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Papa_Gregorio
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Adrian,
Christ is in our midst!
On another thread you enquired about what I would personally recommend in the way of books and websites.
I tend to avoid Orthodox information websites because of my preference for books, although i do find individual articles found on any given website very helpful. The only website I would recommend is Monachos.net: monachos.net
The books I would recommend are numerous and diverse in the way of each author’s confessional predilection. These are the ones I would highly recommend:
METROPOLITAN OF NAFPAKTOS HIEROTHEOS, Orthodox Psychotherapy.
THE ART OF PRAYER: AN ORTHODOX ANTHOLOGY (compiled by Igumen Chariton of Valamo).
ARCHIMANDRITE SPYRIDON LOGOTHETIS, The Heart. An Orthodox Christian Spiritual Guide
JOHN CHRYSSAVGIS, The Way of the Fathers. Exploring the Patristic Mind.
SOTOS CHONDROPOULOS, Saint Nektarios. The Saint of Our Century.
JAROSLAV PELIKAN, The Christian Tradition: Vol. 2 - The Spirit of Eastern Christendom (600-1700). (If you’'re eager you can add the other 4 volumes of this masterpiece to your list).
FRANCIS DVORNIK, Byzantium and the Roman Primacy.
KLAUS SCHATZ, S.J., Papal Primacy. From Its Origins to the Present.
ARISTEDES PAPADAKIS, The Christian East and the Rise of the Papacy.
THE BIBLE AND THE HOLY FATHERS FOR ORTHODOX (SVS Press).
J.N.D. KELLY, Early Christian Doctrines.
J.N.D. KELLY, An Oxford Dictionary of Popes.
JOHN MEYENDORFF, Byzantine Theology.
JOHN MEYENDORFF, Rome, Constantinople, Moscow.
JOHN MEYENDORFF, Living Tradition.
JOHN MEYENDORFF, Catholicity and the Church.
TIMOTHY WARE, The Orthodox Church.
You’ll find I’ve covered topics ranging from history, spirituality and theology as a complementary and holistic approach to the Faith. “Studying” Orthodoxy however goes far beyond recourse to books. Its essence is experienced and consummated in the transfiguring participation of our Liturgical life: attend Divine Liturgy, absorb the life of prayer and its melodic and poetic offering, attend Vespers and Matins services, visit monasteries, and supplement your Scriptural readings with the Fathers.
Hope this helps!
Christ is in our midst!
On another thread you enquired about what I would personally recommend in the way of books and websites.
I tend to avoid Orthodox information websites because of my preference for books, although i do find individual articles found on any given website very helpful. The only website I would recommend is Monachos.net: monachos.net
The books I would recommend are numerous and diverse in the way of each author’s confessional predilection. These are the ones I would highly recommend:
METROPOLITAN OF NAFPAKTOS HIEROTHEOS, Orthodox Psychotherapy.
THE ART OF PRAYER: AN ORTHODOX ANTHOLOGY (compiled by Igumen Chariton of Valamo).
ARCHIMANDRITE SPYRIDON LOGOTHETIS, The Heart. An Orthodox Christian Spiritual Guide
JOHN CHRYSSAVGIS, The Way of the Fathers. Exploring the Patristic Mind.
SOTOS CHONDROPOULOS, Saint Nektarios. The Saint of Our Century.
JAROSLAV PELIKAN, The Christian Tradition: Vol. 2 - The Spirit of Eastern Christendom (600-1700). (If you’'re eager you can add the other 4 volumes of this masterpiece to your list).
FRANCIS DVORNIK, Byzantium and the Roman Primacy.
KLAUS SCHATZ, S.J., Papal Primacy. From Its Origins to the Present.
ARISTEDES PAPADAKIS, The Christian East and the Rise of the Papacy.
THE BIBLE AND THE HOLY FATHERS FOR ORTHODOX (SVS Press).
J.N.D. KELLY, Early Christian Doctrines.
J.N.D. KELLY, An Oxford Dictionary of Popes.
JOHN MEYENDORFF, Byzantine Theology.
JOHN MEYENDORFF, Rome, Constantinople, Moscow.
JOHN MEYENDORFF, Living Tradition.
JOHN MEYENDORFF, Catholicity and the Church.
TIMOTHY WARE, The Orthodox Church.
You’ll find I’ve covered topics ranging from history, spirituality and theology as a complementary and holistic approach to the Faith. “Studying” Orthodoxy however goes far beyond recourse to books. Its essence is experienced and consummated in the transfiguring participation of our Liturgical life: attend Divine Liturgy, absorb the life of prayer and its melodic and poetic offering, attend Vespers and Matins services, visit monasteries, and supplement your Scriptural readings with the Fathers.
Hope this helps!