Elder Ambrose of Optina

Elder Ambrose of Optina
Author: Sergius Chetverikov
Publisher: St. Xenia Skete Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1997
Genre: Christian saints
ISBN: 9780938635604

Living Without Hypocrisy

Living Without Hypocrisy
Author: Optina Elders
Publisher: Holy Trinity Publications
Total Pages: 158
Release: 2013-12-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0884653684

Now in its second printing, this modest work is an anthology of spiritual advice given by various of the nineteenth-century teachers of Optina Monastery in central Russia, organized thematically under headings such as spiritual warfare, the love of neighbor, faith, the will of God, the education of children, the commandments of God, the path of salvation, etc. Each piece of advice varies in length from a single sentence to a full paragraph. Pithy, immediately accessible, and universally applicable, these counsels resemble the sayings of the ancient Desert Fathers. Appropriate both for prolonged study and for daily devotional reading.

Elder Nektary of Optina

Elder Nektary of Optina
Author: I M Kontsevich
Publisher: Saint Herman Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1998
Genre: Christian saints
ISBN: 9780938635598

Optina Monastery began its revival in the early 1800's and was a thriving center of spirituality until 1923, when the Communists forcibly closed it. Elder Nektary was the last elder to live at Optina and he was arrested and expelled. His entire life is told here with emphasis on his development as an elder, and contains sections on his spiritual counsels through letters and anecdotes of his life.

Indication of the Way Into the Kingdom of Heaven

Indication of the Way Into the Kingdom of Heaven
Author: Saint Innokentiĭ (Metropolitan of Moscow and Kolomna)
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2013
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780884653035

Originally published in the Aleut (Eskimo) language in 1833, this book is a simple yet challenging introduction to Christianity from one of the greatest teachers of the Russian Orthodox Church: sainted Russian Bishop and missionary Innocent Veniaminov. Timeless and universal, this updated edition--which includes a new section entitled "Points for Reflection" at the end of each chapter--discusses what it means to know God and have a relationship with Jesus. It will appeal to those seeking to understand their own faith more fully.

The Way of a Pilgrim

The Way of a Pilgrim
Author: Andrew Louth
Publisher: Penguin UK
Total Pages: 221
Release: 2017-11-30
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0241201365

By the mercy of God I am a Christian, by my deeds a great sinner, by calling a homeless wanderer of the lowliest origins, roaming from place to place. Here, see my belongings: a bag of dry crusts on my back and the Holy Bible in my breast pocket; that's it. In 1884 there appeared in Russia a slim volume containing four short tales. They told of a pilgrim, a lone wanderer, led by his quiet curiosity and a deep spiritual longing to undertake a lifelong journey across the land. A folk hero, a figure familiar from the works of Tolstoy and Leskov, this gentle pilgrim and his simple story would soon travel the world - and would even, much later, traverse the pages of JD Salinger's Franny and Zooey as the 'small pea-green cloth-bound book' that Franny keeps close in her handbag. The pilgrim's ancient journey takes him from a city monastery through forests, fields and the steppes of Siberia. He walks by day and by night, through rains and summer months, finding food and shelter where he can. Along the way, he encounters priests and professors, convicts, nuns and beggars, a tipsy old man in a soldier's greatcoat, from whom he slowly gathers great stores of wisdom and experience. But at the heart of his journey is his time spent praying as he journeys on alone, discovering the peace and consolation that come of constant prayer and silent contemplation. Simple and sincere, The Way of a Pilgrim paints an enduring picture of a life of detachment through wandering and prayer. And, as the pilgrim makes his way through the wilds, he invites us to travel with him, along an ancient path into an immense, mystical landscape.

Leontiev

Leontiev
Author: Nikolaĭ Berdi︠a︡ev
Publisher:
Total Pages: 256
Release: 1940
Genre: Philosophers
ISBN:

The Love of God

The Love of God
Author: Symeon Kholmogorov
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2016
Genre: Christian life
ISBN: 9781887904568

St. Gabriel was a renowned Russian elder of 19th- and early 20th-century Russia. His spiritual path led from Optina Monastery (where he received formative guidance under St. Ambrose, Elder of Optina), to the Seven Lakes Monastery in Kazan, and then to the Spaso-Eleazar Monastery in Pskov, at which time he gave spiritual counsel to Grand Duchess Elizabeth Fydorovna and the sisters of her Martha and Mary Convent in Moscow. After receiving a revelation of God's infinite love for man, he was filled with an overflowing love for God and man, which informed his entire life. This book contains his biography written by his close spiritual son, his teachings and homilies, his letters to his spiritual children, a biography of the author, and an Akathist service to St. Gabriel.--Publisher.

The Departure of the Soul

The Departure of the Soul
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 1112
Release: 2017-04-11
Genre: Athos (Greece)
ISBN: 9781945699009

This book is the first comprehensive presentation of the teachings of over 120 Orthodox Saints and dozens of holy hierarchs, clergy, and theologians on the subject of the soul¿s exodus to the next life. With over 750 pages of source material featuring many rare images and dozens of texts translated into English for the first time, The Departure of the Soul is unique as both the sole reference edition on the subject and a fascinating and spiritually profitable book for anyone seeking insight into one of the greatest mysteries of all. The book also reveals over 100 falsifications, misrepresentations, and errors contained in the publications of authors who oppose the teaching of the Church, thus definitively ending the 40-year controversy in the Church.

God's Revelation to the Human Heart

God's Revelation to the Human Heart
Author: Seraphim Rose
Publisher: Saint Herman Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1987
Genre: Spiritual life
ISBN: 9780938635031

What does man seek in religion, and what should he seek in it? How does God reveal Himself in order to bring man to a knowledge of the Truth? How does suffering help this revelation to occur? These and other questions were discussed by Fr. Seraphim Rose, an Orthodox Christian monk from the mountains of northern California, during a lecture he gave at the University of California, Santa Cruz, in 1981. The contents of this lecture comprise God's Revelation to the Human Heart. Drawing from a variety of sources -- the Holy Scriptures, patristic writings, the lives of both ancient and modern saints, and accounts of persecuted Christians behind the Iron Curtain -- Fr. Seraphim goes to the core of all Christian life: the conversion of the heart of man, which causes it to bum with love for Christ and transforms one into a new being.