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Great Week and Pascha in the Greek Orthodox Church

by Generous Orthodoxy

Traces the development of the liturgical celebration of the Passion and Resurrection of Christ in the Greek Orthodox Church. Fr. Calivas elegantly describes the theological themes for each day, clarifies the liturgical practices, and provides rubrics for their proper celebration. Through the text the reader can find answers to many questions about Holy Week as [...]

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Sola Scriptura: An Orthodox Analysis of the Cornerstone Of

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Sola Scriptura: An Orthodox Analysis of the Cornerstone of Reformation Theology Tags: Religion Belief

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A Quest for Reform of the Orthodox Church: The 1923

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A Quest for Reform of the Orthodox Church is a translation of the acts and decisions of the Pan-Orthodox Congress of 1923, which was held in Constantinople. The book contains the full transcript of the discussions held during the sessions, including reports to the Congress. The 1923 Congress was called by Ecumenical Patriarch Meletios IV [...]

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Raised in Glory: Orthodox Understandings of Death,

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"No one fully understands the mystery of death. People of all faiths wrestle with its meaning, striving to answer fundamental questions. Does death make irrelevant all we have experienced? Does God await us after death? What happens to us after we die? In this book Dr. Chirban explains how Orthodox Christians turn to the reality [...]

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Seeds of the Word: Orthodox Thinking on Other Religions

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How should Orthodox Christians regard non-Christian religions? To treat this question, John Garvey provides a concise introduction to great religious traditions, East and West, and goes on to explore how seeds of truth may be found in them, while upholding the Orthodox Church s claim as the unique repository of the Christian tradition and the [...]

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The Place of Blessed Augustine in the Orthodox Church (Orthodox

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When Fr. Seraphim found out that the early Western Father, Blessed Augustine of Hippo, was being attacked in contemporary Eastern Orthodox circles, then he--himself a Western convert to Orthodoxy--rose in his defense. This book is the outcome. Fr. Seraphim said he wrote it in the hope that it would help remove Augustine as a scapegoat [...]

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Our Father: A Prayer for Christian Living

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Everyday Christians from across the world recite the Lord's Prayer, the only prayer that we have from Jesus Himself. Despite the fact that Christians are often divided over language, culture, ethnic backgrounds, theologies, customs, and traditions, we are all united under the one authority of God the Father through these very special and meaningful words. [...]

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You Are Peter: An Orthodox Reflection on the Exercise of Papal

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The papacy is clearly the greatest difficulty facing ecumenical dialogue today, and particularly the dialogue between Catholicism and Orthodoxy. Yet there is a doorway of hope. In his encyclical, Ut unum sint, John Paul II expressed a desire for common reflection on the exercise of papal primacy. In You Are Peter the great Orthodox theologian [...]

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Justinian and the Making of the Syrian Orthodox Church (Oxford

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This study historicizes the formation of the Syrian Orthodox Church. Menze shows that the sixth century separation of the Syrian Orthodox Christians from Western Christianity took place because of divergent political and ecclesiastical interests of bishops and emperors. Roman emperors proved to be unable to hold the papacy in the West, the later Greek Orthodox [...]

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The Power of the Name: The History and the Practices of The

by Generous Orthodoxy

The Jesus Prayer penetrates everything, freeing us from all the acculturations of the Gospel, re-creating the basis of unity for all Christians and offering them the only possible anchor for a true ecumenism. The Jesus Prayer heals the alienation and distress of humanity, placing its dependence on God alone, substituting the divine life for the [...]

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Chronicles of History and Worship: Orthodox Christian

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The Old Testament Books of Chronicles contain some of the most neglected passages in all of Scripture. Understanding their message can be difficult and daunting task for the modern reader. Patrick Reardon brings these important books to life, unfolding their powerful message for our own day and age. Like any family history, the story of [...]

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Emperor Sigismund and the Orthodox World (Denkschriften Der

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Sigismund of Luxembourg (1368-1437), king of Hungary, Roman German king and finally emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, is not only a prominent figure of the late Middle Ages in "Catholic" Western Europe; always closely associated with him are his contacts with the "Orthodox World" in Eastern and Southeastern Europe. These contacts did not only [...]

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The Friend of the Bridegroom: On the Orthodox Veneration of The

by Generous Orthodoxy

"The Friend of the Bridegroom" offers a compelling theological interpretation of John the Baptist as seen through the eyes of Eastern Orthodoxy. Written by Sergius Bulgakov, the greatest Russian theologian of modern times, this book sheds new light on the mission and meaning of John the Baptist, commonly referred to in Orthodoxy as the "Forerunner [...]

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Homosexuality in the Orthodox Church

by Generous Orthodoxy

Homosexuality in the Orthodox Church is a glimpse into the life, witness, history, and struggle of Eastern Orthodox Christians who happen to be gay. Throughout this book you will find: first hand accounts by Orthodox Christians and family, an essay by an Ukrainian Orthodox bishop, a brief history of Axios (a ministry to LGBT Eastern [...]

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Stages on Life’s Way: Orthodox Thinking on Bioethics

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In this collaborative effort, Fr John and Lyn Breck provide practical, theological, and pastoral thinking on complex matters: the use of embryonic stem cells, gene therapy, new definitions of sexuality and marriage, treatment of addictive behavior and substance abuse, and end-of-life care. Taking us through the stages on life's way, the authors show us how [...]

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