The Open Door Entering The Sanctuary Of Icons And Prayer

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The Open Door: Entering the Sanctuary of Icons and Prayer

Author : Frederica Mathewes-Green
Publisher : Paraclete Press
ISBN 13 : 161261194X
Total Pages : 98 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (126 download)

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Download or read book The Open Door: Entering the Sanctuary of Icons and Prayer written by Frederica Mathewes-Green and published by Paraclete Press. This book was released on 2008-05-01 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover how icons can become part of your own life of prayer. Encounter twelve of the world’s most significant Orthodox icons with one of today’s best-loved spiritual writers as your guide. “The Open Door provides an open window into a radically different approach to spiritual formation, one that is more ancient/Eastern than modern/Western, one that feels refreshingly new as well as seasoned, rich, and time-tested.” —Brian McLaren, author of Everything Must Change and A Generous Orthodoxy

Facing East

Author : Frederica Mathewes-Green
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0062463535
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (624 download)

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Download or read book Facing East written by Frederica Mathewes-Green and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2016-01-05 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Classic Story of a Family's Pilgrimage into the Orthodox Church Veiled in the smoke of incense, the Eastern Orthodox Church has long been an enigma to the Western world. Yet, as Frederica Mathewes-Green discovered, it is a vital, living faith, rich in ritual beauty and steadfast in integrity. Utilizing the framework of the Orthodox calendar, Mathewes-Green chronicles a year in the life of her small Orthodox mission church, eloquently illustrating the joys and blessings an ancient faith can bring to the worshipers of today.

Welcome to the Orthodox Church

Author : Frederica Mathewes-Green
Publisher : Paraclete Press
ISBN 13 : 1612614345
Total Pages : 287 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (126 download)

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Download or read book Welcome to the Orthodox Church written by Frederica Mathewes-Green and published by Paraclete Press. This book was released on 2015-04-01 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Welcome to the Orthodox Church—its history, theology, worship, spirituality, and daily life. This friendly guide provides a comprehensive introduction to Orthodoxy, but with a twist: readers learn by making a series of visits to a fictitious church, and get to know the faith as new Christians did for most of history, by immersion. Mathews-Green provides commentary and explanations on everything from how to “venerate” an icon, the Orthodox understanding of the atonement, to the Lenten significance of tofu. It’s the perfect book for inquirers and newcomers, but even readers who have been Orthodox all their lives say they learned things they never knew before. Enjoyable, easy-to-read, and leavened with humor, Welcome to the Orthodox Church is a gracious guide to the ancient faith of the Christian East.

The First Fruits of Prayer: A Forty-Day Journal through the Canon of St. Andrew

Author : Frederica Mathewes-Green
Publisher : Paraclete Press
ISBN 13 : 1557257280
Total Pages : 259 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (572 download)

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Download or read book The First Fruits of Prayer: A Forty-Day Journal through the Canon of St. Andrew written by Frederica Mathewes-Green and published by Paraclete Press. This book was released on 2008-09-01 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Join Frederica Mathewes-Green on a guided retreat through an ancient Orthodox text. Regardless of your denominational background, First Fruits of Prayer will bring to life the prayer experience of first millennium Christianity through immersion in this poetic hymn, an extraordinarily beautiful work that is still chanted by Christians around the world each Lent. It weaves together Old and New Testament Scriptures with prayers of hope and repentance and offers ancient ways of seeing Christ that still feel new today. “Fascinating and sometimes magisterial…. A skilled interpreter of the theology and history of the Orthodox tradition, Mathewes-Green arranges the Great Canon of St. Andrew…into 40 readings accompanied by scriptural references, commentary, theological reflection and questions.” —Publishers Weekly “Rick Warren gave us 40 days of purpose. Frederica Mathewes-Green gives us 40 days of deep prayer and reflection…. This is destined to become a devotional class for generations to come.”—Dallas Morning News

Praying with Icons

Author : Jim Forest
Publisher : Orbis Books
ISBN 13 : 160833077X
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (83 download)

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Download or read book Praying with Icons written by Jim Forest and published by Orbis Books. This book was released on with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Sacred Way

Author : Tony Jones
Publisher : Zondervan
ISBN 13 : 031086383X
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (18 download)

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Download or read book The Sacred Way written by Tony Jones and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2010-12-21 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Broaden your spiritual horizons.How has spirituality changed in the last 500, 1,000, or even 2,000 years? How can ancient approaches to faith help my relationship with God today?In The Sacred Way, popular author and speaker Tony Jones mines the rich history of 16 spiritual disciplines that have flourished throughout the ages and offers practical tips for implementing them in your daily life. Find encouragement and challenge through time-tested disciplines such as:•Silence and solitude •The Jesus prayer•Meditation•PilgrimageExplore these proven approaches to deepening your faith. As you do, your way of living your spiritual life will never be the same.

