RELIGION / Christianity / Orthodox
The History of the Russian Church in Australia
From Siberia to Sydney
The history of the Russian Orthodox Church in Australia is diligently chronicled within the context of a modern culturally diverse society, drawing on extensive archival sources and the author's own life experience. First published in 2006 this new edition includes a substantive new chapter recounting the ongoing story from 2000 through to the end of 2020.
- AvailablePaperback9781942699347536 pages
- AvailableEPUB9781942699460
- AvailableKindle9781942699477
Hieroschemamonk Feofil
Fool-for-Christ's-Sake. Ascetic and Visionary of the Kiev-Caves Lavra
A life of this ascetic and visionary of the Kiev Caves Lavra. Considered by some to be the model for the character of the holy fool in the popular Russian film "Ostrov" (The Island).
This book is printed on demand and therefore, customers who are resellers will receive a lower (short) discount on this title.
- AvailablePaperback9780884650577134 pages
Herman A Wilderness Saint
From Sarov, Russia to Kodiak, Alaska
The memory of St Herman, canonized in 1970, has spread well beyond Alaska. This new work brings to light primary sources that illuminate the story of St Herman and the wider context of the history of Russian colonization in the Pacific northwest. Click here for more details.
- AvailablePaperback9780884651925264 pages
- AvailableEPUB9780884652052257 pages
- AvailableKindle9780884653042257 pages
Healing Humanity
Confronting Our Moral Crisis
This volume gathers responses of a wide array of Orthodox Christian scholars and writers to the moral crisis our world faces. Collectively, the authors remind us that it is only through our participation in the life of Christ that we can find the healing of our humanity through the restoration of His image in us.
- AvailablePaperback9781942699293207 pages
- AvailableEPUB9781942699316192 pages
- AvailableKindle9781942699323192 pages
Harbor for Our Hope
On Acquiring Peace Amidst Suffering
St Ignatius Brianchaninov (1807-1867) struggled with chronic illness and disability through most of his adult life. Thus his own life experience disposed him to reflect on the meaning of suffering and how through it we might find “a harbor for our hope.” His letters, excerpted and organized here thematically, will equally benefit all who suffer.
- AvailablePaperback9780884654223200 pages
- AvailableEPUB9780884654391
- AvailableKindle9780884654407
The Great Canon: The Work of Saint Andrew of Crete
This second edition replaces ISBN: 9780884651192. It uses the traditional English translation of Kallsitos Ware and Motehr Mary. It is theclassic canon of repentance, chanted in during Lent and includes the Life of Mary of Egypt.
- AvailablePaperback978088465452096 pages
- UnspecifiedEPUB9780884654247
- Currently not availableKindle9780884654582
Grammar of the Church Slavonic Language
This is a comprehensive grammar of the Church Slavonic language, covering etymology, parts of speech, and syntax. This English edition was translated from the Russian and includes an explanation of grammatical points that would be taken for granted by a native Russian speaker.
This book is printed in small numbers and therefore, customers who are resellers will receive a lower (short) discount on this title.
- AvailablePaperback9780884650645438 pages
Glorified in America
Laborers in the New World from Saint Alexis to Elder Ephraim
A compelling account of the lives and service in North America of some of the leading figures of the Orthodox Church in the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries. A spiritual manual that will inspire and encourage its readers own struggle for the attainment of holiness and the emulation of the deeds that adorns the lives recounted here.
- AvailablePaperback9780884654803400 pages
- AvailableEPUB9780884655039
A Gathering of Spiritual Riches
Drawing upon numerous examples from daily life and human relationships, St Tikhon weaves together wisdom on how to live a life pleasing to God. In a world that typically only values material goods his writing constantly reminds the reader of that which is of true value — the knowledge and love of God.
- ForthcomingPaperback9780884654827536 pages
- AvailableEPUB9780884654940
The Funeral Service for The Laity
This service book contains the entirety of the funeral service for laity, as served at Holy Trinity Monastery.
- AvailablePamphlet9780884651567100 pages
Four Great Saints: Four Great Fathers
Saint Paisius the Great,Saint Pachomius the Great, Saint Euthymius the Great, and Saint Theodosius
A translation from the "Great Synaxaristes" (Athens 1978) of four lives of great desert saints of the fourth and fifth centuries. The material presented on each saint is in sufficient depth to allow the reader to become more familiar with each of them.
- Out of printPaperback9780884651390160 pages
The Four Gospels
This classic textbook contains sober, patristic explanations of every event in the four Christian Gospels in a harmonized chronology. Based on the teachings and tradition of the Eastern Orthodox Church, this book is the first of its kind.
