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  • Mystagogy

    A Monastic Reading of Dionysius Areopagita

    by Alexander Golitzin ...
    Series Book 250 - Cistercian Studies Series
    Mystagogy: A Monastic Reading of Dionysius Areopagita proposes an interpretation of the Pseudo-Dionysian corpus in light of the liturgical and ascetic tradition that defined the author and his audience. Characterized by both striking originality and remarkable fidelity to the patristic and late neoplatonic traditions, the Dionysian corpus is a coherent and unified structure, whose core and pivot ... Read more

    $52.79 CAD

  • The A to Z of the Orthodox Church

    by Michael Prokurat, Michael D. Peterson, Alexander Golitzin ...
    Series series The A to Z Guide Series
    Of the three major branches of Christianity, Orthodoxy is the least known and most misunderstood. The A to Z of the Orthodox Church provides students, researchers, and specialists with a desk encyclopedia of the theology and theologians, saints, sinners, places and events of the Eastern Church. Two millennia of the religion are surveyed in over five hundred concise entries, concentrating primarily ... Read more

    $62.29 CAD

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  • Religious Literacy

    What Every American Needs to Know--And Doesn't

    by Stephen Prothero ...
    The United States is one of the most religious places on earth, but it is also a nation of shocking religious illiteracy.Only 10 percent of American teenagers can name all five major world religions and 15 percent cannot name any.Nearly two-thirds of Americans believe that the Bible holds the answers to all or most of life's basic questions, yet only half of American adults can name even one of ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

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  • The Orthodox Church

    An Introduction to its History, Doctrine, and Spiritual Culture

    by John Anthony McGuckin ...
    This important work offers the most comprehensive and up-to-date account of the Orthodox Church available, providing a detailed account of its historical development, as well as exploring Orthodox theology and cultureWritten by one of the leading Orthodox historians and theologians in the English-speaking worldOffers an in-depth engagement with the issues surrounding Orthodoxy's relationship to ... Read more

    $52.99 CAD

  • The Desert Fathers

    Sayings of the Early Christian Monks

    Edited by Benedicta Ward ...
    The Desert Fathers were the first Christian monks, living in solitude in the deserts of Egypt, Palestine, and Syria. In contrast to the formalised and official theology of the "founding fathers" of the church, the Desert Fathers were ordinary Christians who chose to renounce the world and live lives of celibacy, fasting, vigil, prayer and poverty in direct and simple response to the gospel. Their ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • Meditations for Great Lent

    Reflections on the Triodion

    by Vassilios Papavassiliou ...
    The Lenten Triodion exhorts us, “Let us observe a fast acceptable and pleasing to the Lord.” Using hymns from the Triodion and the Scripture readings appointed for the season, Meditations for Great Lent shows us how to make our fast acceptable: to fast not only from food but from sin; to fast with love and humility, as a means to an end and not an end in itself. Keep this gem of a book with you to ... Read more

    $13.73 CAD

  • The Rule of Benedict

    by St Benedict ...
    Translated by Carolinne White ...
    Founder of a monastery at Monte Cassino, between Rome and Naples, in the sixth century, St Benedict intended his Rule to be a practical guide to Christian monastic life. Based on the key precepts of humility, obedience and love, its aim is to create a harmonious and efficient religious community in which individuals can make progress in the Christian virtues and gain eternal life. Here, Benedict ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • Eastern Orthodox Christianity

    A Western Perspective

    by Daniel Clendenin ...
    In this reliable and engaging survey, Daniel Clendenin introduces Protestants to Eastern Orthodox history and theology with the hope that the two groups will come to see their traditions as complementary and learn to approach one another with a "hermeneutic of love" that fosters "mutual respect, toleration, and even support."This revised edition includes a new preface, a new chapter, and an ... Read more

    $20.79 CAD

  • Life in a Medieval Monastery

    The Monks of Durham Cathedral

    by Anne Boyd ...
    A fascinating glimpse into the world of Medieval Monasticism.Durham Cathedral is one of the most complete sets of monastic buildings in Europe, housing clues to the life of a prominent and thriving medieval Benedictine community.Through its buildings, and the books, treasures and records housed within, the world of Durham’s monastic past comes alive once more, offering clues to the history of this ... Read more

    $5.99 CAD

  • The Waters of Siloe

    by Thomas Merton ...
    From the author of The Seven Storey Mountain, this book looks at an order of Catholic monks dating back to eleventh-century France."The word 'Trappist' has become synonymous with 'ascetic' and definitely indicates a monk who leads a very hard life. But . . . Penance and asceticism are not ends in themselves. If monks never succeeded in being more than pious athletes, they do not fulfill their ... Read more

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  • Quakers

    by Peter Furtado ...
    Series Book 752 - Shire Library
    Though there have never been many Quakers, these small numbers belie the sect's tremendous impact, both historical and contemporary.Quakerism has produced an astonishing and disproportionate number of eminent thinkers, scientists, industrialists and businessmen, who are united not only by their success but by their commitment to philanthropy and social justice. Quakers also played an important ... Read more

    $12.19 CAD

  • Thomas Merton

    Early Essays, 1947-1952

    by Jonathan Montaldo, Patrick F. O'Connell ...
    Series Book 266 - Cistercian Studies Series
    This volume gathers together twelve essays that Thomas Merton wrote for various journals between 1947 and 1952, the years that saw the publication of his best-selling autobiography The Seven Storey Mountain, his ordination to the priesthood, and his initial appointment as spiritual and intellectual guide of the young monks at the Abbey of Gethsemani. The essays, most of which have never been ... Read more

    $19.79 CAD