Orthodox Faith, Theology, & History

Item No. 9781944967413 by Fr. Lawrence R. Farley Popular biblical commentator and church historian Fr. Lawrence Farley turns his hand to hagiography in this collection of lives of saints, one or more for each day of the calendar year. His accessible...

Item No. 9781936270446 by James R. Payton, Jr. The writings of the Church Fathers constitute the "first story" of the Christian faith, built upon its apostolic foundation. Patristic scholar James Payton makes the Fathers more accessible by...

Item No. 9781944967314 by Lawrence R. Farley The Book of Daniel should be read with the eyes of a child. It’s a book of wonders and extremes—mad kings, baffling dreams with gifted interpreters, breathtaking deliverances, astounding...

Item No. 009978 by Archimandrite Sergius Bowyer St. Paul clearly states: “Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus…” (Phil 2:5.) How do we acquire this Mind of Christ and where is it to be found? For the Orthodox...

Item No. 009055 by Dr. Harry Boosalis This book presents the Scriptural and Patristic teaching of the Church on the heavenly hosts of angels, the devil and his demons, and the enigma of evil. Dr. Boosalis offers a rich deposit of Tradition in...

Item No. 9781955890366 by V. Rev. Dr. Stephen De Young Many Christians today divide ancient Jewish and Christian literature into two categories: what is in the Bible and what is not. The Christian East, however, has traditionally described a third...

Item No. 9781944967659 by The Saint Raphael Clergy Brotherhood In 1892, a young man left his home in the coastal foothills of Lebanon in search of a better life. Coming to America with his newlywed wife, he found work as a traveling peddler before...

Item No. 9781955890021 by Andrew Stephen Damick The gospel of Jesus Christ is not about what Jesus can do for your life. It is not even the answer to the question, "How can I be saved?" It is the declaration of a victory. In His coming to earth, His...

Item No. 008708 by Stephen R. Lloyd-Moffett This story of profound spiritual transformation demonstrates how a bishop and a local monastery turned a village riddled by scandal into one of the most spiritually vibrant towns in all of Greece. The book...

Item No. 008572 by Fr. John Behr  This book reflects upon various dimensions and implications of the astounding fact that Christ shows us what it is to be God by the way he dies as a human being and, in so doing, simultaneously shows us what it is...

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. 008710 by Metropolitan Hilarion Alfeyev This in-depth study on the realm of death presents a message of hope held by the first generation of Christians and the early church. Using Scripture, patristic tradition, early Christian poetry, and...

Item No. 005689 by Metropolitan Anthony (Bloom) In these nine talks, Metropolitan Anthony challenges us to move beyond mere “churchianity” to a true and living faith. He helps us to find our lofty calling in the familiar words of the...

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. 006049 by Michael C. Haldas In addition to being a professor, master of language and myth, and a loving husband and father, J.R.R. Tolkien was a devout Christian. He saw the Gospel of Christianity as myth come true within human history and all...

Item No. 006088 by Fr. Alexander Schmemann NEW 2018 Edition! In For the Life of the World Alexander Schmemann suggests an approach to the world and life within it, which stems from the liturgical experience of the Orthodox Church. He understands...

Item No. 006170 translated by Rev. Dr. John Palmer Gennadios Scholarios, sometimes called the "last of the Byzantines," was the first Patriarch of Constantinople after the violent overthrow of the Byzantine state on 29 May 1453. He was a survivor of a...

Item No. 005733 by Edith M. Humphrey Drawing on Lewis’s broad corpus, both his beloved classics and his less well-known writings, Humphrey brings Lewis into conversation with Orthodox thinkers from the ancient past down to the present day, on...

Item No. 008309 by Fr. John Oliver Delving deeply and subtly into Orthodox tradition and theology, Giver of Life articulates the identity of the Holy Spirit as the third Person of the Trinity, as well as the role of the Holy Spirit in the...

Item No. 006199 Through their life and labors, these saints who lived and worked in America proved that Christ and His Grace transcend any geographical limitation, and holiness can be achieved in any historical, sociopolitical, or geographic setting...

Item No. 9781955890045 by Stephen De Young Infanticide. Holy war. Divine wrath. Violence in the Old Testament has long been a stumbling block for Christians and skeptics alike. Yet conventional efforts to understand this violence—whether by...

Item No. 005998 This pioneering volume endeavors to develop an Orthodox Christian model of stewardship by drawing on scriptural, patristic, historical, dogmatic, and liturgical foundations. Renowned contributing authors explore the links between wealth...

