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He is one of the most widely read Fathers and is best known for his strong defense of icon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 1.4em;\"\u003eOn the Orthodox Faith\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cheader\u003e\n\u003cul id=\"productReviews-list\" class=\"productReviews-list\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"productReview\"\u003e\n\u003carticle itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Review\" itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"review\"\u003e\u003cheader\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"productReview-author\"\u003ePosted by James A. Cox on 16th Sep 2022\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/header\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"productReview-body abc\" itemprop=\"reviewBody\"\u003eSynopsis: 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 in the Orthodox Christian tradition and is best known for his strong defense of icons. 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 (Volume 3 of the Fount of Knowledge) 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. Critique: A critically important and core addition to Orthodox Christian theology and history studies lists, \" On the Orthodox Faith \" is an essential and unreservedly recommended addition to church, seminary, and academic library collections. It should be noted for the personal reading lists of clergy, seminary studies, and non-specialist general readers with an interest in the subject that \" On the Orthodox Faith \" is also available in a digital book format (Kindle, $14.99).On the Orthodox Faith\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"productReview\"\u003e\n\u003carticle itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Review\" itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"review\"\u003e\u003cheader\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"productReview-author\"\u003ePosted by Tim Scholl on 17th Jun 2022\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/header\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"productReview-body abc\" itemprop=\"reviewBody\"\u003eA beautiful, bi-lingual edition of an important text. St. John ' s writings Norman Russell captures the intonations and the ' feel ' of the original Greek in his translation, and for a text that emerges at the crossroads of so many competing currents in the church and world histories of his day, his annotations are especially welcome.Binding\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"productReview\"\u003e\n\u003carticle itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Review\" itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"review\"\u003e\u003cheader\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"productReview-author\"\u003ePosted by Ryan on 24th May 2022\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/header\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"productReview-body abc\" itemprop=\"reviewBody\"\u003eI love the print cover and the binding. Easy and enjoyable to read.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/header\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-info-block\"\u003eSKU:PB-ONORDA\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-info-block isbn\"\u003eISBN:978-0-88141-694-7\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-info-block author\"\u003eAuthor:St John of Damascus\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-info-block translated-by\"\u003eTranslated by:Norman Russell\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-info-block series\"\u003eSeries:Popular Patristics Series\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-info-block volume\"\u003eVolume:62\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-info-block published\"\u003ePublished:2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-info-block pages\"\u003ePages:328\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-info-block size\"\u003eSize:5x7\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"St Vladimir's Seminary Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44458129457440,"sku":"PB-ONORDA","price":68.4,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0683\/6260\/0736\/products\/PPS_62_On_the_Orthdox_Faith__20488.png?v=1675470404"},{"product_id":"copy-of-on-the-orthodox-faith-volume-3-of-the-fount-of-knowledge-pps-62","title":"On Wealth and Poverty (Second Edition) PPS9","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-info-block\"\u003ePPS 9\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-info-block size\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-info-block size\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePopular Patristics Series Volume 9\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is the second edition of this Popular Patristics volume, enhanced with freshly edited text, an updated cover, and a new foreword by Hank Hanegraaff.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe sermons of St John Chrysostom are some of the richest classical commentaries on the Christian life. Knowing well the realities of life in the world, the temptation of rich and poor alike, this great orator—\"the golden-mouthed\"—addresses the questions of wealth and poverty in the lives of the people of his day. And yet, as the modern reader is confronted with his words, it becomes apparent that he, too, is being addressed; Chrysostom's words are words proclaiming the truth of the Gospel to all people of all times. The message of the story of the rich man and Lazarus (Luke 16:19-31) is brought home to every person in these six sermons of Chrysostom with clarity, insight into the human dilemma, compassion, and judgment.