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On the Life of Christ: Chanted Sermons by the Great Sixth Century Poet and Singer St. Romanos — Saint Romanos (Author), Ephrem Lash (Author)
Available February 15, 2010. Pre-order Price Guarantee! Order now and if the Amazon.com price decreases between your order time and the end of the day of the release date, you’ll receive the lowest price. Read More →
Codex “Lesbiacus Leimonos” 11: Annotated Critical Edition of an Unpublished Byzantine “Menaion” for June — Apostolos Spanos
Available March 2010. Description not yet available. Read More →
These Things We Believe — Deacon Ezra
Available March 25, 2010. This is a book with the big answers to the big questions every person asks themselves about faith, science and doubt. It is perfect for individual or group study, high school seniors and up. Read More →
From Baptist to Byzantium — James Early
Available March 25, 2010. This is the compelling story of a Protestant American missionary sent to convert the Orthodox to his evangelical faith who insteads converts to Orthodoxy. A powerful testimony to the spiritual truth of the Orthodox faith. Read More →
Eastern Christians in Anthropological Perspective (The Anthropology of Christianity) — Chris Hann (Editor), Hermann Goltz (Editor)
Available April 1, 2010. Sociocultural anthropologists have taken increasing interest in the global communities established by Roman Catholic and Protestant churches, but the many streams of Eastern Christianity have so far been neglected. Eastern Christians in Anthropological Perspective fills this gap in the literature. The essays in this pioneering...
Journey to God — Jean Hoefling
Available April 25, 2010. Jean Hoefling is honest about the effort true Christian pilgrimage requires, and candid about its disappointments and elations. Each chapter encompasses the reader with the universal appeal of the pilgrimage experience, without false piety or glib analysis. Read More →
Metropolitan Anthony of Sourozh: Essential Writings (Modern Spiritual Masters) — Gillian Crow
Available April 30, 2010. This item has not yet been released. Read More →
This Is My Beloved Son: The Transfiguration of Christ — Andreas Andreopoulos
Available May 1, 2010. 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 Christ, and yet one of the least known and understood biblical events. Yet, it spawned a long tradition of spiritual ascent and contemplative prayer. This book examines...
The Melody of Faith: Theology in an Orthodox Key — Vigen Guroian
Available January 8, 2010. Sign up to be notified when this item becomes available. Read More →
Worshiping With the Church Fathers — Christopher A. Hall
Available January 30, 2010. Christopher Hall invites us to accompany the fathers as they enter the sanctuary for worship and the chapel for prayer. He also takes us to the wilderness, where we learn from the early monastics as they draw close to God in their solitary discipline. The focus of this book is not liturgy but more broadly worship in its...
The Orthodox Church in the Byzantine Empire (Oxford History of the Christian Church) — J.M. Hussey
Available March 31, 2010. This book describes the role of the medieval Orthodox Church in the Byzantine Empire (c.600-c.1453). As an integral part of its policy it was (as in western Christianity) closely linked with many aspects of everyday life both official and otherwise. It was a formative period for Orthodoxy. It had to face doctrinal problems...
Eastern Christians in Anthropological Perspective (The Anthropology of Christianity) — Chris Hann (Editor), Hermann Goltz (Editor)
Available April 1, 2010. Sociocultural anthropologists have taken increasing interest in the global communities established by Roman Catholic and Protestant churches, but the many streams of Eastern Christianity have so far been neglected. Eastern Christians in Anthropological Perspective fills this gap in the literature. The essays in this pioneering...
Giver of Life: The Holy Spirit in Orthodox Tradition — John Oliver
Available April 1, 2010. Presents the Orthodox perspective on who the Holy Spirit is, where the mystery of God comes alive. Delving deep 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 salvation of the world....
Orthodox Christianity in 21st Century Greece: The Role of Religion in Culture, Ethnicity and Politics – Victor Roudometof (Editor), Vasilios N. Makrides (Editor)
Available February 15, 2010. Pre-order Price Guarantee! Order now and if the Amazon.com price decreases between your order time and the end of the day of the release date, you’ll receive the lowest price. Read More →
The Old Testament in Byzantium (Dumbarton Oaks Byzantine Symposia and Colloquia) — Paul Magdalino
Available: May 1, 2010. This volume contains selected papers from a December 2006 Dumbarton Oaks symposium that complemented an exhibition of early Bible manuscripts at the Freer Gallery and Sackler Gallery of Art titled “In the Beginning: Bibles before the Year 1000.” Speakers were invited to examine the use of the Greek Old Testament as a text,...
Creation: The Biblical Vision for the Environment — Margaret Barker (author) Patriarch Bartholomew (foreward) (Jul 2009)
Available: January 28, 2010. Margaret Barker contributes a characteristically Christian voice to contemporary theological debates on the environment. Most of the issues we face today were not those that faced the early Christian community and so there are often no directly relevant biblical teachings. Barker’s starting point is the question...
Orthodox Christianity in 21st Century Greece: The Role of Religion in Culture, Ethnicity, and Politics — Victor Roudometof (Feb 2010)
Available February, 2010. Sign up in Updates (right sidebar) to be notified when this book becomes available. Read More →
Eastern Christianity in the Modern Middle East — Anthony O’Mahony
Available January 15, 2010. The Middle East is the birthplace of Christianity and the home to a number of Eastern Churches with millions of followers. This book provides a comprehensive survey of the various denominations in the modern Middle East and will be of interest to a wide variety of scholars and students studying theology, history and politics. Read More →
Christianity and Monasticism in Upper Egypt: Naqada — Gawdat Gabra
Available February 15, 2010. Christianity and monasticism have flourished around Naqada, on the west bank of the Nile in the governorate of Qena in Upper Egypt, from as early as the fourth century until the present day. The contributors to this volume, international specialists in Coptology from around the world, examine various aspects of Coptic...
Orthodox Christians in Syria (Durham Modern Middle East and Islamic World Series) — Noriko Sato
Available June 1, 2010. Sato gives a thought-provoking discussion of how Syrian Orthodox Christians in contemporary Syria shape the identity of their community, both to reinforce their separate culture, and also to emphasize their integration into wider Syrian society. Although Syrian Orthodox Christians have a long history, pre-dating Islam, the...
Eastern Christianity and the Cold War, 1945-91 — Lucian N. Leustean
Available January 1, 2010. This book provides a comprehensive overview of the dynamics between Eastern Christianity and politics from the end of the Second World War to the fall of communism, covering 40 Orthodox churches including diasporic churches in Africa, Asia, America and Australia. Read More →
