St. Nectarios is a well known and much loved saint of the twentieth century. This is the first of any of his writings to be translated into English being taken from the epilogue of his book Concerning the Immortality of the Soul. Illustrated with full colour photographs and pen and ink drawings.

A very readable text of the standard collection of the words and deeds of the Desert Fathers now available in English. A classic source of inspiration from the lives of men & women in first centuries of Christianity. Topics include self-abasement, humility, manual work, material goods, worship, psalmody, behaviour in church, prayer and work.

A very readable text of the standard collection of the words and deeds of the Desert Fathers now available in English. A classic source of inspiration from the lives of men & women in first centuries of Christianity. Topics include self-abasement, humility, manual work, material goods, worship, psalmody, behaviour in church, prayer and work.

A companion volume to Victory in the Unseen Warfare. Based upon the classic sixteenth century treatise Spiritual Combat as adapted by St. Nicodemus of the Holy Mountain.

A collection of spiritual counsels by Macarius, the second of the Optina startsy, this title shows how the practical wisdom of the desert fathers was applied to 19th Century Russian life.

An exploration of prayer,fasting and alms-giving as aids to theosis i.e. Becoming partakers of the Divine nature.

A commentary on the Lord`s Prayer given on Radio Liberty to listeners in the former Soviet Union.Talks about the purpose and measure of whole life

The popular contemporary Romanian theologian shows how only the Christian teaching of God as a Trinity of persons with a single essence can provide a basis for a spirituality which makes possible a real union between God and man. This works seeks to show not only the theological understanding of such a union but also to guide the reader towards its practical attainment.

Texts on contemplative stillness and union with God written by spiritual masters of the fourth and fifth century. It has renewed the life of Orthodox monastism in the world.

Texts on contemplative stillness and union with God written by spiritual masters of the fourth and fifth century. They have renewed the life of Orthodox monasticism in the world.

A forceful exhortation to Orthodox Christians to uphold the uniqueness of their traditions and not to be overly influenced by the surrounding Roman Catholic and/or Protestant religious cultures of Western countries.

The history and development of the Jesus Prayer from the Desert Fathers through the ages to Mount Athos. Discusses the modern revival in the 19th and 20th centuries. Explains how it can be used by the individual believer today.

Instructions to a particular group of women on the spiritual life it is subtitled Teachings on the Spiritual Life. He includes: how the heart is purified, inner suffering, spiritual zeal, how to train oneself to pray, and mystical union with God. St. Theophane had the gift of encouragement for those on the spiritual path.

St. Theophan was one of nineteenth century Russia`s most popular spiritual writers.

The only English translation of the most complete version of the Apophthegmata Patrum, a compilation of sayings from the desert monks of Egypt, Syria, and Palestine in the fourth to sixth century.

This newly published book contains a discussion of the role of a spiritual director by a popular contemporary Greek Orthodox theologian, an excellent chapter on the misuse of spiritual authority and clergy sexual misconduct. Gives seventy-five pages of patristic sources on spiritual direction.

A contemporary look at the Beatitudes of Jesus by two theologians: she is also a psychologist; he is also a a priest.

A profound introduction to the Orthodox sacrament of confession explaining in depth how to prepare for your confession, how to present your confession with your confessor, and what to do afterwards.

Wisdom from Mount Athos from one of its most respected and prolific writers.