- AvailableHardback9781942699002330 pages
- AvailableEPUB9781942699057330 pages
- AvailableKindle9781942699064330 pages
The Field
Cultivating Salvation
Are we willing to respond to the challenge of a life lived in accordance with the Christian Gospel? St Ignatius' writing is the Christian tradition at its deepest, intensely practical but also transcendent and mystical. For further details click here.
- AvailablePaperback9780884653769374 pages
- AvailableEPUB9780884654513374 pages
- AvailableKindle9780884654537374 pages
Eternal Mysteries Beyond the Grave
Death is perhaps one of the least discussed and frequently concealed realities of life in contemporary Western societies. Here, the late founder of Holy Trinity Monastery lays bare the truth of the matter, as preserved within the teachings of the Orthodox Church.
- AvailablePaperback9780884652120368 pages
The Epistles and the Apocalypse
- AvailableHardback9781942699187368 pages
- AvailableEPUB9781942699194368 pages
- AvailableKindle9781942699200368 pages
Embassy, Emigrants, and Englishmen
The Three Hundred Year History of a Russian Orthodox Church in London
A fascinating look at the Russian Orthodox Church abroad through the lens of one imperial embassy church turned self-supporting parish. This history offers perspectives on modern English and European history from the vantage point of a little known minority community, supported by translations of primary sources not found anywhere else.
- AvailablePaperback9780884653363755 pages
- AvailableHardback9780884653813755 pages
- AvailableEPUB9780884653820755 pages
- AvailableKindle9780884653837755 pages
Elder Zenobius
A Life in Spiritual Continuity with Pre-revolutionary Russia
The life of a twentieth century spiritual elder based on the recollections of many contemporary figures who knew him, including Patriarch Ilia of Georgia and Metropolitan Hilarion (Alfeyev) of Volokolamsk.
Elder Zenobius was a spiritual son of the last elders of the pre-revolutionary Glinsk Hermitage, who suffered in the Soviet camps and lived as a simple monk, before becoming a metropolitan in the Georgian Orthodox Church. His life is a witness to the continuance of God’s Grace in His Church amidst the upheavals and sufferings of the twentieth century. More information.
- Out of printPaperback9780884653318120 pages
The Ecclesial Crisis in Ukraine
and its Solution According to the Sacred Canons
Essential reading for all Orthodox believers to understand what the Ukrainian crisis means for the future of their Church. It will also assist others to see beyond the characterization of the crisis as a political event in relations between Russia and the West. Simply put, this is a crisis of Orthodox ecclesiology requiring a conciliar solution.
- AvailablePaperback9781942699415152 pages
- AvailableEPUB9781942699446152 pages
- AvailableKindle9781942699453152 pages
The Divine Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts of Our Father Among the Saints Gregory the Dialogist
Slavonic-English Parallel Text
This convenient pocket-sized book contains the necessary texts for the lenten celebration of the Divine Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts by the priest and deacon, interpolated with comprehensive rubrical directions. The book also includes thanksgiving prayers upon receiving Holy Communion and the priest's prayers at Matins.
- AvailableHardback9780884654469144 pages
The Divine Liturgy of Our Father Among the Saints John Chrysostom
Slavonic-English Parallel Text
This convenient pocket size book contains the necessary texts for the celebration of the liturgy of St John Chrysostom by the priest and deacon, interpolated with comprehensive rubrical directions.
- ForthcomingHardback9780884654841300 pages
The Divine Liturgy of Our Father Among the Saints Basil the Great
Parallel Slavonic-English Text
This convenient pocket-sized book contains the necessary texts for the celebration of the liturgy of St Basil the Great by the priest and deacon, interpolated with comprehensive rubrical directions. Texts sung by the choir are also shown. This smyth sewn gold foil stamped hardback edition is printed in two colors. Includes two marking ribbons.
- AvailableHardback9780884654346336 pages
The Divine Liturgy
for Choir and Laity
This is designed to contain under one cover all the material that is necessary from the perspective of the choir and people for the performance of the Divine Liturgy on Sundays and major Feast Days. Traditional English is used throughout.
- AvailableHardback9780884651185280 pages
The Divine Liturgies of The Holy Apostle James, Brother of the Lord
Parallel Slavonic-English Text
This service book offers for the first time a parallel Church Slavonic-English text of the Divine Liturgy of Saint James, suitable for use by clergy and servers together with a scholarly introduction by Dr Vitaly Permiakov, a specialist in the Jerusalem liturgy.
