The Orthodox Book Club

[Suzannah]

Where members discuss their latest Orthodox bestsellers from the last 2000 years....



Enjoy

 

[Reader Nilus]

Where members discuss their latest Orthodox bestsellers from the last 2000 years....



Enjoy

And maybe some that were not bestsellers.
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[Suzannah]

And maybe some that were not bestsellers.
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Could it be that they didn't sell well because they were just too sensational?

 

[Reader Nilus]

St Ambrose of Optinia would be good, but the book about him is very rare now, although excellent.
STARETZ AMVROSY: Model for Dostoevesky's Zossima by John Dunlop
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[Nickolai]

A great book to read is:
Orthodox Dogmatic Theology
by: Fr. Michael Pomazansky

I've learned a lot from it so far.

 

[MariaRegina]

The Mountain of Silence

by Kyriacos Markides

and available through www.Amazon.com in paperback

[p.s. I don't work for Amazon.com]

 

[Nickolai]

The Mountain of Silence

by Kyriacos Markides

and available through www.Amazon.com in paperback

[p.s. I don't work for Amazon.com]

I second that, Great book. The stories of Elder Pasious are amazing. I like the one about the bear the most.

 

[Marjorie]

I love The Mountain of Silence as well. Also, Pomazansky's book was probably the first book I read on Orthodoxy.

Has anyone else here read this book by Peter France called A Place of Healing for the Soul: Patmos? I found it at some bookstore somewhere, in the travel writing section, but it's actually more of a conversion story from agnosticism to Orthodox Christianity. It's short and simple and I quite liked it.

In IC XC,
Marjorie

 

[tizziale]

I loved the Mountain of Silence. I just started Way of the Ascetics and it too is great.

rusty

 

[Reader Nilus]

I recommend the A Night in the Desert of the Holy Mountain by Met. HIEROTHEOS (Vlachos).
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[nicodemus]

Has anyone else here read this book by Peter France called A Place of Healing for the Soul: Patmos? I found it at some bookstore somewhere, in the travel writing section, but it's actually more of a conversion story from agnosticism to Orthodox Christianity. It's short and simple and I quite liked it.

Haven't read it yet, but I own it. I've been considering starting it for a while.

 

[ExOrienteLux]

How about the good old standby The Way of a Pilgrim ?

 

[Thomas C.]

Here's one I heard was good, haven't read it...yet

Pilgrimage to Dzhvari: A Woman's Journey of Spiritual Awakening
by Valeria Alfeyeva

 

[Reader Nilus]

Here's one I heard was good, haven't read it...yet

Pilgrimage to Dzhvari: A Woman's Journey of Spiritual Awakening
by Valeria Alfeyeva

That is a great book, and one that would be very good for non-Christians as well! I highly recommend it!
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[Suzannah]

I recommend the A Night in the Desert of the Holy Mountain by Met. HIEROTHEOS (Vlachos).
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Can't wait to read it....

Try this one: (if you can get it; it's from a publisher in Greece):
Elder Paisios of the Holy Mountain by Priestmonk Christodoulos.

 

[Vasya Davidovich]

Hmmmm. Quick thoughts (some of my favourites):

Old standby:
Philokalia
The Sayings of the Desert Fathers,translated by Benedicta Ward.

New but good:
Way of the Ascetics, by Tito Colliander
Come Follow Me: Orthodox Monasticism in Moldavia, by Mother Cassiana

Can someone give me a run-through of what River of Fire is about? I found it referenced a couple times in the Testimonies sticky.

-Vasya.

 

[xsearnold]

Anyone read Dancing Alone by Frank Schaeffer?

 

[Suzannah]

Anyone read Dancing Alone by Frank Schaeffer?

Yes. This is a very good book. It has been criticised for Franks' frustrated tone throughout, but over all, a very good read in my opinion. Thanks for listing it here!

 

[Suzannah]

Hmmmm. Quick thoughts (some of my favourites):

Old standby:
Philokalia
The Sayings of the Desert Fathers,translated by Benedicta Ward.

New but good:
Way of the Ascetics, by Tito Colliander
Come Follow Me: Orthodox Monasticism in Moldavia, by Mother Cassiana

Can someone give me a run-through of what River of Fire is about? I found it referenced a couple times in the Testimonies sticky.

-Vasya.

Hi Vasya,

Re: River of Fire: I haven't read this book, but I have seen it mentioned also, as a good resource. I hope someone will post their thoughts on it as I have thought about getting it myself. Thanks for your other recommendations! The one by Mother Cassiana sounds really interesting!

 

[gzt]

River of Fire is a short polemic work, maybe 30 pages, about God's love, the nature of hell, and whether evil comes from God. His method is to contrast a Western conception of God which claims He is the author of evil and delights in our suffering with the Orthodox knowledge of God. The Western outlook he criticizes is a bit of a strawman, and I believe the true Western picture is far closer to the Orthodox picture, but the strawman does haunt all Western thought and one must be aware of it.