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Writings of the Fathers
  • Classics of Western Spirituality series (Paulist Press).
  • Day by Day with the Early Church Fathers (Hendrickson Publishers).
  • Writings of the early Church Fathers presented in a format conducive to daily reading, with biographical summaries.
  • St. Athanasius, On the Incarnation (St. Vladimir's Seminary Press).
  • A masterpiece of fourth-century patristic theology.
  • St. Basil the Great, On the Holy Spirit (St. Vladimir's Seminary Press).
  • Classic exposition of Trinitarian doctrine, demonstrating that the Holy Spirit is consubstantial with the Father.
  • St. Cyril of Alexandria, On the Unity of Christ (St. Vladimir's Seminary Press).
    A classic Christological text.
  • St. Cyril of Jerusalem, On the Christian Sacraments (St. Vladimir's Seminary Press).
    A exposition of baptism, chrismation, and the Eucharist by a fourth-century bishop.
  • St. John Chrysostom, On Marriage and Family Life (St. Vladimir's Seminary Press).
    Selections from the writings of St. John "Golden-Tongue," the greatest preacher of the patristic era. His words are still relevant today.
  • St. John Chrysostom, On Wealth and Poverty (St. Vladimir's Seminary Press).
    On the temptations of the rich and the poor, with compassionate insights into the human condition.
  • St. John Chrysostom, On the Priesthood (St. Vladimir's Seminary Press).
    The demands of the pastoral ministry.
  • St. John Climacus, The Ladder of Divine Ascent (Holy Transfiguration Monastery).
    This classic guide to the spiritual life portrays that life as a ladder, with each step representing a virtue to be acquired.
  • St. John of Damascus, On the Divine Images (St. Vladimir's Seminary Press).
    Three treatises by the great defender of the veneration of icons.
  • Basil Eleftheriou, Encyclopedia of the Major Saints and Fathers (Light & Life).
    Includes theological contributions of early Church Fathers and philosophers as well as a brief description of the Seven Ecumenical Councils.
  • Eusebius, Ecclesiastical History.
    A history of the first three centuries of the Church by an historian of that time.
  • Germanus of Constantinople, On the Divine Liturgy (St. Vladimir's Seminary Press).
    Eighth-century explanation of the Divine Liturgy.
  • Jack N. Sparks, ed., The Apostolic Fathers (Light & Life).
    A collection of revered Christian writings from apostolic times, including the Didache, Polycarp, Ignatius, and more.
  • St. Theodore the Studite, On the Holy Icons (St. Vladimir's Seminary Press). An affirmation of the Incarnation as the basis for icon veneration.
  • Blessed Theophylact, Explanation of the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke (3 volumes).