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Reading List

Introduction

The following is a list of books that many have found to be beneficial. Hopefully it will be added to from time to time.

List

History and Theology

The Church Fathers

The Christian Tradition - A History of the Development of Doctrine Volumes 1-5: Jaroslav Pelikan

Orthodox Dogmatic Theology: Father Michael Pomazansky

Genesis, Creation and Early Man: Father Seraphim Rose

Orthodoxy and the Religion of the Future: Father Seraphim Rose

The Soul After Death: Father Seraphim Rose

God's revelation to the Human Heart: Father Seraphim Rose

The Place of Blessed Augustine in the Orthodox Church: Father Seraphim Rose

The Holy Fathers of Orthodox Spirituality - How to Read the Holy Fathers: Father Seraphim Rose

Nihilism - The Root of the Revolution of the Modern Age: Father Seraphim Rose

The Rush to Embrace: Archpriest Alexey Young

Ultimate Things - An Orthodox Christian Perspective on the End Times: Dennis E. Engleman

Popes and Patriarchs - An Orthodox Perspective of Roman Catholic Claims: Michael Whelton

An Unbroken Circle - Linking Ancient African Christianity to the African American Experience: Father Paisius Altschul (Editor)

The Mystical Theology of the Eastern Church: Vladimir Lossky

Life After Death: Metropolitan of Nafpaktos - Hierotheos

Ecclesiastical History: Eusebius Pamphilus

Saint Gregory Palamas as a Hagiorite: Metropolitan of Nafpaktos - Hierotheos

The Truth of our Faith: Elder Cleopa of Romania

An Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith: St. John of Damascus

Mary The Mother of God - Sermons by Saint Gregory Palamas: Edited by Christopher Veniamin

The Doors of the Sea - Where Was God in the Tsunami?: David Bentley Hart

Spiritual Life

Monastic Wisdom - The Letters of Elder Joseph the Hesychast: St. Anthony's Greek Orthodox Monastery

Counsels From the Holy Mountain - Selected From the Letters and Homilies of Elder Ephraim: St. Anthony's Greek Orthodox Monastery

Elder Arsenios the Cave-Dweller - (1886-1983) Fellow Ascetic of Elder Joseph the Hesychast: Monk Joseph Dionysiatis

Abbot Haralambos Dionysiatis - The Teacher of Noetic Prayer: Monk Joseph Dionysiatis

St. Andrew the Fool For Christ's Sake: Priest Nikephorus

St. Silouan the Athonite: Archimandrite Sophrony

Wounded by Love - The Life and Wisdom of Elder Porphyrios: Denise Harvey (Publisher)

Father Arseny - 1893-1973 - Priest, Prisoner, Spiritual Father: Translated from the Russian by Vera Bouteneff

Father Seraphim Rose - His Life and Works: Hieromonk Damascene

The Philokalia Volumes 1-4: Compiled by St. Nikodimos of the Holy Mountain and St. Makarios of Corinth

Writings From the Philokalia - On Prayer of the Heart: Translated by E. Kadloubovsky and G.E.H. Palmer

The Ladder of Divine Ascent: St John Climacus

On Ascetical Life - St. Isaac of Nineveh: Translated by Mary Hansbury

Little Russian Philokalia Volume 1 - St. Seraphim: Translated by Father Seraphim Rose

The Sayings of the Desert Fathers: translated by Benidicta Ward

The First Created Man - St. Symeon the New Theologian: Translated by Father Seraphim Rose

The Way of the Pilgrim and The Pilgrim Continues His Way: New Sarov Press (Editor)

We Shall See Him as He Is: Archimandrite Sophrony

The Deification as the Purpose of Man's Life: Archimandrite George of St. Gregorios of Mt. Athos

Experiences of the Grace of God: Archimandrite George of St. Gregorios of Mt. Athos

A Night in the Desert of the Holy Mountain: Metropolitan of Nafpaktos -  Hierotheos

Precious Vessels of the Holy Spirit: The Lives and Counsels of Contemporary Elders of Greece - H. Middleton

