 9781936270897 by Vassilios Papavassiliou Many laypeople have attempted to read the great spiritual classic, The Ladder of Divine Ascent, but have been frustrated in attempting to apply...9781936270897$18.95 -
Thirty Steps to Heaven: The Ladder of Divine Ascent for All Walks of Life, LARGE PRINT EDITION
$22.95Item No. 9781955890519 by Vassilios Papavassiliou This large-print edition of Thirty Steps to Heaven includes an industry standard 16pt font on bright white paper. This edition is ideal for the...9781955890519$22.95 -
This Is My Beloved Son: The Transfiguration of Christ
$17.99Item No. 006014 by Andreas Andreopoulos, Foreword by Metropolitan Kallistos Ware This misunderstood moment—is essential to what it means to be Christian The Transfiguration of Christ is one of the...006014$17.99 -
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This was from Me: The Spiritual Testament of St. Seraphim of Vyritsa, Russia
$2.95Item No. 006013 The Spiritual Testament of St. Seraphim (+1949) of Vyritsa, Russia This pocket-sized booklet is a letter which the Saint sent to his spiritual child, a bishop who was in a Soviet...006013$2.95 -
Thoughts for Each Day of the Year (by St Theophan)
$18.00Item No. 008686 by Saint Theophan the Recluse St. Theophan takes us through the yearly cycle of Gospel and Epistle readings, humbly and reverently offering us brief but powerful daily meditations...008686$18.00 -
Time and Despondency: Regaining the Present in Faith and Life
$17.95Item No. 9781944967307 by Nicole M. Roccas Idleness. Apathy. Restlessness. Procrastination. These are symptoms of what early Christian theologians called despondency (acedia), a spiritual sickness...9781944967307$17.95 -
Toolkit for Spiritual Growth II: A Practical Guide to Scripture, Confession, and Time
$17.95Item No. 9781955890816 by Fr. Evan Armatas In this sequel to Toolkit for Spiritual Growth: A Practical Guide to Prayer, Fasting, and Almsgiving, Fr. Evan Armatas covers three additional spiritual...9781955890816$17.95 -
Toolkit for Spiritual Growth: A Practical Guide to Prayer, Fasting, and Almsgiving
$12.95Item No. 9781944967819 by Fr. Evan Armatas Are you a new Orthodox Christian, confused about what you need to do to grow in your Faith? Or perhaps you've been Orthodox for some time but could use a...9781944967819$12.95 -
Touching Heaven: Discovering Orthodox Christianity on the Island of Valaam
$14.95Item No. 9781888212655 by Fr. John Oliver "Deep in a northern Russian forest of jade and brown, far from any hint of civilization, Valaam Monastery sinks into the seasons of the year as it has for a...9781888212655$14.95 -
Traveling Companions: Walking with the Saints of the Church
$18.95Item No. 9781936270477 by Christopher Moorey Do you long to establish a relationship with the saints, but find them—or the volumes written about them—a little intimidating? The saints started out as...9781936270477$18.95 -
Truly Human: Recovering Your Humanity in a Broken World
$17.95Item 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...9781944967055$17.95 -
Turning the Heart to God: by St. Theophan the Recluse
$14.95Item No. 9781888212228 by Saint Theophan the Recluse Translated from the Russian by Kenneth Kaisch and Igumen Iona Zhiltsov One of the most profound works on repentance in all of Christendom. St...9781888212228$14.95 -
Two Become One: An Orthodox Christian Guide to Engagement and Marriage
$18.95Item No. 9781944967215 by Rev. Antonios Kaldas & Ireni Attia Whether you are a young person embarking on the grand adventure of finding a life partner, or a member of a courting or engaged couple,...9781944967215$18.95 -
Under the Laurel Tree: Grieving Infertility with Saints Joachim and Anna
$17.95Item 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...9781944967697$17.95 -
Universal Truth: The Catholic Epistles of James, Peter, Jude, and John
$19.95Item No. 9781888212600 by Fr. Lawrence Farley A volume in the Orthodox Bible Study Companion Series. The catholic, or general, epistles of the "other apostles"--James, Peter, Jude, and John--are...9781888212600$19.95 -
Unquenchable Fire: The Traditional Christian Teaching about Hell
$18.95Item No. 9781944967185 by Fr. Lawrence Farley The doctrine of hell as a place of eternal punishment has never been easy for Christians to accept. The temptation to retreat from and reject the...9781944967185$18.95 -
Vested in Christ: Understand the Mysteries of Holy Baptism and Sacred Chrismation
$24.95Item No. 006043 by George Danias and Christina Hatzithanasi-Danias, illustrations by Paraskevi Haztithanasi-Antonatou Holy Baptism is the Mystery during which a person is born again and recreated;...006043$24.95 -
Victory in the Unseen Warfare
$14.95Item No. 9780962271366 One volume in the Unseen Warfare series edited by Fr. Jack Sparks Father Jack Sparks has masterfully adapted the material from this highly treasured monastic work...9780962271366$14.95 -
Virtue in the Unseen Warfare
$14.95Item No. 9780962271380 One volume in the Unseen Warfare series edited by Fr. Jack Sparks Father Jack Sparks has masterfully adapted the material from this highly treasured monastic work...9780962271380$14.95 -
Waiting and Dating: An Orthodox Christian Guide for Navigating Singleness and Godly Relationships
$17.95Item 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...9781955890373$17.95 -
Walking in Wonder: Nurturing Christian Virtues in Your Children
$9.95Item No. 9781888212693 by Elizabeth White Walking in Wonder blends patristic Orthodox teaching with practical suggestions for parents, resulting in a book that is not only inspirational but full of...9781888212693$9.95 -
Walking with Moses: Forty Lessons from the Life of the Lawgiver
$19.99Item No. 000345 by Lawrence R. Farley Every journey requires a guide. What better guide on our own spiritual journey can we find than Moses? Walking with Moses provides a unique vantage of the...000345$19.99 -
We Came, We Saw, We Converted: The Lighter Side of Orthodoxy in America
$17.95Item No. 9780982277089 by Fr. Joseph Huneycutt Based on his popular blog and Ancient Faith Radio podcast, Orthodixie, Fr. Joseph Huneycutt presents a humorous look at the pluses, minuses, joys,...9780982277089$17.95 -
We Shall See Him as He Is
$15.00Item No. 008715 by Archimandrite Sophrony In this book, written when he was ninety-two years old as his spiritual autobiography, Fr. Sophrony reveals to the world his own experience of union with...008715$15.00 -
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Welcome to the Orthodox Church: An Introduction to Eastern Christianity (Mathewes-Green)
$19.99Item No. 008874 by Frederica Mathewes-Green There are other introductory books about Orthodoxy. This one comprehensively covers the history, theology, and practice, but with a twist: readers learn...008874$19.99 -
Welcoming Gifts: Sacrifice in the Bible and Christian Life
$18.95Item No. 9781955890168 by Jeremy Davis The word sacrifice conjures images of suffering, loss, and even martyrdom. But sacrifice as practiced in the Old Testament and throughout the ancient world was...9781955890168$18.95 -
What is the Orthodox Church?
