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This essay expounds upon 30 years of research and teaching in the field of ecclesiology to prove the divine origin of the Church and its importance in the life of a believer.

This prophetic tale of Jonah remains a sign of God's saving work in His Son Jesus. It serves to open hearts and minds to the Gospel of Christ, which it prefigures and signifies.

This is a dramatically illustrated version of Psalm 148 for children. The angels and animals and natural elements, every living thing, and all people are commanded to sing, dance and make melody to the creator of all.

This study is the culmination of 20 decades of research on Orthodox Christian neomartyrs under the Ottoman Turks. Father Vaporis has compiled the life stories of almost 200 faithful men and women who were by and large of humble station who gave their lives, or witnessesd for Christ.

Compelled by a calling confirmed by family, friends and spiritual fathers, Sandy Johnson describes in this text the life and death of her son Andrew and the events that followed. She recounts his sudden death in a car accident on the way to church, and his presence within his grief stricken family.

Discusses Fr Pavel Florensky (1882-1937), a talented figure of Russia's Silver Age, whose interests included mathematics and engineering, philosophy, theology and linguistics. He served his country, even under Communism, without renouncing his priesthood, and was ultimately executed.

Reflections based on a series of informal talks given to Orthodox Christian parents, and encompassing: marriage and the Christian family, prayer in the Christian home, the example of Christian parents, the Christian education of children, liturgical and spiritual life, and Christian life.

Complete music and text for the Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts. Completely revised, updated and expanded, this volume includes several musical settings for all "sung" parts of the service. Arrangements by contemporary church musicians are also included.

This comparative study of the liturgical reforms of Nikon in the 17th century confirms the fact that the reform was conducted on the basis of contemporary editions, and not of ancient sources.

The collected writings of Sergei Fudel (1904-1977). Though he spent much of his life in prison or labor camps and was never theologically educated, he was an astute observer of modern life, and understood the challenges of today's secular world.

In 1988 Russian Orthodox Christians celebrated the millennium of Christianity in Russia. This text examines the state of Christianity in Russia today, questioning whether religion is really freely exercised in contemporary Russia. It reverts to the past for historical explanations of present ills.

This volume considers the development and practice of liturgical chant in Russia, including its origins, extant manuscripts, notation performance sylistic evolution, early composers, its relationship to the liturgy, the language and its various problems that arose over the centuries.

Vivid historical and scriptural descriptions, including Hellenistic, Roman, Jewish, early Christian, Byzantine, Muslim and modern influences. Valuable for both reader and traveler. Includes 24 line drawings.

This set of readings, including "Images of God the Father in Orthodox Iconography" discusses traditional prohibitions of depection of God the Father, authentic icongraphy, the spirituality of Orthodox iconography, and iconographic canons.

A product of Byzantium's last great flowering of theology, this text sees man's redemption in Jesus Christ not just as a matter of history, but as a saving event in which he is called to participate here and now through the sacramental life of the Church.