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRelated texts in the Popular Patristics Series include \u003cem\u003eSt Basil the Great's on Social Justice\u003c\/em\u003e (PPS 38) and several other works by St John Chrysostom: \u003cem\u003eSix Books on the Priesthood\u003c\/em\u003e (PPS 1), \u003cem\u003eOn Marriage and Family Life\u003c\/em\u003e (PPS 7), \u003cem\u003eThe Cult of the Saints\u003c\/em\u003e (PPS 31), and \u003cem\u003eLetters to Olympia\u003c\/em\u003e (PPS 56). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-info-block\"\u003eSKU:PB-WEPOJO2\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-info-block isbn\"\u003eISBN:978-0-88141-673-2\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-info-block author\"\u003eAuthor:St. John Chrysostom\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-info-block translator\"\u003eTranslator:Catharine P. 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Maximus' vision of the liturgy contemplates the interpenetrating relationships of all things with each other and with Christ, in whom all things cohere. The church building and the human being and the cosmos are all mutually related and symbolically reflect each other. Further, in the liturgy we enter into the mystery of Christ. As St Maximus puts it, \"Let us not be absent from the holy Church of God because she contains such great mysteries of our salvation according to... and she reveals the gift of adoption that is given through holy baptism in the Holy Spirit and that perfects each one into the image of Christ.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cheader\u003e\n\u003ch5 class=\"productReview-title\" itemprop=\"name\"\u003eSt Maximos\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"productReview-author\"\u003ePosted by Arthur on 29th Sep 2022\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/header\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"productReview-body abc\" itemprop=\"reviewBody\"\u003eI first came across this book while reading excerpts of it found in “The Serbian Christian Heritage of America“. The small passages I read really stood out to me and gave me a special, new understanding of the Divine Liturgy and our Orthodox Church. I definitely recommend this book to anyone who wants to gain valuable, useful insight from a trusted source (St Maximos).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-info-block\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-info-block\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-info-block\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-info-block\"\u003eSKU:PB-ECMYMA\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-info-block isbn\"\u003eISBN:978-0-88141-647-3\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-info-block author\"\u003eAuthor:Jonathan J. 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It is a text hardly known in Eastern Orthodox or Western churches, even though it is truly a religious and literary treasure of world significance. It approaches closely to the character and genius of the Byzantine Akathist to the Mother of God (which it seems to know in part) but is so profoundly rooted in a different indigenous experience that it surely deserves the title of \"An African Akathist.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis beautiful lyrical poem will be of interest to all who follow the rise of biblical exegesis in the ancient church, and forms of the great devotion to the Mother of God that is characteristic of the eastern churches. It is also an exquisitely crafted love song to the Virgin (troubadour style), from a monk scholar-musician wandering the highlands of Ethiopia.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author:\u003c\/strong\u003e John A. 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Lewis, from the Introduction\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBy any standard, this is a classic of Christian theology. Composed by St. Athanasius in the fourth century, it expounds with simplicity the theological vision defended at the councils of Nicaea and Constantinople: that the Son of God himself became \"fully human, so that we might become god.\" Its influence on all Christian theology thereafter, East and West, ensures its place as one of the few \"must read\" books of Christian theology for all time.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWe are pleased to offer this new translation with a full introduction by C.S. Lewis. This book is also available from SVS Press with the original Greek text presented on the facing page.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author: \u003c\/strong\u003eThe V. Rev. Dr John Behr was Dean and Professor of Patristics at St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary. He is Editor of the Popular Patristics Series. Other SVS Press books by Fr John are \u003cem\u003eThe Way to Nicaea\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Nicene Faith\u003c\/em\u003e (2 vols.), and \u003cem\u003eThe Mystery of Christ\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReviews:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cheader\u003e\n\u003ch5 class=\"productReview-title\" itemprop=\"name\"\u003eClassic\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"productReview-author\"\u003ePosted by M Robyn on 13th Apr 2020\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/header\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"productReview-body abc\" itemprop=\"reviewBody\"\u003eWhile there have been many translations of On the Incarnation, the newest one has a much easier rhythm than older translations. Come read the beauty that is our faith. I really love that the introduction is by C. S. Lewis. 