An Outline Of Orthodox Patristic Dogmatics2 reviews John S. Romanides Orthodox Research Institute, 2004 Expressing the Christian Faith, in its Mere Orthodoxy + Good for fast reference "One of the major and permanent goals of a theologian, who wants to express the Christian faith, as it is held by the Orthodox Catholic tradition, is to be able to do justice to history as well as to 'systematic' thought addressed to contemporaries" John Meyendorff, Forward to Zizioulas' Being as ...             The Inner Kingdom: Volume 1 of the Collected Works7 reviews Kallistos Ware St Vladimirs Seminary Press, 2000 At the feet of a Bishop + Great Insight From A Great Theologian. + Wise, warm: wonderful + A wonderful collection + The Inner Kingdom of an exploratory Orthodox Bishop             The Orthodox Way31 reviews Kallistos Ware St Vladimirs Seminary Pr, 1995 ... should be called "The Christian Way" ... it's that Good + Helped me learn about Orthodoxy + Great companion to The Orthodox Church... + Get your highlighters out! + Great for seekers!             The Status and Ministry of the Laity in the Orthodox Church Ioannes N. Karmires, Evie Marie Zachariades-Holmberg Holy Cross Orthodox Press, 1992             Being As Communion: Studies in Personhood and the Church (Contemporary Greek Theologians Series, No 4)8 reviews John D. Zizioulas St Vladimirs Seminary Pr, 1997 Absolutely M A S S I V E + A deep work + Paradigm-shifting book + once upon a time + Communion in the Mystical Body of Christ             Women Deacons in the Orthodox Church: Called to Holiness and Ministry4 reviews Kyriaki Karidoyanes Fitzgerald Holy Cross Orthodox Press, 1998 "...This book is a must read." + A Necessary Resource for Christian Ministries + "..Significant and thought provoking...worthy of attention." + We take joy in [this] published work now in publication.             Happy in the Lord: The Beatitudes for Everyday Thomas FitzGerald Holy Cross Orthodox Press, 2005 The Beatitudes contain many of the most important teachings of Jesus, emphasizing the responsibilities of the follower of Christ both to God and to others. For centuries, the Beatitudes have been used for basic instruction in Christian faith and living. Here, the authors explore the eight Beatitudes as they relate to followers of Christ in their everyday experience. Following the model of the ...             The Experience of God : Orthodox Dogmatic Theology Volume 2: The World, Creation and Deification1 review Dimitru Staniloae Holy Cross Orthodox Press, 2000 "For God so loved the world..." Ever since the publication of the first volume to be translated into English of Dumitru Staniloae's great work, The Experience of God: Revelation and Knowledge of the Triune God, I have been impatiently waiting for the arrival of the second volume, on The World, Creation and Deification. Was it ...             Saint Athanasius of Alexandria: Original Research and New Perspectives (Patristic Theological Library) George, Dion. Dragas Orthodox Research Institute, 2005 St. Cyril of Alexandria, St. Athanasius' great successor, tells us: "Our Father Athanasius, of hallowed memory, who adorned the throne of the Church of Alexandria for the whole of forty-six years and arrayed an unconquerable and apostolic knowledge in battle against the sophistries of the unholy heretics and greatly gladdened the world with his writings as by a most fragrant perfume, and all bear ...             Introduction to Eastern Patristic Thought and Orthodox Theology (Theology and Life Series, Vol 30)2 reviews Constantine N. Tsirpanlis Michael Glazier Books, a (former) division of The Liturgical Press, Collegeville, MN, 1990 Theology of the Greek Fathers Introduced. In view of the unity of the Christian churches, a deeper understanding of the Church Fathers, who are held in high esteem in all churches, is very important. It is this thesis that prompts Constantine Tsirpanlis, the president-founder of "The American Institute for Patristic and Byzantine Studies ...             Understanding the Greek Orthodox Church: 4th edition3 reviews Demetrios J. Constantelos Holy Cross Orthodox Press, 2005 EXCELLENT HIGHLY RECOMMENDED + Many reasons to respect Greek Orthodox thought + Good introductory text on the Greek Orthodox Church Mr. Constantelos has done a Major service to Christianity in general and Orthodoxy in particular in presenting this book. He clearly explains in a language that is easy to understand such sujects as 1) The divinity in history 2)The Holy Spirit 3)Life in the Church 4)The Relevance of the Church ...             