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1.
THREE
TRACTS
(ISBN 1-881309-09-6, Christian religion series, no. 1)
(37 pp.) (paper
only, not available online or on CD.)
2.00
USD
"What
is a religion?"
"Forms and motifs of Christianity"
"Orthodox Christian beliefs"
This
is the only currently available publication; there is no charge
except for postage: USD 1.00 to USA or Canadian adresses;
1.50 to other foreign countries.
Most other small publications have been put on the internet
downloadable without cost.
2. This large volume can be downloaded by arrangement
PARADIGM
INCOMPATIBILITIES THAT MAKE
OUR EASTERN
ORTHODOX CHRISTIANITY
NON-THINKABLE FOR THE
NON-ORTHODOX: THE BOOK THAT I WISH HAD
BEEN
AVAILABLE WHEN I FIRST HEARD
ABOUT HOLY ORTHODOXY
First,
Online Edition ISBN
1-881309-15-0
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The objects of the descriptive-analytic chapters of this
volume are threefold (as one might expect from Orthodox writings): To
arrive at a balanced description of Eastern Orthodoxy in its
own terms, avoiding the distorting Western imbalances of
encyclopedia
and other descriptions, and a clear understanding of the
Cordovan-Islamic origin of the Latin and Reformation paradigms that
were invented in the Middle Ages and Renaissance.
Since the Fall and Salvation are understood ontologically in the
East (not the West), the Incarnation and Resurrection are as prominent
as the Crucifixion in Eastern soteriology. To
make sure that Orthodoxy is presented in its own terminology, not in
misleading Western terminology that carries alien baggage.
To
offer workable strategies for Orthodox participation in interfaith
discussions in place of the slanted Western format that has always left
Orthodox teachings defenceless and unintelligible to others.
Unless the Orthodox paradigm and terminology are given
equal place (indeed, first place in time) alongside of the late-invented
paradigms of the West, the Orthodox hurt their own cause when
participating in official ecumenical gatherings—something they
should rigorously avoid. |
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TABLE OF CONTENTS |
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Summary
Description of the book Prefatory
apologetic remarks by the editor
1. Orthodox perspective: Letter
to a Denominational information website
2. An “exotic” eastern religion that you may not know much
about
3. Some basic tenets of Eastern Orthodox Christianity*
4. The Standard of Belief (Sýmvolon písteo`s
in 12 articles)
5. Reconciling apparently incompatible doctrines with the
6. Ecumenics
across different thought worlds?
8. Theology without (paradigm) boundaries—theology based on
9. Prayers 10.
A Poem Back
Cover (inside; outside): Graphic
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3. WHERE ARE YOU COMING FROM?
WHEN
OUR MENTAL FURNITURE IS DIFFERENT, YOU
ARE NOT SAYING THE SAME THINGS THAT WE ARE
SAYING WHEN WE BOTH SAY THE SAME THINGS
24
pp. plus covers with colored icons of OLGS
Jesus Christ and the all-holy Theotókos
ISBN 1-881309-40-1
This preliminary
edition can be had for a postage cost of USD 1 ($1.00).
But a nicer (colored cover) and longer 2d edition should be available
before the end of February, 2006. The cost for this item will be
USD 4.65 ($4.65) plus postage. The first edition, still available
in print, is free, except for postage. The booklet offers a
take on holy Orthodoxy that is
different from
prevailing "Vatican Lite"
presentations;
it is for catechumens
and others.
Its aims are:
To
offer an Orthodox "apologetic" for inquirers.
To offer a framework that
allows catechumens and others to connect Orthodox
beliefs and practices with one
another in a coherent system that shows how they
hang together—in
short, some why’s rather than simply a list of what’s or a
list
differences from other
forms of Christianity.
an
Orthodox usage of English that avoids using Western terms that distort
Orthodoxy.
None of the OLP
publications have a hierarch's approval. They are the result of
scholarly study with input from the top Orthodox theologian(s).
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5. (planned and nearly complete)
DIALOGUE WITH JOAN STUDENT (ca. 60 pp.)
ISBN 000000 (ca. 300 kb.)
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If, in addition to the Bible, you read no other books, read this pair: Father Arseny 1892-1973: Priest, Prisoner, spiritual Father & Fr. Arseny: A cloud of witnesses [both St. Vladimir's Seminary Press]. There is, one can easily believe, nothing like this story of Fr. Arseny's suffering life in the gulag and the help he extended to all that so vividly reveals the Orthodox phrónema (mindset). Also, click HERE for Palladios's fascinating Lausiac History of the Desert Fathers.
Highly recommended for their ideas, clarity, and good English renderings of
Orthodox terminology are two paperback books from Zephyr Press, Ridgewood, NJ:
The ancestral sin by the late Protopresvyter John Romanides (189 pp.)
Mary, untrodden portal of God, by George S. Gabriel (200 pp.)
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