$3.95Item No. 9781936270361 by Fr. Marc Dunaway A brief overview of Orthodoxy. Outlines the history of the Christian Church, with concise explanations and helpful at-a-glance timelines. Includes the Age...9781936270361$3.95 -
When You Fast: The Why and How of Christian Self-Discipline
$12.95Item No. 9781944967970 by L. Joseph Letendre In this companion volume to the popular When You Pray, L. Joseph Letendre explores the underpinnings of the Church's practice of fasting and of ascetic...9781944967970$12.95 -
When You Give: Ancient Answers and Contemporary Questions
$9.95Item 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...9781955890564$9.95 -
When You Pray: A Practical Guide to an Orthodox Life of Prayer
$9.95Item No. 9781944967239 by L. Joseph Letendre Anyone who prays, or has tried to pray and given up in discouragement, knows praying—really praying—is not easy. Praying consistently seems almost...9781944967239$9.95 -
When You... 3-Book Set (When You Pray, When You Fast, When You Give)
Retail: $32.85Now: $22.98$23.00Item No. WHENset by L. Joseph Letendre SAVE when you purchase the 3-Book Set (When You Pray, When You Fast, and When You Give)! When You Pray Anyone who prays, or has tried to pray and given up...WHENsetRetail: $32.85Now: $22.98$23.00 -
Why Go to Church?
$1.95Item No. 008507 To order a 5-pack of this booklet, please use Item No. 008508. What does it really mean to worship God? Why do we need to worship? Why can’t we worship alone in the woods as well as...008507$1.95 -
Wisdom from Mount Athos: The Writings of Staretz Silouan 1866-1938
$22.00Item No. 006176 Staretz, or "elder", is a title given to Orthodox monks of particular spiritual development. Staretz Silouan was a Russian peasant whose only formal education consisted of two...006176$22.00 -
Wise Lives: Orthodox Christian Reflections on the Wisdom of Sirach
$16.95Item No. 9780982277034 by Patrick Henry Reardon Although it is found in every major extant Christian manuscript of the Old Testament, the later exclusion of the Wisdom of Sirach from the Protestant...9780982277034$16.95 -
Words for Our Lives: The Spiritual Words of Matthew the Poor (Volume 2)
$16.95Item No. 9781936270514 by Matthew the Poor This series constitutes the first appearance in English of a selection of the informal talks Abba Matta gave to his fellow monks and to visitors. In...9781936270514$16.95 -
Words for Our Time: The Spiritual Words of Matthew the Poor
$16.95Item No. 9781936270453 by Matthew the Poor This volume is the first appearance in English of a selection of the informal talks Abba Matta gave to his fellow monks and to visitors. In simple,...9781936270453$16.95 -
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Words of Eternal Life: Collected Works of Saint Nektarios, Volume 3
$24.95Item No. 004503 by Saint Nektarios While Saint Nektarios is already renowned for being a wonderworker, a prolific writer, a gifted preacher, and, of course, a divinely inspired spiritual father,...004503$24.95 -
Words of Fire: The Early Epistles of St. Paul to the Thessalonians and the Galatians
$15.95Item No. 9781936270026 by Fr. Lawrence Farley The early epistles of St. Paul come down to us from antiquity like a flame kindled from within his great apostolic heart a flame of indignation that the...9781936270026$15.95 -
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Words of the Heart: Gerondissa Makrina Vassopoulou
$32.00Item No. 006030 This book contains the homilies as well as the wonderous life of the Abbess of blessed memory, the venerable Gerondissa Makrina Vassopoulou. "The venerable Makrina was blessed. All...006030$32.00 -
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Wounded by Love: The Life and the Wisdom of Elder Porphyrios
$34.95Item No. 007260 by Elder Porphyrios. Translated by John Raffan Elder Porphyrios, a Greek monk and priest who died in 1991, stands in the long tradition of charismatic spiritual guides in the Eastern...007260$34.95 -
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Woven: An Interactive Book for the Modern Teenage Girl on Orthodox Christianity
$28.95Item 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...008916$28.95 -
You Are Mine
$33.00Item 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...006200$33.00