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How has the Orthodox liturgy come to have the shape it has? How different is it from the eucharistic rites of the Western churches? Hugh Wybrew's authoritative but splendidly readable book traces the development of the Orthodox liturgy from the Last Supper to the present day.

Written in the midst of the iconoclastic controversy of the 8th-9th centuries, these essays affirm the Incarnation and its meaning for icon veneration.

Chapters in this work cover topics ranging from holy folly to deification, from community to silence. It is intended for those who need a book to help them understand a theology that can change lives.

A children's colouring book featuring 13 drawings of Feast Days, with accompanying descriptions.

Meditations for Advent, Christmas and Epiphany, drawing on biblical readings, liturgical hymns, and verses of the season.

Calling for a worshipful attitude towards God, this work summarizes the Christian life in terms of worship, joy and the challenge to grow into full stature. Also discussed are doubt, holiness, prayer and man's relationship with God.

Elisabeth Berh-Sigel's message, whether on ecumenism, the self-emptying path of Christ, or the place of women in the Church, is one of "sobornost", the communion of souls. She envisions the winds of Pentecost blowing across the ancient Church as it discerns the will of God.

This work looks back over the life and work of Cyril and Methodius of Thessalonica and analyzes their ecclesiastical and cultural mission. They were the ones to bring the alphabet to the Slavs.

A book of sermons by 7th and 8th century Fathers including St John of Damascus and St Andrew of Crete. This volume brings together the earliest attempts to interpret Mary's dormition, or "falling asleep" in the Lord, in the light of the whole Paschal Mystery.

The authors search for explanations and reasons why the Orthodox Church has never in its history ordained women to serve as bishops and priests. All agree that the Church had women deacons, and that careful consideration must be given to this office as it existed in the past.

This text draws on the resources of the Orthodox tradition to present a holistic vision of the faith - accessible to readers because it derives from their own experience of the Church. Scripture, theology, hymnography and iconography are all woven together.