{"title":"SVS Press","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"copy-of-st-herman-calendar-2023","title":"Headings on Spiritual Knowledge: The Second Part, Chapters 1-3","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-info-block\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-info-block size\"\u003ePPS 63\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-info-block size\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-info-block size\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSt Isaac of Nineveh (7th c.), or Isaac the Syrian, is renowned for his spiritual writings. After only five months as bishop of Nineveh, he returned to a life of solitary stillness in the desert of modern-day Iran. His \u003cem\u003eSpiritual Homilies \u003c\/em\u003e(homilies 1–6 in PPS 11) quickly became treasured throughout the Christian world, not only inspiring monastic and spiritual life through the ages, but influencing culture more broadly, as in the works of Dostoevsky.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYet many of Isaac’s works were lost for centuries. Scholars recently rediscovered the “Second Part” of his corpus in 1983. This volume translates the first three chapters of the Second Part, whose third chapter contains the Kephalaia Gnostika (or \u003cem\u003eHeadings on Spiritual Knowledge\u003c\/em\u003e). They appear here for the first time in a complete English translation. Inspired by Evagrius’ work by the same name, Isaac composed the Headings as four centuries—that is, four sets of one hundred sayings or headings—on the spiritual life. These were “written above the lines in various places,” seemingly as a commentary or expansion upon the Spiritual Homilies (the “\u003cem\u003eFirst Part\u003c\/em\u003e”). Isaac discloses the realities of prayer and spiritual experience from their beginning to their most sublime heights and profound depths.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cheader\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"productReview-title\" itemprop=\"name\"\u003eAdamantios\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"productReview-author\"\u003ePosted by Origenis on 19th Sep 2022\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/header\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"productReview-body abc\" itemprop=\"reviewBody\"\u003eSt Abba Isaac the Syrian, intercede in our behalf!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-info-block\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSKU:PB-HESPNI\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-info-block isbn\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eISBN:978-0-88141-702-9\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-info-block author\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAuthor:St Isaac of Nineveh\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-info-block translator\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTranslator:Sebastian Brock\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-info-block series\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSeries:Popular Patristics Series\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-info-block volume\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVolume:63\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-info-block published\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePublished:2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-info-block pages\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePages:252\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-info-block size\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSize:5 x 7\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"St Vladimir's Seminary Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44456636055840,"sku":"PB-HESPNI","price":40.85,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0683\/6260\/0736\/products\/Headings_on_SPiritual_Knowledge__68896.jpg?v=1675469573"},{"product_id":"copy-of-headings-on-spiritual-knowledge-the-second-part-chapters-1-3","title":"On the Orthodox Faith: Volume 3 of the Fount of Knowledge (PPS 62)","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-info-block\"\u003ePPS 62\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\u003eConsidered by many to be the final and crowning work of the patristic age, St John of Damascus’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eOn the Orthodox Faith \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003eaddresses 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 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSaint John of Damascus \u003c\/strong\u003ewas 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 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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Romanos straddled the worlds of antiquity and Byzantium, and his hymns are a unique fusion of classical rhetoric, Syriac poetry, and the theology of the Cappadocian Fathers. Scripture comes to life in his hymns, inviting the faithful to encounter biblical events in their own liturgical experience, where the human-divine encounter was enriched with sacred music and holy ritual, amplifying moments of desire, sadness, and joy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis volume brings together for the first time a selection of Romanos’ hymns about repentance, featuring the original Greek opposite a new and accurate English translation. These hymns, which were sung in church during the Lenten journey to Pascha, explore the story of the prodigal son, the crucifixion of Christ, and other important themes, evoking compunction and its purifying power, and praying to God for his great and abundant mercy. The hymns are meant to bring us into the reality of the sacred narrative and to make us the protagonists.