This study focuses on the vital role of Holy Tradition within the life of the Orthodox Church. Special attention is given to how Holy Tradition serves as the common font of the shared spiritual and liturgical life, as well as the theological teachings, that unite all Orthodox as one. Topics such as 'Christ as the Core of Holy Tradition', 'Tradition as the Life of the Holy Spirit in the Church', 'Tradition as Personal Participation', 'Holy Tradition and Holy Scripture' and the proper relationship between Tradition and ethnic customs are discussed. Based on Holy Scripture and patristic teaching, this study refers to the writings of a wide variety of Orthodox theologians, especially from Eastern European backgrounds.

Holy Tradition

Religion & Spirituality

HARRY BOOSALIS

Christian Books & Bibles

St. Tikhon's Monastery Press

Officially known as the "Service Books of the Orthodox Church", this title contains the complete services of the three main Divine Liturgies of the Eastern Orthodox Church: the Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, the Liturgy of St. Basil, and the Presanctified Liturgy of St. Gregory, the Pope of Rome. Comes with a red ribbon and contains various appendices for festal variations, Paschal variations, dismissals, a menologion, and pre- and post-communion prayers.

Service Books of the Orthodox Church

John Chrysostom

Basil the Great

Gregory Dialogos

Man tends to see time as a factor in life that needs no explanation, and thinks that he knows what it is. But when he happens to ask questions about the nature of time and tries to define it, he becomes aware of his inability to do so. The question of man's correct orientation in his life is, in fact, a question of his correct orientation in time; and correct orientation in time presupposes a moving towards, and an examination of, the possibilities and perspectives afford by time. Time is offered to man as a context for his dealings and encounters with his neighbor and with God. Time is also seen as the place where the love of God is revealed. Within time man shows, or fails to show, love for his neighbor. Finally, it is within time that man achieves, or fails to achieve his proper orientation within the world around him. This book includes discussions on such issues as the problem of time, space and time, Christ and time, Church and time, the transfiguration of time and liturgical time - among others. In addressing such topics, the author shows how these are not simply abstract theological issues, but that they indeed affect the entire spiritual orientation of man. Georgios I. Mantzaridis is one of the foremost Orthodox theologians of our day. Born in Thessaloniki, Greece in 1935, he is Professor of Ethics and Sociology of Christianity at the Theological School of the Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki. Professor Mantzaridis is the author of numerous books, many of which have been translated into several languages. His main works available in English include The Deification of Man (New York, 1984) and Orthodox Spiritual Life (Brookline, Mass., 1994). His textbooks on Christian Ethics and Sociology of Christianity are considered by many Orthodox scholars to be classics in their fields.

Time and Man

Georgios I. Mantzaridis

Wisdom for Today from the Early Church: A Foundational Study provides a fascinating, inspiring, and eye-opening entranceway into the theological and spiritual riches of Christ's Church in the first five centuries of the Christian era. And it makes clear how these insights are highly relevant for our life as Orthodox Christians today, and how they can not only inspire us in our personal relationship with our LORD and all His Saints, but also how they can equip us for living and proclaiming the historic Faith in the midst of our increasingly anti-Christian society and culture. The book addresses ten of the most important themes of the life of the Early Church, as seen in the Table of Contents: Chapter One: An Orthodox Understanding of the Book of Acts Chapter Two: The Apostolic Fathers Teach and Encourage the Faithful Chapter Three: The Apologists Explain and Defend the Faith to the Surrounding Society Chapter Four: St. Irenaeus Meets the Challenge of the Gnostics Chapter Five: The Church Meets the Challenge of the Montanists Chapter Six: Tertullian and the Dangers of the Sectarian Mind-Set Chapter Seven: The Canonization of the New Testament: The Church Decides Chapter Eight: The Rise of Papal Presumption Chapter Nine: The Holy Martyrs Live and Die for Christ Chapter Ten: The Rise of Monasticism, the New Martyrdom; and the Wisdom of the Desert Fathers and Mothers

Wisdom for Today From the Early Church: A Foundational Study

David C. Ford

The Hieratikon from St. Tikhon's Monastery Press contains Vespers, Compline, Midnight Office, Matins, and the Hours, given in all their forms: Sunday, festal, daily, Lenten, for the Departed, and Paschal; Magnifications and Matins Prokimena; Dismissals; Monthly calendar; Censing patterns. All the texts needed by priest and deacon are provided, put in the context of a brief account of the singers' and readers' parts of the service, so that the clergy can use this book to follow along as a service is progressing. The different variations of each service used throughout the year (festal, daily, Lenten, etc.) are each laid out in their own section, so there is little confusion while following the order of service. To keep the book compact, not every litany and prayer is printed in full in each section, but a page cross reference is always provided. The Hieratikon's rubrics were carefully written to provide clear and detailed, but succinct, descriptions of the Russian liturgical practice inherited by the O.C.A. from her mother Church. Translation The Hieratikon uses translations already well-known in the OCA and the wider Orthodox community in America, using the traditional style of liturgical English, and with the texts carefully compared to Greek and Slavonic for accuracy. Physical properties 6 x 3.75 x .75 inches (pocket sized) 336 pp. Smyth sewn binding hard cover, bonded leather gilded page edges 40 lb. opaque, high quality paper three ribbons text in red and black ink Painstaking typographical design Dozens of hand-drawn icons and decorations

Hieratikon: Office book for Priest and Deacon - Pocket size

In Disputations with Pyrrhus, Saint Maximus the Confessor (A.D. 580-662) articulates the faith of the apostles, detailing the perfect natures and wills of the Incarnate Logos, Jesus Christ. Shedding light on the fullness of Christian life, Saint Maximus reveals God as One Who repeats all of the natural stages of humanity itself, but not only humanity as a whole but the stages of life of each individual human being in particular, illumining the mystery of our salvation as perfect union within Christ through His Church. An important document combating heresies against full union of man in God, the Disputations with Pyrrhus offers invaluable insight into the salvation of both man and cosmos through the Incarnate Word of God revealed to us in the Mystery of the Church.

Disputations with Pyrrhus by Saint Maximus the Confessor (2014-11-08)

Saint Maximus the Confessor

Not really a 'hymnal' in the traditional sense but rather a 238-page anthology of traditional chant melodies in the mainstream Slavic tradition, written on one staff, and arranged so that it may be sung satisfactorily by one, two, three, or four voices. This edition is the first volume in English that attempts to rival the existing Slavonic obikhods both in terms of comprehensiveness and in terms of easy adaptability to small ensembles or solo chanters.

A Common Book of Church Hymns: Divine Liturgy (Orthodox)

Benedict Sheehan

Dr. Harry Boosalis, in this concise text, presents us with the Scriptural and Patristic teaching of the Church on the heavenly hosts of angels, the devil and his demons, and the enigma of evil. He offers a rich deposit of Tradition in simplified language, in a clear and concise style, but with an extensive body of scholarly documentation in the footnotes.

Angels and Demons: A Patristic Perspective

Hieratikon: Volume II Liturgy Book for Priests & Deacons

Vitaly Permiakov

Letting St. John Chrysostom (349-407) speak for himself through extensive quotations in the author's original translations, this book brings forth St. John's visionary and practical wisdom concerning marriage, consecrated virginity, and women's roles in family, society, and the Church. This revised and expanded 20th Anniversary Edition includes two new appendices, presenting Chrysostom's Letter to the Italian Women and his teaching regarding various forms of sexual sin.

Women & Men in the Early Church: The Vision of St. John Chrysostom

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