Books published by St Vladimir's Seminary Press,U.S.

In this book the Archbishop presents his conviction that the ecumenical vision of the Orthodx Church is the best response to the forming global conditions.

A book of sermons by 7th and 8th century Fathers including St John of Damascus and St Andrew of Crete. This volume brings together the earliest attempts to interpret Mary's dormition, or "falling asleep" in the Lord, in the light of the whole Paschal Mystery.

The authors search for explanations and reasons why the Orthodox Church has never in its history ordained women to serve as bishops and priests. All agree that the Church had women deacons, and that careful consideration must be given to this office as it existed in the past.

Addresses the fundamental question of who Jesus was and is. It discusses questions raised by new approaches to Gospel research and questions the nature and value of New Testament research. Veselin argues that the proper function of biblical criticism is to build rather than destroy.

1988 marked the millennium of Christianity in Russia. The University of Oregon held a symposium, an art exhibition, and films and concerts to note the impact of Eastern Orthodox Christianity on the historical and cultural development of Russia. Here the papers of the symposium are brought together.

This translation of Symeon's treatment of the experience of God, discusses salvation history from creation to the glory of Eschaton. It addresses such themes as predestination, the knowledge of the saints in the world to come, and the Day of Judgement as "The Day of the Lord".

In this work Olivier Clement comments on three traditional prayers. The author's intention is to discern, within the depths of the texts themselves a trinitarian revelation, the ways of communion.

Based upon a true story, this book tells of a Russian missionary bishop's trip to Siberia. During the teaching and baptism along the way, he learns that baptism without preparation is ritual devoid of content, and that indigenous cultures must be built upon as a foundation for Christian conversion.

This Festschrift celebrates the joyful heart and retirement from thirty-five years of university teaching of Bishop Kallistos Ware, a person who has found his monastic "desert" among the "dreaming spires" of academia, and his "cell" in the lecture room. The Festschrift contains articles by renowned academics, which are based on historical, theological, and spiritual themes.

This collection is based on papers presented by a group of scholars at a Byzantine studies conference at the University of Birmingham. Contributors include Henry Chadwick, Susan Ashbrook Harvey, Robert Browning, Rosemary Morris and Speros Vryonis.

A collection of Fr Alexander Schmemann's sermons delivered over the course of many years over Radio Liberty to listeners in the Soviet Union. Selected from more than 3000 sermons, his broadcasts were widely acclaimed - both by people in the Church and figures such as Alexander Solzhenitsyn.

These essays identify and discuss aspects of the Byzantium heritage. In three sections, they cover: general aspects of Slavo-Byzantine relations; the specific features of the acculturation process; the contacts between Byzantium and medieval Russia.