Books published by Coptic Orthodox St Shenouda Monastery

The Conferences of St John Cassian is a classic of Christian spiritual wisdom for monasticism and is of great benefit for the everyday lay reader. St John lived in the fourth century and became a monk in Syria. He heard much about the monks and monasteries in Egypt and desired to travel there and talk with the elder monks. He eventually travelled to Egypt with his fellow monk Germanus and spent many years living in the monasteries of Egypt. This book, as well as the Institutes, is the result of St John's time spent in Egypt and specifically his conversations with the elder monks he encountered. If you ever wanted to sit with a elder monk, a blessed man who has a deep connection with God and has learnt how to combat his thoughts and overcome the wiles of the devil, this book does that for you. It also has questions by St John to the elders and their answers.

This book tackles three topics from a Orthodox Christian perspective, namely; God's attributes God's relationship with man Man's relationship with God.On God's attributes, you will read about God the Creator, the Eternal, the Unlimited, the Omnipresent and the Omnipotent.On God's relationship with man, you will read about God's love to man, His giving, His goodness, His kindness, His protection, His forgiveness, His Chastening, His dispensation, His great redemption…. Etc.On man's relationship with God, you will read about God's place in our life, our knowledge of Him, our meeting with Him, our communion with Him and abiding in Him, reconciliation, wrestling with Him, waiting for Him, and rejoicing in Him. You will read also about those who flee from God.This book is the fruit of forty lectures on these and other topics.Pope Shenouda III