Item No. 006099 by St. Nektarios of Pentapolis (1846-1920), translated by Rev. Fr. Peter Chamberas As Abbess Theodosia wrote concerning the founder of her monastery, "St. Nektarios delighted insatiably in the spiritual honey of the doctrines, the...

Item No. 9781955890670 by Oswin (John) Craton The existence of "fools for Christ" in the Orthodox tradition mystifies many people, even some within the Orthodox Church itself. People often wonder what purpose these sometimes comical and oftentimes...

Item No. 009986 by Peter Bouteneff We call ourselves “sinners” in much of our church life. Yet the sinner identity—when done right—brings peace of mind, a clear conscience, and love for others. Addressing topics like guilt,...

Item No. 9781955890762 by Fr. Joseph Lucas If you've always wanted to read the Holy Fathers but don't know how to do it or where to start, How to Read the Holy Fathers: A Guide for Orthodox Christians is the perfect book for you! In this book, Fr. Joseph...

Item No. 9781944967321 by Matthew the Poor From the introduction: "The lesson of love can never be taught simply by words... Rather, it is taught by truly giving yourself and communicating the love and longing for Christ to those you serve... How...

Item No. 006023 by Metropolitan Hilarion Alfeyev It has been said that Jesus Christ is always actual, and at the same time always anticipating actuality. This is something that Metropolitan Hilarion has made abundantly clear in his monumental...

Item No. 008484 by Vassilios Papavassiliou There is no better way to understand the theology, passion, and faith of Eastern Orthodoxy than by entering into its central worship: the Divine Liturgy. Fr. Papavassiliou takes you on this journey with...

Item No. 006151 by Nektarios of Pentapolis Nektarios of Pentapolis' book, Know Thyself, translated from Greek by Rev. Dr. Daniel M. Rogich, masterfully mines the depths of ancient Greek philosophy and Orthodox Christian Patristic wisdom in order to...

Item No. 008445 by Joel Miller Explores the relationship between people and angels, through the eyes of the early church. Heaven is closer than we realize. Its boundaries overlap our own, and angels move in and out of our porous present, this moment...

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. 0008696 by Frederica Mathewes-Green Mathewes-Green opens up "The Gospel of Mary" to see her early life, offering a window into her centrality to the Christian Faith in new and sometimes startling ways. Christians have alternatively raised the...

Item No. MTPcollection The complete Ancient Faith Publishing collection of books by Matthew the Poor. Words for Our Time Words for Our Lives If You Love Me The Story of Jesus Christ

Item No. 008738 By Nikolai Gogol This book provides a commentary on the Divine Liturgy that is at the same time both mystical and practical. Drawing from the early Church Fathers and his own experience, Gogol explains the sublime mystery of the...

Item No. 005997 by Fr. Alexander Schmemann “...Therefore, the most important and most profound question of the Christian faith must be, how and from where did death arise, and why has it become stronger than life? Why has death become so powerful...

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. 005301 by Saint Athanasius Translated by Fr. John Behr; with a Preface by C.S. Lewis One volume in the Popular Patristics series By any standard, this is a classic of Christian theology. Composed by St. Athanasius in the fourth century, it...

Item No. 006053 by St. Philaret of Chernigov Over the centuries Orthodox Christians have utilized the time of Great Lent to contemplate the salvific Passion of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ—the voluntary sufferings which He undertook out of...

The entire set of four books in the Orthodox Christian Reflections Bible Commentary series! by Fr Patrick Henry Reardon   About the Author Patrick Henry Reardon is pastor of All Saints' Orthodox Church in Chicago, Illinois, and a senior editor of...

Item No. 001493 by Fr. Michael Pomazansky, translated by Seraphim Rose Written clearly, simply and concisely, this modern-day classic is accessible not only to theology students but to the contemporary layman in general. As one deeply rooted in the...

Item No. 000682 Introductory handbooks on Orthodox Faith and life. Presented in brief chapters, this series is excellent for quick reference or study, and provides valuable teaching material for both teens and adults.  Vol. 1 Doctrine &...

Item No. 9781944967543 by Benjamin D. Williams and Harold B. Anstall Ancient Faith has produced a fresh update and redesign of a book cherished by a generation of seekers. Written in an accessible manner for the average lay person, Orthodox Worship...

Item No. 9781944967178 by Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick This new edition of the bestselling Orthodoxy & Heterodoxy is fully revised and significantly expanded. Major new features include a full chapter on Pentecostalism and the Charismatic movements...