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Until very recently, however, little of his work had been available in English, save for some collections of brief reflections arranged in centuries and a few brief treatises, too easily classified as \"spirituality.\" This volume provides translations from St Maximus’ two main collections of theological reflections, his Ambigua (or Difficulties) and his Questions to Thalassius, plus one of his Christological opuscula, hitherto unavailable in English.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Translators:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaul M. Blowers\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of Church History at Emmanuel School of Religion and a historian of early and Byzantine Christianity.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRobert Louis Wilken\u003c\/strong\u003e is the William R. 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Demacopoulos is Assistant Professor of Historical Theology at Fordham University and author of \u003cem\u003eFive Models of Spiritual Direction in the Early Church\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReviews:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"productReviews-list\" id=\"productReviews-list\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"productReview\"\u003e\n\u003carticle itemprop=\"review\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Review\"\u003e\u003cheader\u003e\n\u003ch5 itemprop=\"name\" class=\"productReview-title\"\u003ehe Book of Pastoral Rule\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"productReview-author\"\u003ePosted by Andrew Louth, Emeritus Professor of Patristic and Byzantine studies at Durham University on 10th Jun 2020\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/header\u003e\n\u003cp itemprop=\"reviewBody\" class=\"productReview-body abc\"\u003ePope St Gregory the Great is among the Latin fathers perhaps the closest to the Greeks, and his Pastoral Rule brings out this affinity and shows us Gregory as a true pontifex, that is, ' bridge-builder, ' between East and West.The Book of Pastoral Rule\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"productReview\"\u003e\n\u003carticle itemprop=\"review\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Review\"\u003e\u003cheader\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"productReview-author\"\u003ePosted by Brian Daley, Catherine F. 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This work describes the healing ministry of the Church as it is expressed in Scripture, Tradition, and the liturgical life, focusing particularly on the sacrament of the anointing of the sick. The author discusses both the history and theology of this sacrament, which has its roots in the Tradition of the Church as expressed in James 5:14-15: “Is any among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord; and the prayer of faith will save the sick man, and the Lord will raise him up; and if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe theology of this rite embraces the whole person and addresses the connection between sin and sickness, and the disintegrating power of illness on a person and the reintegrating power of grace. A new translation of the rite is appended, as well as an abbreviated version for use in a hospital or home setting. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author:  \u003c\/strong\u003ePaul Meyendorff is a leading Orthodox specialist in the history, theology, and practice of the Orthodox liturgy and is The Father Alexander Schmemann Professor of Liturgical Theology at St Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReviews\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cheader\u003e\n\u003ch5 class=\"productReview-title\" itemprop=\"name\"\u003eThe Anointing of the Sick\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"productReview-author\"\u003ePosted by V. Rev. Fr. M Daniel Findikyan Ph.D., St Nersess Armenian Seminary on 10th Jun 2020\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/header\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"productReview-body abc\" itemprop=\"reviewBody\"\u003eBased on an exacting investigation into the history of the rite, the author makes compelling proposals for recapturing its original spirit in Orthodox Church parishes, at a time when the care of the sick a matter of grave concern\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-info-block\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-info-block\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-info-block\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-info-block\"\u003eSKU:PB-ANSIME\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-info-block isbn\"\u003eISBN:978-0-88141-187-4\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-info-block author\"\u003eAuthor:Paul Meyendorff\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-info-block published\"\u003ePublished:2009\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-info-block size\"\u003eSize:5.5x8.5\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-info-block pages\"\u003ePages:186\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"St Vladimir's Seminary Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44479449366816,"sku":"PB-ANSIME","price":52.4,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0683\/6260\/0736\/products\/PB_ANSIME__77492.jpg?v=1675789386"},{"product_id":"copy-of-treasures-of-the-holy-land","title":"Passion of Christ, The","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"product-info-block size\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"\u003eThe passion narrative is at the heart of Christianity and the suffering and death of Christ on the cross takes a central role in any discussions between Christians and non-Christians. The 2004 film, “Passion of the Christ,” provoked strong reactions from Christians and non-Christians alike, running the gamut from alarm and repulsion to genuine religious experience. The film also brought to the fore discussions of the importance of the Cross to Christianity and the perceived anti-Semitism of the Gospels. Professor Kesich addresses both of these issues in this re-release of his 1965 edition. 