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The Church History of Eusebius, bishop of Caesarea, gives a chronological account of the development of Christianity from the 1st to the 4th century. Eusebius had access to the Library of Caesarea whose documents are not elsewhere preserved.

Here are pages of classic Orthodox prayers for every occasion and need. Through the centuries the Holy Spirit has inspired countless Church Fathers and saints to compose magnificent prayers that are now readily available for personal or family use. Includes sections on Praying the Daily Hours; Preparation for Confession; Prayers Before and After Holy Communion; Establishing a Daily Rule of Prayer; Morning and Evening Prayers; Prayers for Children; Prayers for the Sick and the Departed.

"In contrasting and exploring the lives and theology of two martyrs to the totalitarian violence of the twentieth century, Michel Evdokimov challenges us to meet the world we live in on its own terms, and to meet God in the form of our neighbor, believer or unbeliever, rich or poor, citizen or undocumented. His introductory essay explores the new secular world and proclaims that we should not fear secularization: it is with us for the duration. He then introduces Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Father Alexander Men as exemplars (particularly as men who became martyrs, or witnesses) of how to speak about Christ in a world that has rejected God"--

The book is about Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church, also known as the Indian Orthodox Church. It is an autocephalous Church centred in the Indian state of Kerala. It is one of the churches of India's Saint Thomas Christian community which has its origin in the evangelical activity of Thomas the Apostle in the 1st century. The church is headed by the autocephalous Catholicos of the East and the Malankara Metropolitan, presently Baselios Mar Thoma Paulose II.The main headlines of the book are: -Origin of Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church.-History and Theology.-Liturgy and Practices.-Major figures.-List of all Churches under Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church.-List of all Current and previous Metropolitans.-Saints of the Church.-Dioceses.

Ecclesiastical History of the English People is a history of the Christian Churches in England, and of England generally. Divided into five books, the main focus is on the conflict between the pre-Schism Roman Rite and Celtic Christianity.

An inspiring introduction to the Orthodox world of icons by Dennis J. Sardella. Visible Image of the Invisible God will instill in you a deeper appreciation of the spiritual significance of these beautiful works, known as "the beating heart of the Christian East."

This collection brings together ten studies by scholars from various countries on a wide array of topics related to the history, culture, and ritual practice of Eastern Christians in the Habsburg Empire from the eighteenth to early twentieth century. This book represents a contribution to the development of newer perspectives on the Habsburg Monarchy emerging in recent years. These newer tendencies seek to understand the dynamics of the Monarchy's pluralism by marrying local and transnational analyses and examining shared experiences across crown lands within the context of the empire. This approach proves to be valid for the religious pluralism of the Habsburg Empire, where self-professed confessional identity could not be delimited either within a crown land or within a specific ethnic milieu. The studies in this volume explore just such shared practices and experiences encompassing a larger collection of territories within the Monarchy by focusing on those areas that contained large numbers of Christians whose faith and rituals derived from Byzantium rather than Rome, that is, Eastern Orthodox and Greek Catholics (Uniates). The volume also aims to provide a corrective in Eastern Christian studies by looking outside Russia and Greece at the often hybrid practices and cultural and religious experiences of Europe's westernmost Orthodox and Byzantine Catholic faithful. Several chapters deal with the sacral art of the Habsburg Monarchy's Ukrainians and Rusyns.- Ten studies on the history, culture, and ritual practice of Eastern Christians in the Habsburg Empire.- The contributing scholars are from various countries and the chapters cover a wide array of topics in the period from the eighteenth to early twentieth century. - This book represents a contribution to the development of newer perspectives on the Habsburg Monarchy. The contributors seek to understand the dynamics of the Monarchy's pluralism through local and transnational analyses as well as across different ethnic groups.- The studies in this volume focus on areas that contained large numbers of Christians whose faith and rituals derived from Byzantium rather than Rome, that is, Eastern Orthodox and Greek Catholics (Uniates). - The volume also aims to provide a corrective in Eastern Christian studies by looking outside Russia and Greece at the often hybrid practices and cultural and religious experiences of Europe's westernmost Orthodox and Byzantine Catholic faithful. - As well, several chapters deal with the sacral art of the Habsburg Monarchy's Ukrainians and Rusyns.