Item No. 006112 by Constantin A. Panchenko Conflict or concord? The history of Islam, from its emergence in early seventh century Arabia and its explosive growth into the wider Middle East, is often portrayed as a story of the struggle with and...

Item No. 9781944967666 by Patrick Henry Reardon Many modern readers think of the Book of Numbers with a groan. And it does begin slowly, with several chapters detailing the census of Israel. But once we get past those chapters, Numbers becomes a...

Item No. UTOPIAset The Paradise and Utopia 4-Book Set (The Age of Paradise, The Age of Division, The Age of Utopia, and The Age of Nihilism). Includes the complete four-volume history of Christendom by John Strickland. The Age of Paradise: Christendom...

Item No. 006078 by Harry Boosalis Contemporary western society questions what it means to be human. Competing and contradictory ideologies argue over the purpose of life, gender, sexual orientation and personal identity. Anthropological confusion could...

Item No. 9781936270491 by Patrick Henry Reardon In response to popular demand, Fr. Patrick Reardon presents the first of three volumes exploring redemption and salvation through the lens of Scripture, patristics, and liturgics, as well as...

Item No. 9781955890342 by Robin Phillips Though it's often too subtle to see, much of modern Christianity has fallen prey to the ancient Gnostic heresy which taught that the material world has no lasting spiritual value. Rediscovering the Goodness of...

Item No. 009017 by Fr. Josiah Trenham This book has been written for three purposes. First, to provide the Orthodox reader with a competent overview of the history of Protestantism and its major traditions, from its beginnings in the 16th century to...

Item No. 9781955890700 by Stephen De Young 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...

Item No. 009985 by Lawrence R. Farley Fr Lawrence Farley brings his exegetical skills to bear on the Song of Songs, one of the shortest but richest—and most difficult—books of the Bible. This balanced, verse-by-verse commentary examines the...

Item No. 006086 by Saint Nikolai Velimirovic with translation, introduction and notes by Daniel M. Rogich Saint Nikolai Velimirovic’s New Sermons at the Foot of the Mount, or as it is entitled here, On the Incarnation, translated in English for...

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 understanding...

Item No. 9781944967864 by John Strickland The Age of Division: Christendom from the Great Schism to the Protestant Reformation - Paradise and Utopia: The Rise and Fall of What the West Once Was, VOLUME TWO (of the four-volume history of...

Item No. 9781955890236 by John Strickland The Age of Nihilism: Christendom from the Great War to the Culture Wars - Paradise and Utopia: The Rise and Fall of What the West Once Was, VOLUME FOUR (of the four-volume history of Christendom) In this final...

Item No. 9781944967567 by John Strickland The Age of Paradise: Christendom from Pentecost to the First Millennium - Paradise and Utopia: The Rise and Fall of What the West Once Was, VOLUME ONE (of the four-volume history of Christendom) “Before...

Item No. 9781955890052 by John Strickland The Age of Utopia: Christendom from the Renaissance to the Russian Revolution - Paradise and Utopia: The Rise and Fall of What the West Once Was, VOLUME 3 (of the four-volume history of Christendom) Continuing...

Item No. 006071 by Rev. Dr. Demetrios Harper The Analogy of Love examines the ethical dimensions of St Maximus the Confessor's theological synthesis in order to retrieve an authentically Christian sense of virtue. Demetrios Harper considers the legacy...

Item No. 001350 by Johanna Manley Based on the sequence of daily scriptural readings (NKJV) from the liturgical calendar of the Orthodox Christian Church, this resource includes comments from the church fathers on each Epistle and Gospel passage...

Item No. 000365 by Matthew the Poor, with a foreword by Henri Nouwen  This collection of writings by Matthew the Poor focuses on the living Christ of history: His Nativity, Passion, Resurrection, Ascension, and relation to the Church and the Holy...

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. 9781955890151 by Dr. Eugenia Scarvelis Constantinou The Crucifixion and Resurrection of Christ are central events in our salvation. Yet few Christians have a good grasp of the first-century historical and religious context in which the...

Item No. 005652 by St Anthony Greek Orthodox Monastery This book is the first comprehensive presentation of the teachings of over 120 Orthodox saints and dozens of holy hierarchs, clergy, and theologians on the subject of the soul’s exodus to the...

Item No. 005577 by St Anthony Greek Orthodox Monastery Death must find us ready. The saints will help us to be prepared. What happens to our soul at the hour of its departure from this world? What is waiting for us in the next life? Are we ready for...