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This completely rewritten and enlarged book represents the fruit of Professor Kesich's lifetime interest in the study of \"biblical criticism.\" He has added chapters regarding the dating and chronology and the history of the gospels, reevaluating the Gnostic gospels and the titles and images which the earliest Christians considered adequate to answer the question of who Jesus is. He has also addressed questions raised by some new approaches to gospel research. For all practical purposes, this is a new book with the old title, which best conveys its major purpose. The basic perspective of the previous work, as well as still valid material, has been retained from the first edition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"\u003eThis book contributes to the ongoing discussion regarding the nature and value of New Testament research. It is the author's contention that the proper function of biblical criticism is to build, not to destroy, to illumine, not to obscure, to give us a better understanding of the gospel, not to produce another gospel. He pays particular attention to the incarnational approach, which presupposes historical inquiry and justifies historical research. In his view,  constructive scholarship can give us a possibility of answering the question of who Jesus is, an answer which will illuminate the living image of Christ in the Church.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAbout the Author: \u003c\/strong\u003eDr Veselin Kesich is Professor Emeritus of New Testament at St Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-info-block\"\u003eSKU:PB-GOIMKE\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-info-block isbn\"\u003eISBN:978-0-88141-102-7\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-info-block author\"\u003eAuthor:Veselin Kesich\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-info-block size\"\u003eSize:6x9\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-info-block pages\"\u003ePages:214\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"St Vladimir's Seminary Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44501264400672,"sku":"PB-GOIMKE","price":33.16,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0683\/6260\/0736\/products\/Thegospelimageofchrist-cover__55857.webp?v=1675876205"},{"product_id":"copy-of-on-christian-leadership-the-letters-of-alexander-schmemann-and-georges-florovsky-1947-1955","title":"For the Life of the World - New Edition","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"tab-content is-active\" id=\"tab-description\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOf what life do we speak, what life do we preach, proclaim, and announce when, as Christians, we confess that Christ died for the life of the world?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"\u003eIn \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFor the Life of the World\u003c\/em\u003e Alexander Schmemann suggests an approach to the world and life within it, which stems from the liturgical experience of the Orthodox Church. He understands issues such as secularism and Christian culture from the perspective of the unbroken experience of the Church, as revealed and communicated in her worship, in her liturgy—the sacrament of the world, the sacrament of the Kingdom.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"\u003eFor over half a century \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFor the Life of the World\u003c\/em\u003e has challenged, illumined, and inspired readers from many backgrounds. For some it is an introduction to the Orthodox Church, while for others it is a call to plunge more deeply into the life of the Kingdom, both manifested and anticipated here and now in the liturgy of the Church. This updated edition of Schmemann’s classic text includes a new foreword by Dr Edith M. Humphrey, along with new explanatory notes and an index.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAbout the Author: \u003c\/strong\u003eFr Alexander Schmemann was a prolific writer, brilliant lecturer, and dedicated pastor. Former dean and professor of liturgical theology at St Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary, his insight into contemporary culture and liturgical celebration left an indelible mark on the Christian community worldwide.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-info-block\"\u003eSKU:PB-FOLISC1\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-info-block isbn\"\u003eISBN:978–0–88141–617–6\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-info-block author\"\u003eAuthor:Fr Alexander Schmemann\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-info-block published\"\u003ePublished:2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-info-block size\"\u003eSize:5.5x8.5\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-info-block pages\"\u003ePages:186\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"St Vladimir's Seminary Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44501313814816,"sku":"PB-FOLISC1","price":39.08,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0683\/6260\/0736\/products\/Forthelifeoftheworld-cover__08845.webp?v=1675877965"},{"product_id":"copy-of-of-water-and-the-spirit","title":"O Death, Where Is Thy Sting?","description":"\u003ch1 class=\"productView-title\" itemprop=\"name\"\u003eO Death, Where Is Thy Sting?