On the Incarnation: De Incarnatione Verbi Dei (Popular Patristics Series)13 reviews St. Athanasius St. Vladimir's Seminary Press, 1996 Mandatory Reading for Every Christian + The same yesterday, today, forever + Athanasius + A great introductory work to the early church fathers. + Great Book, So-so Translation             Origen: An Exortation to Martyrdom, Prayer, and Selected Works8 reviews Origen, Rowan A. Greer, ... Paulist Press, 1979 Intellectual reverence and the spiritual sense. + A good introduction, a good translation, and a good selection of works + Best Intro to a Tough Thinker + Good selection of works from a brilliant Christian thinker + With Origen on Prayer and Martyrdom             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             For the Life of the World: Sacraments and Orthodoxy22 reviews Alexander Schmemann St. Vladimir's Seminary Press, 1997 Profound Sacramental Theology. A Must Read. + True Orthodox Christianity + If you could only buy one book about Christianity...... + Amazing Scholarship + Phenomenal             Imperial Unity and Christian Divisions: The Church, 450-680 Ad (Church History ; 2)3 reviews John Meyendorff St. Vladimir's Seminary Press, 1988 Christian division survived the vanished Empire + Things you never knew... + Roman Imperial government and the church History of Church Dogma To write a record of these schismatic and tiring years of the Church, when thousands of Egyptians and Syrians paid their life in defense of their miaphysite belief of the hypostatic union of Christ's incarnate nature, the ecclesiastic history writer needs to master ...             The Mystical Theology of the Eastern Church12 reviews Vladimir Lossky St. Vladimir's Seminary Press, 1997 Superb and Serious + an ever-greater plenitude, + Lossky is brilliant + This work gets at the heart of Christian mysticism + The best technical introduction in English             Credo: Historical and Theological Guide to Creeds and Confessions of Faith in the Christian Tradition5 reviews Jaroslav Pelikan Yale University Press, 2005 "I believe in One God..." + Impeccable Scholarsip and Eminently Readable + Highly Recommended + You don't have to be a scholar to appreciate this book + Seeing is believing...             St. Cyril of Alexandria: The Christological Controversy : Its History, Theology, and Texts5 reviews John Anthony McGuckin St. Vladimir's Seminary Press, 2004 Expert Cyril Scholar + A Great Contribution to Patristic Scholarship + Detailed and Balanced with Primary Texts + Well-done, with some problems at the end + Remarkably readable             The Philokalia: The Eastern Christian Spiritual Texts--selections Annotated & Explained (SkyLight ...4 reviews Allyne Smith Skylight Paths Publishing, 2006 A very readable selection from a great spiritual classic + Comprehensive collection of early Christian writings + Solid resource for meditation, prayer, and theological understanding + An invaluable addition to spirituality and Christian literature shelves             The Doctrine of Deification in the Greek Patristic Tradition (Oxford Early Christian Studies)6 reviews Norman Russell Oxford University Press, USA, 2006 A Masterpiece of what Historical Discussion of Christian Doctrine should be + The most important and comprehensive work on theosis + Attaining of likeness to God through Kenosis Theognosis + implications of the incarnation and resurrection + The Most Complete Overview of Theosis             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 Meaning of Tradition5 reviews Yves Congar Ignatius Press, 2004 A great short treatise on Tradition + Brief yet profound + Credo Unam Sanctam Catholicam et Apostolicam Ecclesiam + A great introduction on the meaning of Tradition in the Catholic Church + A Clear and Easy to Understand Text             57. John Cassian: The Conferences (Ancient Christian Writers)5 reviews Paulist Press, 1997 Must read for all Christians + Unconfused Christianity + My favorite book + The Ancient Christian Writers Series. . . + Read by St. Thomas Aquinas Every Day!             Evagrius Ponticus: The Praktikos Chapters on Prayer (Cistercian Studies Series)4 reviews Evagrius Ponticus Cistercian Publications, 1980 Essential reading + Excellent treatise on Evagrius' The Praktikos&Chapters On Prayer + Very good resource + An Evagrian Renewal Essay of Ascetic Life and Contemplative Prayer             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 ...             Athanasius: The Life of Antony (HarperCollins Spiritual Classics)1 review Harpercollins Spiritual Classics HarperOne, 2006 Life of the founder of the Desert Fathers movement I read that this is a classic still used in seminaries so I'm surprised that there are no reviews! Antony was an Egyptian hermit who gave away all his belongings as a teen to go live in search of God. He found many other holy men living on the outskirts of towns and learned from them, fasting and ...             Orthodox Prayer Life: The Interior Way10 reviews Matthew the Poor St. Vladimir's Seminary Press, 2004 A very instructive book on prayer + My prayers have been answered on "how to pray"! + Real meaning + A heartfelt testimonial on prayer + great fast service             Athanasius: The Life of Antony (HarperCollins Spiritual Classics)1 review Harpercollins Spiritual Classics HarperOne, 2006 Life of the founder of the Desert Fathers movement I read that this is a classic still used in seminaries so I'm surprised that there are no reviews! Antony was an Egyptian hermit who gave away all his belongings as a teen to go live in search of God. He found many other holy men living on the outskirts of towns and learned from them, fasting and ...             Orthodox Prayer Life: The Interior Way10 reviews Matthew the Poor St. Vladimir's Seminary Press, 2004 A very instructive book on prayer + My prayers have been answered on "how to pray"! + Real meaning + A heartfelt testimonial on prayer + great fast service             Evagrius Ponticus: The Praktikos Chapters on Prayer (Cistercian Studies Series)4 reviews Evagrius Ponticus Cistercian Publications, 1980 Essential reading + Excellent treatise on Evagrius' The Praktikos&Chapters On Prayer + Very good resource + An Evagrian Renewal Essay of Ascetic Life and Contemplative Prayer