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

Deze boeken - zowel Nederlandstalige (aangeduid met Ned) als Engelstalige (aangeduid met Eng) - bieden waardevolle inzichten in het Orthodoxe christendom en kunnen een verrijking zijn voor je spirituele reis. We adviseren je om voorafgaand aan het lezen van een diepgaand spiritueel of theologisch werk advies te vragen aan je geestelijke vader of priester. Dit zorgt voor persoonlijke begeleiding die aansluit bij jouw unieke situatie en geestelijke groei.

 

Bijbels en Apostolische Werken

• De Bijbel HSV (Herziene Statenvertaling) (Ned)
• De Bijbel Willibrordvertaling 1975 (Ned)
• De Bijbel Willibrordvertaling 1978 (Ned)
• De Didache: Leer van de Twaalf Apostelen (Ned)
• De Psalmen van de vroege Kerk (Ned)
• EOB: New Testament Portable Edition (Eng)
• EOB: The Eastern Greek Orthodox New Testament (Eng)
• Orthodox Gebedenboek volgens de traditie van de Russisch-Orthodoxe Kerk (Ned)
• Prayer Book by Holy Trinity Monastery (Eng)
• OSB: The Orthodox Study Bible (Eng)
• The Didache: Teaching of the Twelve Apostles (Eng)
• The Shepherd of Hermas (Eng)
• De Herder van Hermes (Ned)
• Ignatius van Antiochië - Graan van God vertaald door Vincent Hunink (Ned)

 

 

History

• Constantinople to Chalcedon by Patrick Whitword (Eng)
• Eusebius: Church History by Paul L. Maier (Eng)
• Foundations of Christian Culture by Ivan Ilyin (Eng)
• The First Seven Ecumenical Councils by Leo Donald Davis (Eng)
• 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 Religion of the Apostles by Fr. Stephen de Young (Eng)
• The Whole Council of God: An Introduction to Your Bible by Fr. Stephen de Young (Eng)

 

 

 

Theology

• An Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith by St. John of Damascus (English)
• Athanasius by P. Bouter (Dutch)
• Athanasius of Alexandria: The Triumph of Christianity by Eginhard Meijering (Dutch)
• Byzantine Theology: Historical Trends and Theological Themes by John Meyendorff (English)
• The Orthodox Veneration of the Mother of God by St. John Maximovitch (Dutch)
• God is a Man of War by Fr. Stephen de Young (English)
• Gregory of Nazianzus on the Trinity and the Knowledge of God by Christopher A. Beeley (English)
• Hexaemeron: The Six Days by St. Basil of Caesarea (English)
• Introduction to St. Gregory Palamas by Fr. George Papademetriou (English)
• Johannes Damascenus & Theodorus Abu Qurra: The First Christian Polemic Against Islam by Michiel op de Coul & Marcel Poorthuis (Dutch)
• Nihilism by Fr. Seraphim Rose (English & Dutch)
• On the Difficulties in the Church Fathers by St. Maximus the Confessor
• On the Incarnation by St. Athanasius the Great (English)
• On the Procession of the Holy Spirit by St. Gregory Palamas (English)
• Orthodoxy in Arabic Terms by Najib George Awad (English)
• The Catechism of St. Peter Moglia by St. Peter Moglia (English)
• The Church and the Pope by Robert Spencer (English)
• The Filioque: History of a Doctrinal Controversy by A. Edward Siecienski (English)
• The Mystical Theology of the Eastern Church by Vladimir Lossky (English)
• The Longer Catechism of St. Philaret of Moscow by St. Philaret of Moscow (English)
• The Orthodox Veneration of the Mother of God by St. John Maximovitch (English)
• The Patristic Witness of Georges Florovsky: Essential Theological Writings by Georges Florovsky (English)
• The Soul after Death by Fr. Seraphim Rose (English)
• The Triads by St. Gregory Palamas (English)
• St. John of Damascus on Holy Images in 25 Minutes by St. John of Damascus (English)

 

 

 