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRomanos is highly imaginative. He writes very daring and inventive dialogue that doesn’t appear in the Bible, a practice from the Syriac tradition. Remember that this is theology in poetry. It is not dogmatic but doxological. The result is simply exciting reading.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Translator:  \u003c\/strong\u003eAndrew Mellas is the author of \u003cem\u003eLiturgy and the Emotions\u003c\/em\u003e (Cambridge University Press), and the editor of \u003cem\u003eHymns, Homilies, and Hermeneutics in Byzantium\u003c\/em\u003e (Brill).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cheader\u003e\n\u003ch5 class=\"productReview-title\" itemprop=\"name\"\u003eHymns of Repentance\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"productReview-author\"\u003ePosted by Sarah W. on 9th Apr 2020\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/header\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"productReview-body abc\" itemprop=\"reviewBody\"\u003eThis book has easily become one of my all time favorites - especially for Lent. The language of these hymns is beautiful and thought provoking, truly guiding your heart and mind toward confession and repentance. 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The Discourse draws upon the previous tradition--especially Origen, St Methodius of Olympus, and, above all, St Athanasius' On the Incarnation (PPS 44)--and influences later fathers like St John of Damascus in his On the Orthodox Faith (translation coming soon.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis complex work is also known for its ambiguous relationship to Origen's universalism, perhaps including the idea that the devil himself will be saved. The translator's introduction places this question, and a clear understanding of the Catechetical Discourse in general, in the context of St Gregory's use of rhetoric, his other writings and the broader patristic tradition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author: \u003c\/strong\u003eFr Ignatius Green is a priest of the Orthodox Church. 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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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This was a time of rapid transition for the Church. Until AD 313, Christianity had been an illegal \u0026amp; persecuted religion, but under Constantine \u0026amp; his successors it became the favored religion of the state. Potential converts thronged the shining new basilicas, built through the beneficence of the emperors. Catechetical instruction was needed. And it was provided by gifted preachers \u0026amp; teachers like St Cyril of Jerusalem.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe first of these lectures, the Procatechesis, is a hearty welcome to the candidates for baptism and introduces them to the periods of doctrinal instruction that lie ahead. The remaining five, the Mystagogical Catecheses, are an exposition of the rites of Christian initiation—baptism, chrismation, \u0026amp; the Eucharist—for the newly baptized. A rich source on the history and worship of the fourth century, these lectures remain instructive \u0026amp; inspirational. 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Written at the end of Chrysostom’s life, while he was in his final exile, we see in these pages the unshaken faith of a saint who triumphed over persecution. We also find the words of a concerned spiritual father, who gives St Olympia the tools to overcome her temptation to despondency and despair.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChrysostom’s Letters to St Olympia are an indispensable resource for those who are interested in the final days of his life, and they continue to be a source of consolation and edification for readers who seek instruction from St John’s “golden mouth.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDavid C. Ford\u003c\/strong\u003e,\u003cem\u003e Professor of Church History at Saint Tikhon’s Seminary, is author of\u003c\/em\u003e Women \u0026amp; Men in the Early Church: The Vision of St. John Chrysostom (STS Press), \u003cem\u003eand co-editor of\u003c\/em\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/svspress.com\/glory-and-honor-orthodox-christian-resources-on-marriage\/\"\u003eGlory \u0026amp; Honor \u003c\/a\u003e(SVS Press).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cheader\u003e\n\u003ch5 class=\"productReview-title\" itemprop=\"name\"\u003eSt John Chrysostom letters to St Olympia\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"productReview-author\"\u003ePosted by Manuel E. on 15th Apr 2022\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/header\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"productReview-body abc\" itemprop=\"reviewBody\"\u003eI have found encouragement and clarity of purpose in this fine book. What meticulous organization and presentation by St Vlad Press. This is why I respect and esteem you! Thank you and God bless you all.\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\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-info-block\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-info-block\"\u003eSKU:PB-LESACH\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-info-block isbn\"\u003eISBN:978-0-88141-558-2\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-info-block author\"\u003eAuthor:St John Chrysostom\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-info-block trans\"\u003eTrans.:Dr David C. 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The author of numerous books on early Christianity and its liturgy, he is a vicar in the Diocese of Oxford, England.