Obedience Is Life: Elder Ephraim of Katounakia: Elder Joseph of Vatopaidi

Avvakum the Barefoot: Monk Theodoretos the Hagiorite

Elder Joseph the Hesychast - Struggles - Experiences - Teachings: Elder Joseph of Vatopaidi

The Illness and Cure of the Soul in the Orthodox Tradition: Metropolitan of Nafpaktos - Hierotheos

The Life of St. Anthony the Great: St. Athanasius

The Life of St. Mary of Egypt: St. Nectarios Press

Elder Paisios of the Holy Mountain: Priestmonk Christodoulos

God's Fools - The lives of the holy "Fools for Christ": Bishop Varlaam Novakshonoff

The Divine Flame - Elder Porphyrios - Lit In My Heart: Monk Agapios

Counsels For Life - From the Life and Teachings of Father Epiphanios Theodoropoulos

Apostle to Zaire - The life and Legacy of Blessed Father Cosmas of Grigoriou: Demetrios Aslandidis and  Monk Damascene Grigoriatis

The Arena - An Offering to Contemporary Monasticism: Bishop Ignatius Brianchaninov

In the Heart of the Desert - The Spirituality of the Desert Fathers and Mothers: John Chryssavgis

The Fathers of the Church - Saint Gregory the Great Dialogues

Life - Miracles - Prophecies of Saint Seraphim of Viritsa: Translated from Greek by Father Nick Palis

Unseen Warfare: Edited by Nicodemus of the Holy Mountain and revised by Theophan the Recluse

St. Cosmas Aitolos: Constantine Cavarnos

From Glory to Glory: St. Gregory of Nyssa

Consoler of Suffering Hearts - The Life, Counsels and Miracles of Eldress Rachel, Visionary of Russia: Archpriest Sergei Lebedev

We Shall See Him As He Is: Archimandrite Sophrony

On the Mystical Life - The Ethical Discourses Vol. 1 The Church and the Last Things: St. Symeon the New Theologian

Hymns on Paradise: St. Ephrem the Syrian

The Discourses: St. Symeon The New Theologian

On God and Man: The Theological Poetry of St. Gregory of Nazianzus

Gifts of the Desert - The Forgotten Path of Christian Spirituality: Kyriacos Markides

Shepherd of Souls - The Life and Teachings of Elder Cleopa: Archimandrite Ioanichie Balan

The Mountain of Silence - A Search for Orthodox Spirituality: Kyriacos C. Markides

The Gurus, the Young Man, and Elder Paisios: Dionysios Farasiotis

Guidance Toward Spiritual Life: Saints Barsanuphius and John

On the Prayer of Jesus: Ignatius Brianchaninov

Contemporary Ascetics of Mount Athos Vols. 1+2: Archimandrite Cherubim

The Evergetinos - Volume 1

Becoming Orthodox

Thirsting For God in a Land of Shallow Wells: Matthew Gallatin

Becoming Orthodox: Peter E. Gillquist

Non-Orthodox Writings

Orthodoxy: G.K. Chesterton

The Everlasting Man: G.K. Chesterton

Mere Christianity: C.S. Lewis

Screwtape Letters: C.S. Lewis

The Abolition of Man: C.S. Lewis

The Chronicles of Narnia: C.S. Lewis

The Great Divorce: C.S. Lewis

Miracles: C.S. Lewis

A Grief Observed: C.S. Lewis

The Hobbit: J.R.R. Tolkien

The Lord of the Rings: J.R.R. Tolkien

Animal Farm: George Orwell

Brave New World: Aldous Huxley

Journey Into the Mind of an Islamic Terrorist: Mark A. Gabriel

Lord of the Flies: William Golding

What's so Great About Christianity: Dinesh D'Souza

One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich: Alexander Solzhenitsyn

Answering the New Atheism - Dismantling Dawkins' Case Against God: Scott Hahn and Benjamin Wiker

There is a God - How the World's Most Notorious Atheist Changed His Mind: Antony Flew

Black Like Me: John Howard Griffin