Spiritualiteit en Leefstijl

• A Spiritual Psalter: Reflections on God by St. Ephraim the Syrian (Eng)
• Antichrist: The Fulfillment of Globalization by G.M. Davis (Eng)
• De Orthodoxe Weg by Metropoliet Timothy Ware (Ned)
• Het Offer der Liefde van de Heilige Efraïm de Syriër (Ned)
• From Object to Icon: The Struggle for Spiritual Vision in a Pornographic World by Andrew Williams (Eng)
• Mijn Leven in Christus deel 1, 1.2, & 2 by St. Johannes van Kronstadt (Ned)
• On Resistance to Evil by Force by Ivan Ilyin (Eng)
• Onze Gedachten Bepalen Onze Levens by Ouderling Thaddeus van Vitovnica (Ned)
• Orthodox Wisdom: Spiritual Inspiration from Church Fathers, Saints & Elders by Fr. Spyridon Bailey (Eng)
• Orthodoxy and the Religion of the Future by Fr. Seraphim Rose (Eng)
• Orthodoxie en de Religie van de Toekomst by V. Serafim Rose (Ned)
• Our Thoughts Determine Our Lives by Elder Thaddeus of Vitovnica (Eng)
• Parenting Towards the Kingdom by Philip Mamalakis, PhD (Eng)
• School for Prayer by Metropolitan Anthony Sourozh (Eng)
• Sermons on the Spiritual Life by St. Philaret of Moscow (Eng)
• Steps of Transformation by Fr. Meletios Webber (Eng)
• The Experience of God: Volume 1 - The Holy Trinity by Dumitru Staniloae (Eng)
• The Lenten Triodion translated by Mother Mary & Fr. Kallistos Ware (Eng)
• The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis (Eng)
• The Great Lent: Journey to Pascha by Fr. Alexander Schmemann (Eng)
• The Ladder of Divine Ascent by St. John Climacus (Eng)
• The Philokalia (Volumes I, II, III, IV & V) (Eng)
• The Unseen Warfare by St. Nicodemus the Hagiorite (Eng)
• The Way of the Pilgrim by an anonymous 19th Century Russian Peasant (Eng)
• Woorden 1: Met Pijn en Liefde voor de Hedendaagse Mens by Gerondas Paisios van Athos (Ned)

 

 

Heiligen & Biografieën 

• Letters of Saint Anthony the Great by St. Anthony the Great (Eng)

• Paul: A Biography by N.T. Wright (Eng)

• Paulus: Een biografie door Tom Wright (Ned)

• Prologue from Ohrid by St. Nikolai Velimirovich (Eng)

• Sayings of the Desert Fathers by diverse Saints (Eng)

• 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)

• Woestijnvaders Onderweg: Inspiratie voor nu door Mattias Rouw (Ned)

 

Geschikt voor beginners

• Bijbel & Gebed: Orthodox Study Bible (Engels), HSV of Willibrord Bijbel (Nederlands), Orthodox Gebedenboek
• Introductie Orthodoxie: The Orthodox Church (Timothy Ware), The Orthodox Way (Ware), Orthodox Worship (Williams & Anstall)
• Spirituele vorming: Onze Gedachten Bepalen Onze Levens (Ouderling Thaddeus), School for Prayer (Anthony Bloom), Great Lent: Journey to Pascha (Schmemann), Steps of Transformation (Meletios Webber)
• Heiligenlevens: Life of St. Anthony (Athanasius), Sayings of the Desert Fathers, Woestijnvaders Onderweg (Rouw)
• Catechetisch/apologetisch: Religion of the Apostles (Fr. Stephen De Young)

 

Voor gevorderden

• Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith (Johannes van Damascus)
• Homilies (St. Gregory Palamas)
• St. John of Kronstadt: My Life in Christ
• The Mystical Theology of the Eastern Church (Lossky)
• Byzantine Theology (Meyendorff)
• Collected Works (Florovsky)

 

Alleen met begeleiding van je geestelijke vader of moeder - voorzichtig lezen

• Philokalia (zeer diepgaand, niet zonder de nodige begeleiding lezen)
• Nihilism (Seraphim Rose)
• Orthodoxy and the Religion of the Future (Rose)
• The Ladder of Divine Ascent (Johannes Climacus)
• The Soul after Death (Rose)
• The Unseen Warfare (Nicodemus the Hagiorite) 

 

Non-Orthodoxe waardevolle literatuur

• Mere Christianity (C.S. Lewis)
• Simply Christian (N.T. Wright)
• Hartstochten van de Ziel: Hoe we onze Verlangens ten Goede kunnen gebruiken door Rowan Williams (Ned)
• De Grote Scheiding door C.S. Lewis (Ned)