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePreface to the Second Edition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eResponding to the request of St Vladimir’s Seminary Press for a second edition of this work incorporating the Greek text of Peri Pascha has been both painful and pleasurable. It has been pleasurable to immerse myself once more in Melito’s work, though painful to discover how dated some aspects of my discussion of Melito in my 1998 work now appear (although published in 1998 the earlier parts are the product of the late 1980s). 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For the bishop of Caesarea, the array of false teachings that plagued the Church was not merely a matter of conflicting opinions or interpretations.  It was rather a result of the moral failure of so-called leaders of the Church to look first to the will of God revealed in Scripture as their compass in all things-in matters of both theology and personal conduct.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere St. Basil lays out a consistent theological ethic, rooted in a nuanced appreciation for the supremacy of Scripture.  These texts, presented with the Greek on the facing page, are essential reading for anyone interested in early Christian approaches to ethics as well as the right use and interpretation of the Bible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJacob N. Van Sickle\u003c\/strong\u003e, a scholar specializing in Early and Byzantine Christianity. is a PhD Candidate in Historical Theology at Saint Louis University.  He earned his MDiv and ThM from St Vladimir's Seminary.\u003c\/em\u003e\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\"\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\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-info-block\"\u003eSKU:PB-CHETBA\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-info-block isbn\"\u003eISBN:978-0-88141-493-6\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-info-block author\"\u003eAuthor:St Basil the Great\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-info-block translator\"\u003eTranslator:Jacob N. Van Sickle\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:51\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-info-block size\"\u003eSize:5 x 7.10\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-info-block pages\"\u003ePages:338\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"St Vladimir's Seminary Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44458917757216,"sku":"PB-CHETBA","price":50.43,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0683\/6260\/0736\/products\/9780881414936__98038.jpg?v=1675481557"},{"product_id":"copy-of-on-christian-ethics-st-basil-the-great","title":"Give Me a Word: The Alphabetical Sayings of the Desert Fathers","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-info-block\"\u003ePPS 52\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\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePopular Patristics Series Volume 52\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen Christians first began living as monks in the Egyptian desert at the beginning of the fourth century, they had few books and almost no learning. As they gained experience, they concentrated that experience in the form of an oral tradition of tales and sayings (apophthegmata). Apart from the Scriptures (also learned by heart) this was the only training manual they had. Consequently, when the onslaught of barbarians drove many monks out of Egypt early in the following century, they found it better to preserve their oral tradition in writing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThus, towards the end of the fifth century there eventually emerged a codification of this monastic lore. It was in two parts: one in which the items were arranged in alphabetical order by the name of the monk who either authored the saying or was characterized in the tale; the other in which all the remaining “anonymous” material was arranged under various heads. The present volume is an attempt to provide the reader with an effective translation of the first of those parts.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author: \u003c\/strong\u003eFor many years John Wortley taught medieval history at the University of Manitoba. Now professor emeritus, he still serves as a priest of the Anglican\/ Episcopal Church. Of his many translations from Greek he is best known for \u003cem\u003eJohn Skylitzes: A Synopsis of Byzantine History 811–1057\u003c\/em\u003e (Cambridge University Press, 2010).\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\"\u003eGive Me a Word\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"productReview-author\"\u003ePosted by Fr John Behr. St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary on 10th Jun 2020\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/header\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"productReview-body abc\" itemprop=\"reviewBody\"\u003eIt is wonderful to see these gems of spiritual wisdom, worked out in the fourth-century Egyptian desert, appearing in the first new English translation for forty years. John Wortley, who has already published extensive translations of other desert literature, has produced a marvelous lively, and readable translation, faithful to the original. It is sure to bring the great spirit-bearing fathers to life, across the centuries, for many readers today. -\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\"\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\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-info-block\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-info-block\"\u003eSKU:PB-GIMEWO\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-info-block isbn\"\u003eISBN:978-0-88141-497-4\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-info-block translator\"\u003eTranslator:John Wortley\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:52\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-info-block size\"\u003eSize:5 x 7.25\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-info-block pages\"\u003ePages:323\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"St