\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"\u003eIn this brief but stirring collection, Fr Alexander Schmemann does not have the luxury for platitudes and pleasantries on the most difficult of life's ultimate questions. Taking us to the heart of Christian revelation and anthropology, he leads us unequivocally and directly, as only he can, to disclose why the apostle Paul calls death the \"last enemy\" (1 Cor. 15:26) and Christ's decisive answer to this enemy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"...In order to console himself, man created a dream of another world where there is no death, and for that dream he forfeited this world, gave it us decidedly to death ... Therefore, the most important and most profound question of the Christian faith must be, how and from where did death arise, and why has it become stronger than life? Why has death become so powerful that the world itself has become a kind of global cemetery, a place where a collection of people condemned to death live either in fear or terror, or, in their efforts to forget about death, find themselves rushing around one great big burial plot?\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-- Alexander Schmemann, Radio Liberty Broadcast\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAbout the Author:  \u003c\/strong\u003eFr Alexander Schmemann (+1983) was a prolific writer, brilliant lecturer, and dedicated pastor. Former dean and professor of liturgical theology at St Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary, his insight into contemporary culture and liturgical celebration left an indelible mark on the Christian community worldwide.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-info-block\"\u003eSKU:PB-DEWHSC\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-info-block isbn\"\u003eISBN:978-0-881-41238-3\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-info-block author\"\u003eAuthor:Fr. Alexander Schmemann\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-info-block size\"\u003eSize:5x7\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-info-block pages\"\u003ePages:116\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"St Vladimir's Seminary Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44501338489120,"sku":"PB-DEWHSC","price":26.53,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0683\/6260\/0736\/products\/PB-ODESC__09636__93810.jpg?v=1675894737"},{"product_id":"copy-of-o-death-where-is-thy-sting","title":"Liturgy and Tradition","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"tab-content is-active\" id=\"tab-description\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"\u003eThis rich and insightful collection of essays by the preeminent Orthodox liturgical theologian is intended as a companion volume to his \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIntroduction to Liturgical Theology\u003c\/em\u003e. Here can be traced the development of his thought, particularly his increasingly precise articulation of the nature and method of liturgical theology. One can also find Schmemann's constant stress on liturgy as an eschatological and ecclesial event. He repeatedly challenges the liturgical movement in both East and West to rediscover this understanding of the liturgy, an understanding which was so central in the life of the early church.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"\u003eThe introduction by Thomas Fisch discusses Schmemann's contribution to the broader liturgical movement and places him in the vanguard of twentieth century thinkers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAbout the Author:  \u003c\/strong\u003eFr Alexander Schmemann (+ 1983) was a prolific writer, brilliant lecturer, and dedicated pastor. Former dean and professor of liturgical theology at St Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary, his insight into contemporary culture and liturgical celebration left an indelible mark on the Christian community worldwide.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-info-block\"\u003eSKU:PB-LITRSC\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-info-block isbn\"\u003eISBN:978-0-881-41082-2\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-info-block author\"\u003eAuthor:Fr. 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There is scarcely a student of Christian worship who has not been stirred by the brilliant mind of the late Orthodox theologian Alexander Schmemann.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAlexander Schmemann was deeply stimulated by modern movements and figures in Western Christian thought. He brings into the Western discussion of Christian unity, the relation of the Church to the world in revolution, the question of papal supremacy, and the effort to commend the gospel to a post-Christian world's worldview at once Orthodox, patristic, and realistic. His sacramental realism and wholeness is exciting and refreshing for those, both Protestant and Roman Catholic, who have been reared on scholastic categories.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe present work was basic to much of Schmemann's academic research and creativity. In it, he defines liturgical theology, noting that the dynamic realism of the Eucharistic liturgy often has been obscured in popular liturgical piety. This theme is developed in reference to the shape of worship as it evolved in the Orthodox Church, from the earliest years to its crystallization in Byzantium from the ninth through the twelfth centuries.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAbout the Author:\u003c\/strong\u003e Father Alexander Schmemann was a prolific writer, brilliant lecturer, and dedicated pastor. 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