Pearls from the Prologue

Pearls from the PrologueJohanna Manley A succinct collection, topically arranged, of words of wisdom from St. Nikolai Velimirovich's thoughtful comments in the Prologue from Ochrid. Cross references make it easy to go back to the original source in the Prologue for additional related material. Perfect Bound

Lavishly illustrated with icons

making the two volumes an ideal source of material for daily spiritual reading and meditation

Symeon's teachings on "original sin" (the commonly used term doesn't have very good Orthodox credentials) are prefaced by the synopsis of his life made by Bishop Theophan the Recluse from the life written by St

the teenage son of a powerful senator

Orthodox Christians suffered under the yoke of the Moslem Ottoman Empire

reasons for the Crucifixion

Helen Kontzevich

Follows Russian usage

Many Orthodox saints of the pre-schism West are included

Translation is fresh and readable

Seraphim presents one of the basic traditions of Orthodox teaching on the "afterlife" (concerning which Holy Scripture is remarkably silent

According to their faith they receive what they are seeking and leave in a state of peace