Vladimir's Seminary Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44458946953504,"sku":"PB-GIMEWO","price":48.81,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0683\/6260\/0736\/products\/Give_Me_a_Word_Adjusted_Color_Final__80116.jpg?v=1675481919"},{"product_id":"copy-of-give-me-a-word-the-alphabetical-sayings-of-the-desert-fathers","title":"On Fasting and Feasts: Saint Basil the Great","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-info-block\"\u003ePPS 50\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\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePopular Patristics Series Volume 50\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSaint Basil of Caesarea (c. 329-378\/9 CE) was a monk, bishop, preacher, theologian, and social activist who had very down-to-earth views about eating, drinking, fasting, and feasts in honor  of local martyrs. In this new collection of sermon translations—most offered here in English for the first time—Basil addresses such issues as drunkenness, hesitations over baptism, community benefits of fasting, how to be thankful when facing loss and disaster, and the mystery of the incarnation. Also included are three sermons on local martyrs Julitta, Mamas, and Barlaam. This small volume of elegant translations will be a vital and valued resource for anyone interested in religion and the body, early Christian spiritual disciplines, and their application to the Church today.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Authors:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDr Mark DelCogliano\u003c\/strong\u003e teaches at the University of St Thomas in St Paul, Minnesota. In addition to his scholarship on the fourth-century Trinitarian controversies, he has published numerous translations of patristic works, including eleven of Basil’s Moral Homilies in On Christian Doctrine and Practice (PPS 47).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDr Susan R. Holman\u003c\/strong\u003e is author of over thirty publications, including four books, in the areas of patristic studies, the history of poverty, and medicine. 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In his homilies St Basil distilled the best of his moral and theological teachings into forms readily accessible to his flock – and now to us. During his lifetime, Basil was recognized as one of the foremost rhetoricians of his day – a man supremely skilled in the art of speaking, instructing, persuading, and delighting at the same time. These rhetorical skills are on full display in the eleven Moral Homilies translated in this volume, seven of which appear in English for the first time.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author:  \u003c\/strong\u003eMark DelCogliano teaches at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota. 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Moreover, the Theologian uses verse to engage in extensive biblical exegesis, a project that can seem absent from his more famous orations and letters.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis volume translates selections from Gregory’s biblical verse, much of which is appearing in English for the first time, facing the original Greek. The heart of the collection is a group of poems that distill the central teachings of the four Gospels in order to train beginners in an approach to the sacred text according to the model of Gregory himself: as an encounter with the living Word of God, who speaks directly to the Christian audience. 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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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His writings were deeply valued by Byzantine ascetics, were circulated during the Reformation, and were read by both Lutheran and Roman theologians. The general level of interest in his works during the first half of the second millennium is eloquently reported in a fourteenth century manuscript, as a slogan often repeated by monastics and ascetics: “Sell everything and buy Mark.” His words on taking responsibility for one another out of love, his practical advice on the need for repentance, and his strident emphasis on the kind of unity evident in Christ directly relate to modern Christians and may provide a useful point of departure for ecumenical dialogue.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Authors:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Rev Dr Tim Vivian is Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, California State University, Bakersfield, and the translator of numerous early patristic texts.\u003cstrong\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDr. Augustine Casiday is a Lecturer in Historical Theology and Director of the MA in Monastic Studies, University of Wales, Lampeter.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cheader\u003e\n\u003ch5 class=\"productReview-title\" itemprop=\"name\"\u003eCounsels on the Spiritual Life\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"productReview-author\"\u003ePosted by The Rt Rev Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury on 10th Jun 2020\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/header\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"productReview-body abc\" itemprop=\"reviewBody\"\u003eThese are important texts … as evidence of the seamless robe of monastic thinking and praying in a formative era for the Christian mind and heart.