Thässia Salopiva (1842-1915) stamde uit een adellijkefamilie in Novgorod. Haar moeder was familie van de grote dichter Pushkin. Als jong meisje werd zij naar het Pavolovsky instituut in St. Petersburg gestuurd waar zij al zo opviel door haar vroomheid dat de meisjes haar "moeder abdis"noemden. Na aanvankelijk verzet van haar moeder werd zij novice in Tikhvin. In 1885 werd zij aangesteld als abdis van een klooster in Leishino waar de communiteit onder haar bestuur tot grote bloei kwam en zij een school stichtte voor weeskinderen en een centrum voor godsdienstige vorming. Gedurende 30 jaar diende zij als abdis. Zij overleed 2 januari 1915. Haar brieven aan een novice werden spoedig populair, werden dikwijls herdrukt en vonden verspreiding in alle kloosters en vele parochies. Het boek gold als een belangrijke gids voor kandidaten voor het kloosterleven. Maar ook wie een biddend leven wil leiden in de moderne samenleving kan de raadgevingen van deze wijze vrouw goed gebruiken. Haar brieven zijn in het russisch opnieuw uitgegeven, en vertaald in het Engels en het Frans, en nu ook in het Nederlands.

The Orthodox Church understands the Holy Scriptures to be the fountainhead of Tradition. The stories read in the Bible are commonly explored and elaborated in greater depth in liturgical hymns, homilies, and patristic writings. Such is the case with the account found in St Luke's gospel of a sinful woman who anoints Christ with precious oil shortly before his Passion and Crucifixion. The woman's story is taken up in the liturgical tradition of the Orthodox Church in Holy Week, where she is held up as an example of repentance and unconstrained love. In this in-depth but readable study the biblical accounts are elaborated through both the liturgical and oratorical tradition of the Church, as found primarily in Greek and Syriac manuscripts, with particular attention given to the former texts, too often overshadowed by the latter. Previously inaccessible texts of late antiquity, such as homilies by Amphilochius of Iconium and Ephrem Graecus, are found here in English for the first time, together with fresh English renderings of other sermons. This sharply honed and well-constructed work will engage all who encounter the story of the sinful woman in the living tradition of worship in the Orthodox Church, as well as those who are introduced to her through Scripture, liturgical poetry, or scholarly consideration. The present work unveils the intricate nature of the tradition of the Church, which gives greater scope and application to the biblical record through its hymnography and oratory.

In this volume, distinguished theologians and servants of the Church present their contributions as a sign of appreciation for His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel of Romania, on the occasion of his 70th anniversary.A prominent personality, professor of Pastoral and Dogmatic Theology, honorary member of the Romanian Academy, a tireless servant of the Church, His Beatitude Daniel is well known worldwide as a vivid witness for a vibrant, dynamic and open theology, one that is profound and accessible, faithful and renovative, mystical and missionary. His extensive theological work deals with most of the fundamental aspects of theology and is grounded on the living connection between theology and spirituality, the liturgical and missionary life of the Church.

Considered by many to be the final and crowning work of the patristic age, St John of Damascus' On the Orthodox Faith addresses all the major areas of Christian belief: Trinitarian theology, Christology, soteriology, the sacraments, the veneration of icons, saints, and relics, and much more. This new translation by Norman Russell includes a helpful introduction discussing the origin and reception of the text. This diglot edition, reproducing the critical Greek text on the facing page, is sure to become the standard and classic edition of this central and important patristic work.Saint John of Damascus was a Syrian monk and priest. Born in the seventh century and raised in Damascus, he died at his monastery, Mar Saba, near Jerusalem. He wrote works expounding the Christian faith and composed hymns which are still used. He is one of the most widely read Fathers and is best known for his strong defense of icons.

The Monastery of Pantokrator, founded by John II Komnenos and his wife Piroska-Irene, is not only one of the most important and most impressive monastic complexes of the Komnenian age, it is also one of the few to occupy a key position in the life of Constantinople in the Palaiologan age, given that its mortuary chapel (Heroon) was also the last resting place of many members of the latter dynasty. The first attempt to chronicle its history, based on the texts known at the time, was undertaken by G. Moravscik (1932). Interest was rekindled by P. Gautier¿s critical edition of its Typikon (1971), and more recently by restoration work on its buildings. This volume brings together a comprehensive selection of all the texts concerning or connected with the Monastery of Pantokrator, and through them it demonstrates the Monastery¿s importance and its role throughout the history of the Byzantine Empire¿a role that has received insufficient attention, given that older studies have tended to focus on the 12th century. The texts cover the situation in Constantinople before the Monastery was founded, the historical and cultural context within which it was established, its Typikon (monastic formulary), the descriptions of Slav and Western travellers, the Byzantine texts (homiletic, historical, hagiographic, and poetic) relating to the Monastery and its history from the 12th to the 15th century, the Byzantine officials associated with it, and the celebration of the principal festivals in its churches. It also contains critical editions of and commentaries on the two versions of the Synaxarion of Irene Komnene, a speech referring to the Empress¿s associate in the construction of the Monastery, another on the translation of the icon of St. Demetrios from the Church of St. Demetrios in Thessalonica to the Monastery of Pantokrator, an Office of the Translation of the Holy Stone, the verse Synaxarion composed for the consecration of the Monastery, and the known and unpublished poems by Byzantine poets (12th-15th c.) relating to it, as well as an extensive bibliography.