books about: orthodox     books:       For the Life of the World: Sacraments and Orthodoxy24 reviews Alexander Schmemann St. Vladimir's Seminary Press, 1997 Profound Sacramental Theology. A Must Read. I am Catholic. I began reading Orthodox theology about five years ago, after experiencing the Orthodox liturgy in the most dramatic and sublime manner possible: at Pascha vigil. It simply blew me away. In thirty years of weekly mass attendance I had never seen anything remotely approaching what I encountered that night. That unknown beauty both crushed and liberated me. It revolutionized ...             Three Battlegrounds ; An In-depth View of the Three Arenas of Spiritual Warfare : The Mind, the Church and ...48 reviews Francis Frangipane Arrow Publications, 1996 Safeguards for Christians Involved in Spiritual Warfare F. Frangipane is a father in the Lord when it comes to spiritual warfare and it's easy to see his wisdom and balance as evidenced by the following quote. "Victory begins with the name of Jesus on our lips. It is consummated by the nature of Jesus in our hearts." In his book, the author identifies and discusses the spirit of Jezebel, Babylon and the antichrist; however, he advocates love not ...             Gnosis, Exoteric Cycle: Study and Commentaries on the Esoteric Tradition of Eastern Orthodoxy (Vol 1)16 reviews Boris Mouravieff Agora Books, 1990 excellent A good overview of a running thread throughout esoteric/gnostic doctrines. It has a christian gloss that I can do without but that is expected with anything "Gnostic". The essential thing in the entire series of gnosis books is the two types of humanity. Moravieff deems the types of humans as Adamic and pre-Adamic. Some misguided bigots will take that to mean one ethnic group or race is ...             Simply Heavenly! The Monastery Vegetarian Cookbook14 reviews Abbot George Burke, Holy Protection Orthodox Monastery Book Pub Co, 1994 Great Cookbook for Those with Dairy and Egg Allergies I cannot say enough good things about this cookbook. I bought it ten years ago after deciding to prepare more vegetarian meals for my family. We loved almost every recipe I tried, especially Shepherd's Pie, Unbeef Gravy, Unchicken Pot Pie, Swiss Unsteak, Oat Burgers, and Indonesian-Style Tofu. When my grandson was born three years ago with allergies to eggs and dairy products, this cookbook ...             From Central Park to Sinai: How I Found My Jewish Soul14 reviews Roy S. Neuberger Jonathan David Publishers, 2000 Inspiration That Massages Your Soul Roy Neuberger's journey to find himself is extremely inspiring. It goes to show you that a man can have all the money in the world,but without a some spiritual guidance, what is he really living for? In some ways his wealthy background was a great hinderance to him. His parents did not give Roy all the proper attention and guidance as the Ethical Cultural Schools merely confused his thinking. ...             Father Arseny, 1893-1973: Priest, Prisoner, Spiritual Father : Being the Narratives Compiled by the Servant ...18 reviews St. Vladimir's Seminary Press, 1998 Life-Changing Experience A life so filled with the Love of the Lord Jesus Christ spreads the Glory of God wherever that life is told. The living word of God written in the heart of Father Arseny shows us Christ within this humble Orthodox priest. I cannot read more than three pages or so without weeping, both in joy and in profound sorrow that I fall far short of such a Christian. This is not only a book, but a ...             The Israelis : Ordinary People in an Extraordinary Land38 reviews Donna Rosenthal Free Press, 2003 My People Rosenthal, Donna. "The Israelis: Ordinary People in an Extraordinary Land", New Press, revised and updated, 2008. My People Amos Lassen Americans have no idea who the Israelis are. The stories we get in the American media by and large depends on the source of the report. We see them here as soldiers fighting for their freedom and we see them as aggressive colonizers who determined to ...             Faith of the Early Fathers: Three-Volume Set34 reviews William A. Jurgens Liturgical Press, 1980 Indispensible for anyone interested in early Christianity This is the best--the very best--of all the collections of the sayings of the early fathers. The choices are superb. The explanations of the translations are direct and clear and the short biographies that introduce each author include every drop of information you need. Want to look up 1 Clement? Jurgens includes a biography with all the facts listed, plus speculative information: ...             Real Jews: Secular Versus Ultra-Orthodox: The Struggle for Jewish Identity in Israel17 reviews Noah Efron Basic Books, 2003 fascinating An excellent introduction to the many disputes between hareidi (ultra-Orthodox) Jews and Israel's more secular Jews. He explains the major concerns secularists have about hareidi behavior, and the pro-haredi responses to those critiques. The major areas of contention are: 1. Work and military service. Haredim are allowed to avoid military service, and often stay out of the workforce for ...             The Art of Prayer: An Orthodox Anthology16 reviews Igumen Chariton Faber & Faber, 1997 You Have to Have Heart This is a classic book on how to pray with mind and heart. It is used by our church for a weekly class discussion and review. The popularity of this class is highly rated by those attending. For getting prayer from the heart in your life, this is a great beginning.             