\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\"\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\"\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\"\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\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-info-block\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-info-block\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-info-block\"\u003eSKU:PB-COSPMA\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-info-block isbn\"\u003eISBN:978-0-88141-063-1\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-info-block author\"\u003eAuthor:Mark the Monk\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-info-block translators\"\u003eTranslators:Tim Vivian \u0026amp; 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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. Something to note, there is one version that has the Greek and English text on parallel pages. Enjoy the beauty of early Christian faith that stands firm today.\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\"\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\"\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\"\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\"\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\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-info-block\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-info-block\"\u003eSKU:PB-INCAATB\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-info-block isbn\"\u003eISBN:978-0-88141-427-1\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-info-block author\"\u003eAuthor:Saint Athanasius the Great\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-info-block translator\"\u003eTranslator:John Behr\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:44B\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-info-block size\"\u003eSize:5x7.10\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-info-block pages\"\u003ePages:110\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\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":44463605317920,"sku":"PB-INCAATB","price":44.65,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0683\/6260\/0736\/products\/PPS_44_B_On_the_Incarnation_Fron_Cover__33875-1.jpg?v=1675569462"},{"product_id":"copy-of-on-the-incarnation-english-only","title":"On the Incarnation (Greek Original and English)","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-info-block\"\u003ePPS 44A\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 44A\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"When I first opened his De Incarnatione I soon discovered I was reading a masterpiece... for only a master mind could have written so deeply on a subject with such classical simplicity.\"\u003c\/em\u003e -C.S. Lewis, from the Introduction\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 for all who want to know more about the Christian faith.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWe are pleased to offer this new translation with the 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. 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AD 329-390) is known as \"the Theologian,\" a title he shares only with the Apostle and Evangelist John. His reputation and influence in the Byzantine world as both theologian and rhetor are unsurpassed. Although best known in the West for his dogmatic work, Five Theological Orations, in the Eastern churches Gregory has been hailed for his many festal orations, homilies that eventually were appointed for reading in church on specific feast days or saints' days, or as commentary on the Gospel lesson for the day. Moreover, the poetic prose of his homilies is quoted extensively in Byzantine hymnography, and two collections of his orations were translated into Slavonic in tenth-century Bulgaria for reading in church or in the monastic refectory. They passed from there into the Russian Orthodox tradition. 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But how could you discern who was a legitimate bishop? And on what kind of issue would it be right to break off communion? Additionally, could self-authenticating ministries, like those of martyrs and confessors who had suffered for the faith, supersede this order? Finally, did the Church need, and in what form, a universal bishop who could guarantee the integrity of the network of bishops?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSt Cyprian wrestled with these questions in his letters and treatises, selected and translated in these companion volumes. Each volume contains an introduction to the two principal controversies that spurred St Cyprian to write his defense on church unity: first, the readmission to the Eucharist of those Christians who had lapsed or fallen in the persecution under Emperor Decius; and second, the sacramental validity of baptism in heretical and schismatic communities.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThese questions continue to arise in various forms in the contemporary Church and make these companion volumes of ultimate value to the state of current Christendom.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author:  \u003c\/strong\u003eAllen Brent is Professor of Early Christian History and Literature at Edmund's College, Cambridge University.\u003c\/span\u003e\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\"\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\"\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\"\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\"\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\"\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-CHSLCY\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-info-block isbn\"\u003eISBN:978-088141-313-7\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-info-block author\"\u003eAuthor:St. Cyprian of Carthage\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-info-block translator\"\u003eTranslator:Allen Brent\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:33\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-info-block size\"\u003eSize:5x7.10\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-info-block