Item No. 9781936270613 by Fr. Lawrence R. Farley In contemporary North America, the bishop’s throne in the local parish stands empty for most of the year. The bishop is an honored occasional guest rather than a true pastor of the local flock...

Item No. 005422 by Father Alexander Schmemann The Eucharist is thought by many to be the crowning achievement of the well-known liturgical scholar, Alexander Schmemann. It reflects his entire life experience and thoughts on the Divine Liturgy, the...

Item No. 000391 by Archbishop Paul of Finland This unpretentious little book was written “to describe Orthodoxy from the inside to those outside.” At the same time, as its author suggests, it may serve as “an Episcopal pastoral...

Item No. 9781944967772 by Mother Alexandra First published in 1981 and long out of print, The Holy Angels has yet to be surpassed as a comprehensive and comprehensible account of the nature of the angels and their role in our salvation. In layperson's...

Item No. 005000 by Bishop Kallistos Ware The Inner Kingdom focuses on themes central to Eastern Christian worship and spiritual life and serves as an introduction to a series of six volumes of Bishop Kallistos Ware's collected works. The opening...

Item No. 008317 by Patrick Henry Reardon Who was Jesus and what was His mission? The Gospels present us with an obvious but profound and compelling thought, that the eternal Word of God became a real man of particular weight and height, with a specific...

Item No. 000749 by Seraphim Slobodskoy, translated by Susan Price This is an English edition of a classic Russian textbook designed for parents to teach their children "all the fundamental points of the Orthodox Christian faith and way of life."...

Item No. 006038 by Priest Daniel Sysoev This new edition of The Law of God will serve for the enrichment of catechists and professors of various schools. Many textbooks, including the venerable work by Archpriest Seraphim Slobodskoy, have become dated...

Item No. 9781944967826 by Laura E. Wolfe Many centuries ago in the wilds of Africa, a startling and mystical friendship developed between a lion and a saint. St. Gerasim served the lion by removing a thorn from its paw, and in turn the lion served St...

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 to...

Item No. 005867 by Archimandrite Seraphim Aleksiev Where have we gone wrong that we suffer so meaninglessly? Archimandrite Seraphim answers this question with penetrating clarity and with a compassion that warms the heart, helping us to come to the...

Item No. 004636 by Metropolitan Hierotheos Vlachos  translated from the Greek by Esther Williams The book emphasizes that the Church is not a human organization but a Divine-Human organism. It is the Body of Christ and a “communion of...

Item No. 006089 by Daniel Sysoev This book contains wonderful, mysterious words - words concerning the Creator of the ages Himself. All Christians are baptized in His name - the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. In Him they have life...

Item No. 9781936270415 by Fr. Thomas Hopko In this book based on his popular podcast series of the same name, the late Fr. Thomas Hopko shares meditations on over 50 different names and titles used for Jesus in the Bible. Learn what each name...

Item No. 0008696 by Frederica Mathewes-Green Discover how icons can become part of your own life of prayer. Encounter twelve of the world’s most significant Orthodox icons with one of today’s best-loved spiritual writers as your guide...

Item No. 005578 by Fr. George Grube A practical handbook of the Church for laypeople and inquirers. Packed with useful information about the Church, i.e. what it teaches, how it worships, its sacraments (mysteries), feasts, calendar and prayers. It...

Item No. 006563 by Timothy (Bishop Kallistos) Ware This revised and updated third edition of the classic introductory work on the Orthodox Church (first written 50 years ago) has become a worldwide standard in colleges and seminaries. Part One...

Item No. 005695 by St. John Maximovitch This concise little book is a classic exposition of how the Orthodox Christian Church has venerated the Mother of God throughout the ages, and the chief errors that have sought to change or undermine this...

Item 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 good and beautiful", was compiled by St. Nikodemos of the...

Item 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 1782, then translated into Slavonic and later into...

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. 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 Jewish worldview. The Religion of the Apostles...

Item 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 worship, before sleep, upon waking, before...

Item 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 of Mary until His Ascension. Revered twentieth-century...

Item 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 an Orthodox Christian, correcting many Protestant...

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. 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 believe? Orthodox Christianity is based on preserving the mind...

Item 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 most impressive and mysterious miracles of...

Item 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 Church’s traditional teaching about hell is...

Item 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; the image of God within is restored, formerly shattered...

Item 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 great Old Testament prophet, leader, and visionary as he...

Item 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 most often the occasion of joyous celebration - a way...