Icons

Author : Faith Riccio
Publisher : Paraclete Press (MA)
ISBN 13 : 9781612618319
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (183 download)

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Download or read book Icons written by Faith Riccio and published by Paraclete Press (MA). This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This lovely gift book about approaching and praying with icons everyday has over 60 full color images of Sr. Faith's icons, each paired with a scripture and an inspirational word. Experience how these beautiful icons help us live a good life, what they have to offer, what they did for Sr. Faith, and what they can do for you. Icons are an invitation to go beyond our world; to take a moment to look as through a window into heaven. The space they create gives us a wonderful and open access to reach out toward God and know him deeply in a new way. They are meant to enrich our spiritual lives. They were created to touch and form us and have an ability to soothe and confront where necessary. They provide a place to gather our wandering attention and direct it toward God. Click here to see the book trailer!

The Jesus Prayer

Author : Frederica Mathewes-Green
Publisher : Paraclete Press
ISBN 13 : 1557257310
Total Pages : 205 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (572 download)

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Download or read book The Jesus Prayer written by Frederica Mathewes-Green and published by Paraclete Press. This book was released on 2009-11-01 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the earliest centuries of faith, Christians in the deserts of Palestine and Africa sought a short prayer that could be easily repeated, in order to acquire the habit of “prayer without ceasing.” The result was The Jesus Prayer: “Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me.” This jewel of Eastern Christianity aims at enabling a person to be in God’s presence, rather than to focus on feelings or thoughts about God. The first section of The Jesus Prayer offers a concise overview of the history, theology, and spirituality of Orthodoxy, so that the Prayer can be understood in its native context. Following, is a conversational question-and-answer format that takes the reader through practical steps for adopting this profound practice in everyday life.

99 Things to Do between Here and Heaven

Author : Kathleen Long Bostrom
Publisher : Westminster John Knox Press
ISBN 13 : 1611640016
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (116 download)

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Download or read book 99 Things to Do between Here and Heaven written by Kathleen Long Bostrom and published by Westminster John Knox Press. This book was released on 2009-06-02 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kathleen Long Bostrom and Peter Graystone provide the ultimate to do list: ninety-nine things that everyone should experience during their time on earth. From the sublime (watch the sun rise), to the wonderfully silly (ride a roller-coaster!), the activities presented will breathe new life into readers' lives while opening them up to new spiritual experiences. Each entry provides a description of the activity, what the reader can expect to gain from it, and how much of a time commitment it will require. Blank space is included to record memories of and thoughts about the experience.

The Living Church

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 702 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book The Living Church written by and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 702 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Just Begin

Author : Dann E. Wigner
Publisher : Church Publishing, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1640650636
Total Pages : 249 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (46 download)

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Download or read book Just Begin written by Dann E. Wigner and published by Church Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2018-10-17 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spiritual practices for beginners and practitioners all in one volume. Just Begin is an indispensable reference tool for the interested spiritual practitioner who wants to add new methods and exercises to their mystical “toolbox.” In simple terms, basic steps, and encouraging language, Dr. Wigner introduces readers to more than 40 different practices from Eastern and Western traditions, encompassing everything from mindfulness to music, yoga to the Lord’s Prayer. In each short description, the focus is to “just begin” to practice and experiment, grow, and develop spiritually on the way. No one can take a journey without taking the first step, and Dr. Wigner provides the first steps for multiple practices in various religious traditions. These spiritual exercises will help spur people of faith to deeper self-awareness, holistic living, and prayer. The book’s sections are organized around types of practices: Meditating, Listening, Being, Sensing, and Embodying, with a final section: Doing. Each chapter forms a short three to five page introduction to a mystical practice, consisting of segments on definition, background, how to practice, resources for further study, journal prompts and discussion questions, and common problems that sometimes “get in the way” of one’s practice.

Thirsty for God

Author : Bradley P. Holt
Publisher : Fortress Press
ISBN 13 : 1506432549
Total Pages : 313 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (64 download)

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Download or read book Thirsty for God written by Bradley P. Holt and published by Fortress Press. This book was released on 2017-08-15 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A landmark text on the history of Christian spirituality embarks on the journey afresh. This accessible and engaging history provides an excellent primer on the two-millennium quest for union with God, a "thirst" at the center of Christian life and practice. Holt traces the practice of Christian devotion, prayer, and contemplation from the biblical and influential early periods through the diverse insights of the Reformation and modern eras. Globally framed, the book highlights the local contributions of people from a wide array of traditions and perspectives as unified yet diverse voices giving witness to the thirst for the experience of the divine that is at the heart of the Christian pilgrimage. This new edition not only updates all the chapters and features but also adds more material on the spirituality of Jesus, medieval women mystics, contemporary spirituality, spiritual faith and practice in the digital age, and spirituality in a globalized world. Excerpts and illustrations from primary sources, a glossary, a timeline, new bibliographies, sets of spiritual exercises and discussion questions, and an online resource guide heighten the book's usefulness for students and lay persons alike.