pages\"\u003ePages:248\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\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":44463674523936,"sku":"PB-CHSLCY","price":37.42,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0683\/6260\/0736\/products\/PB-CHSLCY__16463__33475.1339549873.jpg?v=1675641581"},{"product_id":"copy-of-on-the-church-select-letters-st-cyprian-of-carthage","title":"On the Church - Select Treatises: St. Cyprian of Carthage","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-info-block\"\u003ePPS 32\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\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePopular Patristics Series Volume 32\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVolume I of a 2-volume Set\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSt Cyprian, third-century bishop of Carthage, developed a theory of church unity almost universally accepted up to the European Reformation: to be a member of the Body of Christ you needed to be in communion with a priest who was in communion with a bishop who in turn was in communion with all other bishops in the world. 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St. Basil the Great addresses the questions posed by the human condition with characteristic clarity, balance, and sobriety.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTranslated into English for the first time are two discourses on the creation of humanity and a homily on the causes of evil. There is a new translation of a famous homily meditating on our human identity and experience. The volume also includes Letter 233 to Amphilochius of Iconium, St. Basil's spiritual son -- a succinct and pointed discussion of how the human mind functions, the activity for which God created it, and how it can be used for good, evil, or morally neutral purposes. This letter complements the discussion of emotions in St. Basil's Homily against Anger, also included in this volume. Finally, the book includes excerpts from St. Basil's fatherly instructions to his ascetic communities, commonly known as the Long Rules, or the Great Asceticon.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author: \u003c\/strong\u003eNonna Verna Harrison is Assistant Professor of Church History at St. Paul School of Theology in Kansas City, MO. Among the numerous theological articles she has authored is \"Human Uniqueness and Human Unity,\" in \u003cem\u003eAbba: The Tradition of Orthodoxy in the West\u003c\/em\u003e (SVS Press).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cheader\u003e\n\u003ch5 class=\"productReview-title\" itemprop=\"name\"\u003eClear outline of our situation\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"productReview-author\"\u003ePosted by Michael on 29th Jul 2021\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/header\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"productReview-body abc\" itemprop=\"reviewBody\"\u003eWhat more can be said? St Basil lays our situation in all clarity, to equip and exhort us to war against the passions. 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Mayer pinpoints several conceptual shifts that identified and shaped this cult: the imitation of Christ's own death; the creedal declaration \"I am a Christian\"; the sense of privilege bestowed upon martyrs; the ritual purity of relics; public veneration of the departed; and places made holy by martyrs' blood.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis rich collection includes homilies on martyrs Meletius, Eustathius, Lucian, Phocas, Juventinus and Maximinus, Ignatius, Eleazar (and the seven boys), Bernike, Prosdoke and Domnina, Barlaam, Drosis, and Romanus. It also includes speeches on Egyptian martyrs and on all the martyrs. To round out the volume, a letter written by John from exile concerning the use of martyr relics in a mission context and a letter in Latin in which Vigilius, Bishop of Tridentum, offers fresh Italian relics to John have been included.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe cult of the saints is still very much alive in Roman Catholic and Eastern Christian piety. There are still parts of the world where the cult is observed in ways that differ little from those which were established at its very beginning. 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Its stylistic brilliance demonstrates the appropriateness of St. John's enduring title, \"the golden-mouthed.\" Yet the rhetorical eloquence of the work is not simply camouflage for lack of substance. As Graham Neville observes in his Introduction, Chrysostom \"had a mind both practical and idealistic, that brought into close connection the evils and injustices of the world and the perfection of moral life demanded by the gospel.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChrysostom's unique gift for linking concrete observation and theological vision is nowhere more evident than in \u003cem\u003eOn the Priesthood\u003c\/em\u003e. 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Very little is known of his life. He probably studied at the school of Edessa. He became a monk and priest. Early in life he began writing and is thought to have composed more than 700 homilies.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJacob, \"flute of the Holy spirit and harp of the faithful church,\" has a great love of the Mother of God. In this volume, four homilies have been chosen from the Syriac texts. The poetry is typological and rooted in Scripture. It offers, as Professor Brock notes in his introduction, an alternative to the \"liberal critical approach to the bible\" or to an excessively fundamentalist approach.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAfter 1500 years of separation from this Oriental Orthodox tradition, so full of Scripture, it seems as if the Holy Spirit is uniting us through the poetic genius of Jacob of Serug.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTranslation by\u003c\/strong\u003e Mary Hansbury.