Icons and Saints of the Eastern Orthodox Church (Guide to Imagery Series)11 reviews Alfredo Tradigo Getty Publications, 2006 Excellent example from GUIDE TO IMAGERY series When it comes to the Eastern Church's wealth of Icons, so many are near impossible for westerners to discover. Many were either hidden (and often lost) during the Communist rule of eastern europe, or many were destroyed by the powers that be during that era. Other Icons in the book come from Lebanon, Egypt (St. Catherine's monestary), and Greece, some dating back to the 6th century. So, for a ...             Praying With Icons9 reviews Jim Forest Orbis Books, 1997 One of God's names is beauty I read Jim Forest's _Praying with Icons_ a few years ago when it first appeared. I just finished re-reading it, and am even more impressed this time around. Anyone familiar with Forest's other books knows how comfortably fluid his style is, and how insightful his ideas are. Both of these qualities make this the single best introduction to icons I know. To my mind, there are three different ...             The Mystical Theology of the Eastern Church13 reviews Vladimir Lossky St. Vladimir's Seminary Press, 1997 Superb and Serious Vladimir Lossky's "Mystical Theology' is one of the most profound books ever written about Christianity. It is a superb volume for armchair theologians, clerics of every stripe, those seeking a greater understanding of God in Trinity and human nature, and those wishing a lucid explanation of the differences between the Holy Orthodox Church and more occidental, rational, and secular forms of ...             On Marriage and Family Life9 reviews Saint John Chrysostom St. Vladimir's Seminary Press, 1997 The Advice Is Great The Advice given it this short work is great. Please, though, don't think that this is an entire work that Saint John wrote on marriage and family life, rather, it is just a compilation of modern times of a few seperate sermons which Saint John gave on days in which the Scriptural readings were dealing with marriage. Many would consider it chauvanistic, but others, like myself, know it's not so ...             Christ in the Psalms11 reviews Patrick Henry Reardon Conciliar Press, 2000 superior spiritual reading Christ in the Psalms is one of the rare books that one can consider a true "blessing" to have read. It gives the reader a lot of spiritual 'meat' to chew on, and yet it is entirely readable and accessable. Erudite without being academic. Spiritual without being maudlin. Entirely orthodox and filled with dry wit and wry observations. Sometimes a passage was like a hand on the shoulder ...             Climbing Jacob's Ladder: One Man's Journey to Rediscover a Jewish Spiritual Tradition9 reviews Alan Morinis Trumpeter, 2007 How to Find Your Soul In a world where spiritual materialism is rampant, it is refreshing to find the real thing. _Climbing Jacob's Ladder_ by Alan Morinis is an up close and personal introduction to Mussar, a little known, nearly obliterated form of Jewish Wisdom which aims in the most practical way to help anyone find his soul and then to cut through the clutter to balance and strengthen that soul by various ...             Being as Communion: Studies in Personhood and the Church (Contemporary Greek Theologians Series, No 4)8 reviews John D. Zizioulas St Vladimirs Seminary Pr, 1997 Absolutely M A S S I V E Every so often a book comes along that manages to rotate and shake up your paradigm in such a way that, after the shift is over, you suddenly see things not only in a new way, but in a new way that makes far greater sense. _Being as Communion_ by Metropolitan John Zizioulas is one such book for me. It works on several levels, bringing together what are oftentimes considered disparate strands ...             Gateway to Judaism: The What, How, And Why of Jewish Life11 reviews Mordechai Becher Mesorah Publications, Limited, 2005 The values and practices of modern Judaism GATEWAY TO JUDAISM: THE WHAT, HOW, AND WHY OF JEWISH LIFE is an insider's look at the values and practices of modern Judaism. Rabi Becher is a senior outreach expert with Gateways Seminars, helping thousands re-connect to their Jewish heritage. As such a leader, he was often asked for a single book to 'explain it all' - and GATEWAY TO JUDAISM is his answer, covering everything from Sabbath and ...             The Great Divide: The failure of Islam and the Triumph of the West10 reviews Alvin J. Schmidt Regina Orthodox Press, 2004 Sociologist Compares Christianity to Islam Schmidt writes this perspective on Islam from a sociologist's perspective also viewing it somewhat from the viewpoint of history and theology. He convincingly shows that the current view of Islam's history and beliefs compared with Christianity's is somewhat distorted and untrue. He aspect by aspect shows how today's world is not shown the entire breath of Islam's past and current cultural ...             Mary the Mother of God: Sermons by Saint Gregory Palamas9 reviews Saint Gregory Palamas Mount Thabor Publishing, 2005 Great and Great If St. Gregory Palamas is one of the bright lights in the starry heavens of Orthodoxy, then Professor Christopher Veniamin has proved himself one of our great astronomers. The translation and presentation of these sermons are excellent, as are the notes, which I think make up so much of the value of this book. 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