The Experience of God: Revelation and Knowledge of the Triune God (Orthodox Dogmatic Theology, Volume 1 : ...4 reviews Dumitru Staniloae Holy Cross Orthodox Press, 2005 A work of consummate spiritual beauty and meaning + A deep knwledge of God + Magesterial! A vision of the God who is always greater. + Theology based in love, and experience of Trinity             Ecclesiasticus II: Orthodox Icons, Saints, Feasts And Prayer George Dion Dragas Orthodox Research Institute, 2005             Achieving your potential in Christ, theosis: Plain talks on a major doctrine of orthodoxy1 review Anthony M Coniaris Light and Life Pub. Co, 1993 Helpful This book is exactly what it claims to be: "plain talks" on theosis. It is written for the popular level lay person, and does an outstanding job presenting the Orthodox concept of deification, or theosis, in easily understood language. Of course, it lacks some of the profundity of, say, Gregory ...             The Freedom of Morality (Contemporary Greek Theologians, No 3)2 reviews Chrestos Giannaras St. Vladimir's Seminary Press, 1984 Profound + Individual or Person? The problem that Yannaras exposes and addresses is that life (i.e., an ethical life for a Christian) is not about trappings, coverings, appearances or behaviors of Man; Christian life is about the existential Man. If the man beneath the appearances and behaviors is not Christian, is not free and ...             Theology and the Church2 reviews Dumitru Staniloae St. Vladimir's Seminary Press, 1997 Light upon light: a marriage of theology and spirituality + Light upon light: a marriage of theology and spirituality The rather prosaic title of this brilliant book does not convey the wonderful riches of spiritual insight in store for the reader as he or she enters the theological world of Dumitru Staniloae. Staniloae was the greatest Romanian Orthodox theologian of this century. Experts in the field like ...             On the Absence and Unknowability of God: Heidegger and the Areopagite1 review Christos Yannaras, Andrew Louth, ... T. & T. Clark Publishers, 2005 excellent primer... but only a primer I bought this (wickedly expensive) little book not the least because I'm determined to read "the best and the brightest" in Eastern Orthodox theology, but also because the subject matter -- our apophatic knowledge of God -- was highly pertinent to continuing a discussion I had/am having with a ...             Wholeness of Faith and Life: Orthodox Christian Ethics: Patristic Ethics (Wholeness of Faith and Life: ... Stanley S. Harakas Holy Cross Orthodox Press, 1999 Wholeness of Faith Wholeness of Faith and Life is a collection of sixteen essays on themes that seek to explain various aspects of Orthodox Christian ethics. Selected areas of personal, ecclesial, and social ethics from the life and thought of the Orthodox Christian tradition are examined, pro-viding the reader with an insight to some aspects of the way of the Orthodox Church reflects and opines ...             Deification in Christ: Orthodox Perspectives on the Nature of the Human Person (Contemporary Greek ...1 review Panayiotis Nellas St. Vladimir's Seminary Press, 1987 Best Book on the Subject This book is perhaps the best work in the English language articulating the Eastern Christian (Orthodox) view of anthropology. I was amazed at the depth and insight in this book, concerning everything from sexuality to marriage, from how we came to have our bodily functions to how we are saved. And ...             Introduction to Eastern Patristic Thought and Orthodox Theology (Theology and Life Series, Vol 30)2 reviews Constantine N. Tsirpanlis Michael Glazier Books, a (former) division of The Liturgical Press, Collegeville, MN, 1990 Theology of the Greek Fathers Introduced. In view of the unity of the Christian churches, a deeper understanding of the Church Fathers, who are held in high esteem in all churches, is very important. It is this thesis that prompts Constantine Tsirpanlis, the president-founder of "The American Institute for Patristic and Byzantine Studies ...