winter catalog 2011 - 2 0 1 2 q St Vladimir’s Seminary Press Our popular patristics series provides readable and accurate translations of a wide range of early Christian literature to a wide audience—students of Christian history to lay Christians reading for spiritual benefit. Recognized scholars in their fields provide short popular patristics series but comprehensive and clear introductions to the material. number 43 Works on the Spirit new releases a new translation athanasius the great popular patristics series and didymus the blind numbers 44a & 44b Translated by Mark DelCogliano, Andrew Radde-Gallwitz & Lewis Ayres On the Incarnation In the second half of the fourth century the mystery of the Holy Spirit was the subject of fierce debate. Those who fought against the Saint athanasius Nicene creed opposed the idea that the Spirit was God. Even some of Translated by John Behr • Introduction by C. S. Lewis those willing to accept the equality of Father and Son saw the Spirit svs press as more angelic than divine. By any standard, this is a classic of Christian theology. Composed by The first great testament to the Spirit’s divinity—showing how St Athanasius in the fourth century, it expounds with simplicity the the Spirit creates and saves inseparably with Father and Son— theological vision defended at the Councils of Nicaea and Constan- is Athanasius’s Letters to Serapion. Only a few years later, Didymus tinople: that the Son of God himself became fully human, so that we the Blind penned his own On the Holy Spirit, which is here translated might become god. Its influence on all Christian theology thereafter, East and West, ensures its AVAILABLE into English for the first time. For Didymus, the Spirit transforms place as one of the few “must read” books for all who want to know more about the Christian faith. December 2011 Christians by drawing them into the divine life itself, and must “When I first opened his De Incarnatione I soon discovered I was reading a masterpiece … for English/Greek (44a) therefore be one with Father and Son. only a master mind could have written so deeply on a subject with such classical simplicity.” 978-0-88141-409-7 This volume offers new translations of two of the most powerful Patristic reflections on the work — C.S. Lewis, from the Introduction. AVAILABLE 5 x 7.25 / paper December 2011 and nature of the Holy Spirit. We are pleased to offer this new translation, with a full introduction, in two formats: 174 pp 978-0-88141-379-3 in English or with the Greek text presented on the facing page. winter catalog $22.00 5 x 7.25 / paper the translators Mark DelCogliano teaches at the University of St Thomas in St Paul, Minnesota. The V. Rev. Dr John Behr is the English only (44b) 240 pp the translator Dean of St Vladimir’s Orthodox Andrew Radde-Gallwitz teaches at Loyola University, Chicago. 978-0-88141-427-1 $22.00 Theological Seminary, Professor of Patristics, the editor of the Popular Lewis Ayres teaches at Durham University in the United Kingdom. Patristic Series, and the author of Way to Nicaea and Nicene Faith. 5 x 7.25 / paper 112 pp $16.00 to place an order call 1-800-204-2665 2 3 visit our website: www.svspress.com svs press orthodox profiles series, vol 2 The orthodox profiles series introduces Orthodox leaders in various ministries and callings that build up the Body of Christ. Most of those featured remain active in the Church, while the influence of those fallen asleep in the Lord remains strong and is worthy of historical record. 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The history of the faith cannot be written without Economos Constantine Nasr, the ninth generation in his family to be ordained understanding the contributions that Antony Bashir made to the to the priesthood in the Orthodox Church, was personally acquainted with foundation and framework of the Orthodox faith in America. Metropolitan Antony Bashir. He is a noted pastor, author, and lecturer. to place an order call 1-800-204-2665 4 5 visit our website: www.svspress.com svs press Despondency The Mystery of Faith The Spiritual Teaching of An Introduction to the Teaching and Evagrius of Pontus Spirituality of the Orthodox Church new releases gabriel bunge hilarion alfeyev Translated by Anthony P. Gythiel With an Introduction by Kallistos Ware This ultimately joyful work is one of the few books available in Orthodox theology is a living entity today no less than hundreds of English to deal exclusively with the problem of despondency, and years ago. 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