The following bibliography is for those who are seeking more information about Eastern Orthodox Christianity, Scripture, Liturgics, Doctrine, and Church History. Some of these books may be found in community libraries while others can be purchased through bookstores such as St. Vladimir. s Seminary Press or Amazon.com.
Scripture
Church History/Patristics
Spirituality/Theology
Liturgy and Sacraments
Breck, John The Shape of Biblical Language (Crestwood, NY; St.Vladimir. s Seminary Press, 1994).
Kesich, Veselin The First Day of Creation (Crestwood, NY; St. Vladimir. s Seminary Press, 1982).
Tarazi, Paul Old Testament Introduction 3 Vols. (Crestwood, NY; St. Vladimir. s Seminary Press).
------------- New Testament Introduction: Paul and Mark (Crestwood, NY; St. Vladimir. s Seminary Press, 1999).**Note: Matthew, Luke-Acts, and John forthcoming.
------------- Galatians: A Commentary (Crestwood, NY; St. Vladimir. s Seminary Press, 1994)
------------- 1 Thessalonians: A Commentary (Crestwood, NY; St. Vladimir. s Seminary Press, 1982).
Back to Top of PageBettenson, Henry. The Early Christian Fathers. (NY; Oxford Univ. Press, 1956)
-------------------- The Later Christian Fathers. (Oxford Univ. Press., N.Y, 1970)
Chadwick, Henry The Early Church. (UK; Penguin Press, 1967)
Meyendorff, John Byzantine Theology: Historical Trends and Doctrinal Themes. (NY; Fordham Univ. Press, 1974)
Norris, Richard The Christological Controversy (Philadelphia, PA; Fortress Press, 1980).
Richardson, Cyril Early Christian Fathers. (NY; Collier Books,1970)Stark, Rodney The Rise of Christianity (San Francisco, CA; Harper Collins, 1997)
Wiliken, Robert L Remembering the Christian Past (Grand Rapids, MI; William Eerdmans Publishing, 1995).
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Krivochine, Archbishop Basil St. Symeon the New Theologian: In the Light of Christ ( Crestwood, NY: St. Vladimir. s Seminary Press, 1986)
Merton, Thomas Life and Holiness (NY; Image Books, 1963)
-------------------- No Man is an Island (NY; Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1955)
Palmer, G.E.H Philokalia V. 1-3 (UK; Faber and Faber, 1979)
Ward, Bennedicta, Sayings of the Desert Fathers. (USA, Cistercian Publications, 1975)
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Deiss, Lucien Springtime of the Liturgy (Collegeville, Minn.; Liturgical Press, 1979)
Hopko, Thomas The Winter Pascha (Crestwood, NY; St.Vladimir. s Seminary Press, 1984)
-------------------- The Lenten Spring (Crestwood, NY; St. Vladimir. s Seminary Press, 1998)
Norris, Kathleen The Cloister Walk (NY; Putnam and Sons, 1996)
Schmemann, Alexander For the Life of the World (Crestwood, NY; St.Vladimir. s Seminary Press, 1998)
----------------------------- Introduction to Liturgical Theology (Crestwood, NY; St. Vladimir. s Seminary Press, 1986)
--------------------------- The Eucharist (Crestwood, NY; St. Vladimir. s Seminary Press, 1988)
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