Aanbevolen Boeken

Aanbevolen lectuur over het (Orthodoxe) geloof - in willekeurige volgorde.

Deze boeken - zowel Nederlandstalige (aangeduid met Ned), alsook Engelstalige (aangeduid met Eng) werken die opgenomen zijn in deze lijst - bieden waardevolle inzichten in het Orthodoxe christendom en kunnen verdieping geven aan je spirituele reis. We raden aan om vóór het lezen van een diep spiritueel of theologisch werk altijd advies te vragen aan je geestelijke vader of priester, zodat je begeleiding ontvangt die past bij jouw persoonlijke context en geestelijke groei.

 

Bijbels en Apostolische Werken

  • EOB: The Eastern Greek Orthodox New Testament (Eng)
  • EOB: New Testament Portable Edition (Eng)
  • OSB: The Orthodox Study Bible (Eng)
  • The Didache: Teaching of the Twelve Apostles (Eng)
  • De Didache: Leer van de Twaalf Apostelen (Ned)
  • De Bijbel Willibrodvertaling 1975 (Ned)
  • De Bijbel Willibrodvertaling 1978 (Ned)
  • De Bijbel HSV (Herziene Statenvertaling) (Ned)
  • Orthodox Gebedenboek volgens de traditie van de Russisch-Orthodoxe Kerk

 

Geschiedenis

  • The New Testament in its World by N.T. Wright & Michael F. Bird (Eng)
  • The Orthodox Church: An Introduction to Eastern Christianity by Fr. Timothy Ware (Eng)
  • Orthodox Worship: A Living Continuity with the Synagogue, the Temple, and the Early Church by Benjamin D. Williams & Harold B. Anstall (Eng)
  • The First Seven Ecumenical Councils by Leo Donald Davis (Eng)
  • Foundations of Christian Culture by Ivan Ilyin (Eng)
  • Eusebius: Church History by Paul L. Maier  (Eng)
  • The Religion of the Apostles by Fr. Stephen de Young (Eng)
  • The Whole Council of God: A Introduction to your Bible by Fr. Stephen de Young (Eng)

 

Theologie 

  • The Mystical Theology of the Eastern Church by Vladimir Lossky (Eng)
  • Introduction to St. Gregory Palamas by Fr. George Papademetriou (Eng)
  • The Triads by St. Gregory Palamas (Eng)
  • On the Procession of the Holy Spirit by St. Gregory Palamas (Eng)
  • The Orthodox Veneration of the Mother of God by St. John Maximovitch (Eng)
  • De Orthodoxe Verering van de Moeders Gods door de H. Johannes Maximovitsj (Ned)
  • Gregory of Nazianzus on the Trinity and the Knowledge of God by Christopher A. Beeley (Eng)
  • On the Incarnation by St. Athanasius the Great (Eng)
  • Athanasius door P. Bouter (Ned)
  • An Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith by St. John of Damascus (Eng)
  • St. John of Damascus on Holy Images in 25 Minutes (Eng)
  • Orthodoxy in Arabic Terms by Najib George Awad (Eng)
  • Johannes Damascenus & Theodorus Abu Qurra: De eerste Christelijke polemiek met de Islam door Michiel op de Coul & Marcel Poorthuis (Ned)
  • Hexaemeron The Six Days by St. Basil of Caesarea (Eng)
  • God is a Man of War by Fr. Stephen de Young (Eng)
  • The Patristic Witness of Georges Florovsky: Essential Theological Writings by Georges Florovsky (Eng)
  • Athanasius van Alexandrië: De Overwinning van het christendom door Eginhard Meijering (Ned)

 

Spiritualiteit en leefstijl 

  • The Experience of God: Volume 1 The Holy Trinity by Dumitru Staniloae (Eng)
  • The Way of the Pilgrim by an anonymous 19th Century Russian Peasant (Eng)
  • The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis (Eng)
  • De Grote Scheiding door C.S. Lewis (Ned) 
  • The Philokalia (Volume I, II, III, IV & V) (Eng)
  • The Ladder of Divine Ascent by St. John Climacus (Eng)
  • The Unseen Warfare by St. Nicodemus the Hagiorite (Eng)
  • On Resistance to Evil by Force by Ivan Ilyin (Eng)
  • A Spiritual Psalter, or Reflections on God by St. Ephraim the Syrian (Eng)
  • Orthodoxy and the Religion of the Future by Fr. Seraphim Rose (Eng)
  • Orthodoxie en de Religie van de Toekomst door V. Serafim Rose (Ned)
  • Sermons on the Spiritual Life by St. Philaret of Moscow (Eng)
  • Antichrist: The Fulfillment of Globalization by G.M. Davis (Eng)
  • School for Prayer by Metropolitan Anthony Sourozh (Eng)
  • Steps of Transformation by Fr. Meletios Webber (Eng)
  • Our Thoughts Determine Our Lives by Elder Thaddeus of Vitovnica (Eng)
  • Onze Gedachten Bepalen Onze Levens door Ouderling Thaddeus van Vitovnica (Ned)
  • Parenting Towards the Kingdom by Philip Mamalakis (PHD) (Eng)
  • From Object to Icon: The Struggle for Spirtual Vision in a Pornographic World by Andrew Williams (Eng)
  • The Great Lent: Journey to Pascha by Fr. Alexander Schmemann (Eng)

 

Heiligen & Biografieën 

  • Paul: A Biography by N.T. Wright (Eng)
  • Paulus: Een biografie door Tom Wright (Ned)
  • The Life of Saint Anthony the Great by St. Athanasius the Great (Eng)
  • The Life of Saint Mary of Egypt by St. Zosimas of Palestine (Eng)
  • The Life of Saint Sava by St. Nikolai Velimirovich (Eng)
  • Letters of Saint Anthony the Great by St. Anthony the Great (Eng)
  • Sayings of the Desert Fathers by diverse Saints (Eng)
  • Woestijnvaders Onderweg: Inspiratie voor nu door Mattias Rouw (Ned)