The Sign of the Cross

Author : Andreas Andreopoulos
Publisher : Paraclete Press
ISBN 13 : 1557258767
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (572 download)

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Download or read book The Sign of the Cross written by Andreas Andreopoulos and published by Paraclete Press. This book was released on 2011-01-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “This book is a little masterpiece: it informs and it explores, it recounts history and it provokes a religious quest. It is a personal book, yet it explores the great questions of theology; it is full of learning, but not ponderous; it is written from the perspective of faith, but is not off-putting to the inquirer.” -Thomas O’Loughlin, Professor of Historical Theology University of Wales Lampeter “Andreopoulos explains the gesture and meaning and history of why Christianity has needed symbols and signs through the ages. Throughout, his writing is as inspiriting as a restorative benediction.” -ALA Booklist “The book succeeds at translating the significance of the sign of the Cross into something personal and immediate.” -Publishers Weekly “The Christian of today grows quickly from the innocent child into adulthood and demands understanding of any simple behavior. ‘Why to sign with the crossing? Where did this practice begin? When and how?’ Andreas Andreopoulos, with his book, helps to answer these questions.... [H]e immerses us into the illuminating obscurity of the Holy Tradition.” -Protopresbyter Kyrillos Leret-Aldir, Orthodox Christian Comment

Behold the Beauty of the Lord

Author : Henri J. M. Nouwen
Publisher : Ave Maria Press
ISBN 13 : 1594715092
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (947 download)

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Download or read book Behold the Beauty of the Lord written by Henri J. M. Nouwen and published by Ave Maria Press. This book was released on 2007-09-15 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This twentieth anniversary edition (more than 111,000 copies sold) brings Henri J.M. Nouwen's writings on Eastern Orthodox icons to a new generation and adds to the Nouwen collection published by Ave Maria Press. With a foreword by Br. Robert Lentz, a well-known painter of contemporary icons, this classic Nouwen book invites readers to pray with four Russian icons with their eyes open by emphasizing seeing or gazing, which are at the heart of Eastern spirituality. Nouwen's meditations reveal his viewing of the icons not as decorations, but holy places. The book includes four full-color icons for private contemplation or meditation.

The Illumined Heart

Author : Frederica Mathewes-Green
Publisher : Paraclete Press
ISBN 13 : 1612611672
Total Pages : 69 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (126 download)

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Download or read book The Illumined Heart written by Frederica Mathewes-Green and published by Paraclete Press. This book was released on 2007-07-01 with total page 69 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why are modern Christians so indistinguishable from everyone else? How come Christians who lived in times of bloody persecution were so heroic, while we who live in safety are not? How could the first Christians fast valiantly, but we feel deprived without dessert? How did New Testament believers pray without ceasing? How could the early Christian martyrs actually forgive their torturers? What did the Christians of the first centuries know that we don't? That's what this book is about.

Mary As the Early Christians Knew Her

Author : Frederica Mathewes-Green
Publisher : Paraclete Press (MA)
ISBN 13 : 9781612613437
Total Pages : 159 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (134 download)

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Download or read book Mary As the Early Christians Knew Her written by Frederica Mathewes-Green and published by Paraclete Press (MA). This book was released on 2013 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A remarkable volume features three ancient texts--a brief prayer to Mary found on a scrap of papyrus in Egypt about a hundred years ago, The Gospel of Mary and The Annunciation Hymn of Rejoicing--that open up the life of Mary, and her role in the church, in new and sometimes startling ways. $10,000 ad/promo.

The Lost Gospel of Mary

Author : Frederica Mathewes-Green
Publisher : Paraclete Press
ISBN 13 : 1612612296
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (126 download)

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Download or read book The Lost Gospel of Mary written by Frederica Mathewes-Green and published by Paraclete Press. This book was released on 2007-04-01 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Some Christians have piled the status of the mother of Jesus so high that it rivals that of her Son. Others ignore the Virgin Mary entirely. Behind all of the images is a girl who grew up to be the mother of Christ. How did the first Christians view her? What were the commonly understood facts about the Blessed Mother's early life --- before the Annunciation? How did Mary, the mother of Jesus, become the Theotokos? Frederica Mathewes-Green opens up the Virgin Mary's early life, offering a window into her centrality to the Christian Faith in new and sometimes startling ways. “Do you want to get to know Mary a bit better? Are you interested in entering a faithful Marian spirituality? Let Frederica Mathewes-Green facilitate a rich, traditional, authentic meeting of Mary. When it comes to spending time with the mother of our Lord, this book is second only to Scripture.” Lauren F. Winner, author of Girl Meets God, Mudhouse Sabbath, and Real Sex “The Mary that Frederica Mathewes-Green gives us in these winsome texts–a palpably real woman, at once humble and exalted--transcends the differences that persist even today among the main streams of the Christian tradition, not least because this Mary points beyond herself to the ultimate source of our hope and our joy. -John Wilson, editor, Books & Culture "Frederica Mathewes-Green is a sparkling writer. In The Lost Gospel of Mary, not only is her material fascinating, but so is her perspective as a thoughtful and irenic Orthodox Christian. There is much here to warm the heart as it engages the mind from here to warm the heart as it engages the mind from early in our comon Christian tradition." - Brian McLaren, author of A Generous Orthodoxy and www.brianmclaren.net.