- AvailableHardback9780884654308320 pages
Conversations With My Heart
Contemplations on God and the World
Metropolitan Anastasy offers here the groanings of his heart and musings on the eternal mercy of God, which he writes “are part of my very essence.” They draw upon wisdom from sources as diverse as writers of classical antiquity, authors, composers and inventors of the age of enlightenment, offering unique perspectives on these.
- AvailablePaperback9780884654728176 pages
- AvailableEPUB9780884654254176 pages
Confession
A Series of Lectures on the Mystery of Repentance
This is a classic work of pastoral theology. Whilst written primarily as a manual for priests hearing confessions it is also of great value to all who struggle with the passions.
- AvailablePaperback9780884650058112 pages
Commentary on the Holy Scriptures of the New Testament
Boxed Set
Archbishop Averky approaches the New Testament first and foremost not as a literary work of antiquity, but as the revelation of Jesus Christ as God in the flesh. Writing in the tradition of biblical exegetes, such as St John Chrysostom, Blessed Theophylact of Bulgaria, and St Theophan the Recluse, he provides a commentary that is firmly grounded in the teaching of the Church, manifested in its liturgical hymnography and the works of the Holy Fathers.
- AvailableEPUB9781942699385844 pages
- AvailableKindle9781942699392844 pages
- Out of stock indefinitelyBoxed pack9781942699217844 pages
A Collection of Letters to Nuns
Profitable Instructions for Laymen and Monastics
Originally published in Russian in 1910, this volume is made up of 382 letters of spiritual counsel by the Optina Elder Hieroschemamonk Anatoly (Zertsalov) to nuns. Includes the life of St. Anatoly, a glossary, an index of topics, and a table of letters.
- AvailablePaperback9780884650539308 pages
Christianity or the Church?
How is our Christian faith properly lived? Is Christianity a series of abstract teachings to which we, as individuals, give our mental or emotional assent? Or, as Russian Archbishop and New Martyr Ilarion (Troitsky) argues, is the true aim of Christian life the transformation of our whole being as members of the Body of Christ, His Church? Questions for group discussion or personal reflection have been added, as well as a biography of the author, subject and Scripture indexes.
- ForthcomingPaperback9780884654964120 pages
- AvailableEPUB9780884655121
Christian Orthodox Political Philosophy
A Theological Approach
This modest work is grounded in the mission of the Church in the present world, both on an understanding of God as Trinity and in her mission to baptize diverse cultures. These specific proposals serve as a springboard for further dialogue as the Orthodox world seeks to apply these principles in all nations and political circumstances.
- AvailablePaperback9781942699491168 pages
- AvailableEPUB9781942699538168 pages
Chosen For His People
A Biography of Patriarch Tikhon
St Tikhon, Patriarch of Moscow (Vasily Ivanovich Bellavin, 1865-1925) is one of the most important figures of both Russian and Orthodox Church history in the twentieth century. Yet ninety years after his death this remains the only complete biography ever published in the English language. It has now been updated and revised with a new preface and bibliography, together with revised and additional endnotes, by Scott M. Kenworthy.
- AvailablePaperback9781942699026172 pages
- AvailableEPUB9781942699033172 pages
- AvailableKindle9781942699040172 pages
A Champion of Good
The Life of Father Ilarion
Psalm 111:6 reminds us that "in everlasting remembrance shall the Righteous be." This book celebrates this injunction in its vivid portrayal of a modern elder of the Russian Orthodox Church and monk of the Glinsk monastery.
- Out of printPaperback9780884651895216 pages
- AvailableEPUB9780884652076216 pages
- AvailableKindle9780884652304216 pages
Book of Akathists Volume II
To Our Saviour, the Holy Spirit, the Mother of God, and Various Saints
An invaluable year round devotional resource. Contains Akathist hymns for the Ascension and Nativity of Christ, an Akathist to the Holy Spirit, for seven different icons of the Mother of God, and for various Saints.
- AvailableHardback9780884651413466 pages
Book of Akathists Volume I
To Our Saviour, the Mother of God and Various Saints
An invaluable year-round devotional resource, for use both in church and at home. Contains six Akathist hymns to Our Saviour, four to the Mother of God, and twelve to various saints. (See detailed description) Also provides music for typical akathist refrains.
To download the Erratum, click here.