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cheader\u003e\n\u003ch5 class=\"productReview-title\" itemprop=\"name\"\u003eOn the Mother of God\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"productReview-author\"\u003ePosted by Susan Ashbrook Harvey, Brown University on 10th Jun 2020\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/header\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"productReview-body abc\" itemprop=\"reviewBody\"\u003eJacob of Serug is among the very finest of the west Syrian theologians and poets... His simplicity makes these texts easily accessible to a lay audience, although it in no way diminishes their doctrinal import. 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In these poems, he speaks of the joys and frustrations of his own life; he reveals his inner questioning about the purpose and values of life in the face of sin and mortality, and his ultimate faith in Christ as redeeming and reconciling all things. St. Gregory's poetry has often been compared with St. Augustine's Confessions, as showing a peculiarly modern interest in the self. The translations here presented allow the reader to see that self-reflection in its theological context.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhile St. Gregory of Nazianzus' poetry has recently begun to appear in English translations, this is the first book to provide an affordable translation of his major doctrinal poems. 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A brilliant orator and accomplished poet, he placed before the Church his interpretation of the sublime mystery of the God revealed as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. These five sermons, probably delivered as a series at the small chapel of the Resurrection in Constantinople, where Gregory was the bishop in charge of loyal \"Nicenes,\" contain his penetrating teaching. The English translation aims to capture for the present-day reader something of the atmosphere of intellectual excitement and spiritual exhilaration experienced by his first listeners. 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In this fine Christian poetry, the author expresses his awareness of the sacramental character of the created world, and of the potential of everything in it to act as a witness and pointer to the Creator. God's two witnesses, says Ephrem, are, \"Nature, through man's use of it, [and] Scripture, through his reading it.\" In his writing, Ephrem posits an inherent link between the material and spiritual worlds.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSt. Ephrem's mode of theological discussion is essentially Biblical and Semitic in character. He uses types and symbols to express meanings or relations, to reveal something that is otherwise hidden, particularly in expressing the connections between the Old Testament and the New, between this world and the heavenly, between the New Testament and the sacraments, and between the sacraments and the end of the world. Because his theology is not tied to a particular cultural or philosophical background, but operates by means of imagery and symbolism basic to all human experience, the theological vision expressed in his hymns has a freshness and immediacy even today.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author:  \u003c\/strong\u003eSebastian Brock is a Fellow of Wolfson College, Oxford, and University Lecturer in Aramaic and Syriac.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReviews:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cheader\u003e\u003cheader\u003e\n\u003ch5 class=\"productReview-title\" itemprop=\"name\"\u003eHymns on Paradise\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"productReview-author\"\u003ePosted by Susan Ashbrook Harvey, Sobornost on 10th Jun 2020\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/header\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"productReview-body abc\" itemprop=\"reviewBody\"\u003eOccasionally there comes a book which is a gift to scholars and lay people alike. 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In this short piece, Maximus discusses many diverse themes, including God's relation to the cosmos, monastic discipline and life, scriptural difficulties, and his vision of the consummated universe in relation to the incarnate Word of God. The work is arranged into two hundred “chapters,” which are often pithy pearls of wisdom coming from the respected figure of an elder or abbot. Chapters tend to address a range of issues monks would face in the course of their spiritual progress. 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He saw this triumphal procession as Christ’s, as he went to a conquering death. As Christ’s death brought about reconciliation between Jew and Gentile, Ignatius hoped that his death, united with Christ’s, would bring about reconciliation within and among the churches to which he wrote.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTwo centuries later, when the Arian controversy further divided the Antiochene church, an unknown writer took on the persona of Ignatius to appeal for peace.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs today the church is more than ever divided, Fr Stewart presents a fresh English version of both Ignatius and his imitator, with the Greek of Ignatius, and concise introductions to the letters. 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Huisking Professor of Theology at the University of Notre Dame on 10th Jun 2020\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/header\u003e\n\u003cp itemprop=\"reviewBody\" class=\"productReview-body abc\"\u003ePastoral Rule has served for generations of Christian readers in East and West as a moving, comprehensive description of ministry in the Church. This new translation by George Demacopoulos -- the first in English in more than fifty years -- is lively and accurate, and makes this early Christian classic once again available to us all... 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