- AvailableHardback9780884650591398 pages
Beacon of Hope
The Teaching of Fr. Ilarion
A wealth of spiritual instruction is to be found in this selection of teachings given by Fr. Ilarion between 1966 and 2008. The sermons are based on specific feast days and commemorations in the Church year. Regarding the need for spiritual food Fr. Ilarion said, "We must never lose our taste for it; rather, for us it must be the sweetness, the joy, and the warmth of the Holy Spirit.” More Information
- Out of printPaperback9780884651901240 pages
- AvailableEPUB9780884652069240 pages
- AvailableKindle9780884652472240 pages
The Arena
Guidelines for Spiritual and Monastic Life
This is one of the most important and accessible texts of Orthodox Christian teaching on the spiritual life. Click here for further details....
- AvailablePaperback9780884652878311 pages
- AvailableEPUB9780884652885310 pages
- AvailableKindle9780884652892310 pages
Arab Orthodox Christians Under the Ottomans 1516–1831
The so called "Arab Spring" drew the world's attention to the presence of significant minority religious groups within the predominantly Islamic Middle East. Arabic-speaking Orthodox Christians are the largest of these minorities. This work fills a gap in the scholarship of wider Christian history and more specifically that of lived religion within the Ottoman empire. For more information click here.
- AvailablePaperback9781942699088704 pages
- Out of printHardback9781942699071704 pages
- AvailableEPUB9781942699101704 pages
- AvailableKindle9781942699118704 pages
All-Night Vigil
Clergy Service Book
This pocket-size hieratikon contains all the texts necessary for a deacon or priest in serving the daily hours of the Orthodox Church - Vespers, Compline, Midnight Office, Matins and the hours in a parallel Church Slavonic-English text.
- ForthcomingHardback9780884654896312 pages
The All-Night Vigil
for Choir and Laity
This is intended both to help the worshipper to follow the service at the Vigil for Sunday held on Saturday night and to assist the choir in chanting the service. It contains the unvarying texts and rubrics regarding the insertion of the variable parts.
- AvailableHardback9780884651154144 pages
Alexander Schmorell: Saint of the German Resistance
The story of Saint Alexander of Munich, a young man executed by the Nazi government for his participation in the resistance group "White Rose". Alexander Schmorell, an ethnic Russian and devout Orthodox Christian, was recognized as a martyr and saint in 2012.
- AvailablePaperback9780884654216232 pages
- AvailableEPUB9780884654568
- AvailableKindle9780884654575
The Acts of the Apostles
Archbishop Averky's commentaries on the New Testament have become standard textbooks in Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary and have been published in Russia to widespread acclaim. This present volume is the first translation of these texts into English. In this second of three volumes, Archbishop Averky explains the significance of the Church's earliest history, as recorded in the Book of Acts.
- AvailableHardback9781942699156146 pages
- AvailableEPUB9781942699163146 pages
- AvailableKindle9781942699170146 pages
2025 Holy Trinity Orthodox Russian Calendar (Russian-language)
Троицкий Православный Русский Календарь на 2025 г.
This liturgical guide offers detailed rubrics for every Sunday and major feast of the year, as well as certain lesser feasts and lenten days. The calendar also provides a list of commemorated saints and appointed scripture readings for each day of the year. Follows the Orthodox Church calendar, sometimes referred to as the Julian or Old Calendar.
- AvailableSpiral bound9780884655084360 pages
2024 Holy Trinity Orthodox Russian Calendar (Russian-language)
Троицкий Православный Русский Календарь на 2024г.
This liturgical guide offers detailed rubrics for every Sunday and major feast of the year, as well as certain lesser feasts and lenten days. The calendar also provides a list of commemorated saints and appointed scripture readings for each day of the year. Follows the Orthodox Church calendar, sometimes referred to as the Julian or Old Calendar.
- Out of printSpiral bound9780884655046360 pages
2023 Holy Trinity Orthodox Russian Calendar
Троицкий Православный Русский Календарь на 2023 г.
This liturgical guide offers detailed rubrics for every Sunday and major feast of the year, as well as certain lesser feasts and lenten days. The calendar also provides a list of commemorated saints and appointed scripture readings for each day of the year.
- Out of printSpiral bound9780884654902360 pages
2022 Holy Trinity Orthodox Russian Calendar (Russian-language)
Троицкий Православный Русский Календарь на 2022 г.
This liturgical guide offers detailed rubrics for every Sunday and major feast of the year, as well as certain lesser feasts and lenten days. The calendar also provides a list of commemorated saints and appointed scripture readings for each day of the year.
- ForthcomingSpiral bound9780884654797368 pages