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OF WATER AND SPIRIT
Alexander Schmemann
Liturgical meaning of the sacrament of
Baptism.
Translated from English
THE GREAT LENT
Alexander Schmemann
The spiritual journey through the Great
Lent.
Translated from English.
THE KINGDOM OF GOD
Bishop Demetrios (Royster)
A modern research of Christian
hermeneutics.
Translated from English.
DYPTICH ON ICONS
Prof. Kalin Yanakiev
Two essays by the prominent Bulgarian
philosopher on the differences in
Orthodox iconography and Western
Christian art.
BECOMING ORTHODOX
Fr. Peter Gilquist
The spiritual journey of a group of
American Christians to Orthodoxy.
Translated from English.
AT THE ENTRANCE OF THE TEMPLE
A simple introduction to the basic
Christian teachings.
Translated from English.
THE FAITH WE HOLD
Archbishop Paul of Finland
An explanation of the basics of Christian
doctrine.
Translated from English.
DIVINE LITURGY
Annotated text of the litrugy of the
Orthodox Church.
REFLECTIONS ON THE PASTORAL SERVICE
Bishop Ioaniky
The role of priests in the church and their
responsibilities.
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SON OF MAN
Fr. Alexander Men
The Gospel stories retold by one of the
most prominent Russian preachers.
Translated from Russian
CHRIST AND THE SPIRITS OF THE EARTH
Dimiter Mitev
A Christian criticism on the doctrines and
practices of the New Age movement.
MODERN CULTURE AND ORTHODOXY
Olesya Nikolaeva
A review of postmodern culture and how
it affects the churches.
Translated from Russian.
ORTHODOX MORAL THEOLOGY
Platon Igumenov
A texbook on moral theology.
Translated from Russian.
TO THE PROTESTANTS ABOUT ORTHODOXY
Deacon Andrey Kuraev
A presentation of basic Orthodox
concepts for Protestant audiences.
Translated from Russian.
IZBORNIK
Collection of works by early Church
fathers.
Translated from Greek.
ON OUR DEFEAT
Deacon Andrey Kuraev
A profound look into the Zeitgeist of
modern age and its Christian
interpretation.
Translated from Russian.
THEOLOGY OF THE ICON
Leonid Uspensky
The classical explanation of early
Christian art.
Translated from Russian.
LETTERS ON THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE
PRIEST ORDER
Ivan Sturdza
The meaning and role of Christian
priesthood explained.
Translated from Russian.
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REPENTANCE, CONFESSION, SPIRITUAL
GUIDANCE
Vladimir Vorobyov
The principles of spiritual formation in
Christianity.
Translated from Russian.
THE SACRED GIFT OF LIFE
John Breck
Collection of articles on bio-ethical issues
from a Christian perspective.
Translated from English.
INVISIBLE THREAT
Fr. Stanimir Yanakiev
A review of the most common destructive
cults presented in Bulgaria.
SPIRITUAL DIALOGUES
Archim. Sofrony Saharov
Translated from Russian
METHODISM
Dimiter Mitev
Presenting of one of the Protestant
traditions.
BEGINNING OF PRAYER
Metropolitan Anthony Blume
Spiritual guidance into prayer practice.
Translated from Russian.
THE TEACHING OF ST. JOHN OF THE LADDER
AND OUR TIMES
Vladeta Yerotic
The spiritual heritage of St. John Climacus
and modern psychology.
Translated from Serbian.
LITTLE YELLOW WINDOWS
Art from the orphanage. A book
prepared by institutionalized children.
TOMORROW IS SUNDAY
Galatia Soureli
A children’s book presenting the life of a
Christian family.
Translated from Greek.
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CREATION
Kamelia Konstantinova
Children’s book on the story of Creation.
PRAYER AND LIFE
Metropolitan Anthony Blume
Introduction to prayer in a Christian
context.
Translated from Russian.
SIX HOMILIES ON PRIESTHOOD
St. John Chrysostom
One of the Christian classics on
priesthood.
Translated from Greek.
OUR LITURGY
Archbishop Paul of Finland
Introduction to the litrugical cycle of the
Orthodox Church.
Translated from English.
SEEING GOD AS HE IS
Fr. Sofrony Saharov
Spiritual guide into the ascetic tradition of
the church.
Translated from Russian.
THE EVERLASTING MAN
G. K. Chesteron
The classical apologetic work of the
English author.
Translated from English.
MYSTICAL THEOLOGY
Vladimir Lossky
Introduction to the theology of the early
church.
Translated from Russian.
FOR THE LIFE OF THE WORLD
Alexander Schmemann
A detailed introduction to the sacraments
of the church.
Translated from English.
CREDO
Fr. Alexander Schmemann
Explanation of the Nicene-Constantinople
Creed.
Translated from Russian.
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PROBLEMS IN MODERN THEOLOGY
Prof. Dimiter Popmarinov
Collection of theological articles
PRAYERS BY THE LAKE
St. Nicholay Velimirovich
The profound poetic work of the
Orthodox saint.
Translated from Serbian.
CHURCH AND SOCIETY
Radovan Bigovic
The relationship between modern society
and the church.
Translated from Serbian.
SELECTED HOMILIES ON THE GOSPEL OF
JOHN
St. John Chrysostom
Translated from Greek.
MARRIAGE AS ASCETICISM
Metropolitan Anthony Blume
Christian marriage explained from an
ascetic’s perspective.
Translated from Russian.
BEGINNING OF PRAYER
Metropolitan Anthony Blume
Short introduction to Christian prayer.
Translated from Russian.
CHRISTIANITY AND ANTHROPOLOGY
Fr. Zahary Dechev
A school manual for teachers of religion.
MY POST-MORTEM ADVENTURES
Julia Voznesenskaya
A fiction novel on after-death
experiences. The book has been
awarded by the Russian Orthodox
Church.
Translated from Russian.
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ORTHODOXY
Paul Evdokimov
Introduction to Orthodox spirituality.
Translated from Russian.
HERALDS OF GOD’S KINGDOM
Fr. Alexander Men
The prophets of the Old Testament.
Translated from Russian.
TYPES OF RELIGIOUS LIFE
Maria Skobtsova
An in-depth look into the psychology of
religion by a recently connonized saint of
the Russian church.
Translated from Russian.
ANTHOLOGY OF BULGARIAN CHRISTIAN
PROSE
The collection covers the period
1900-1944.
THE MESSIAH ARCHETYPE
Maria Ivanova
The Jungian concept of archetypes from a
Christian perspective.
CHRISTIAN ETHICS VOL. 1
Prof. Georgios Mantzarides
Classical textbook on Christian ethics.
Translated from Greek.
SENSE OF GOD
Fr. Emilianos
Spiritual dialogues on prayer and
Christian life.
Translated from Greek.
SPIRITUAL HARASSMENT AND THE
ORTHODOX TRADITION
Vladimir Solovyov
A look into certain negative pracices of
spiritual guidance in some Orthodox
communities.
THE ELDER JACOB TSALIKIS
Stelianos Papadoupolis
The life and spiritual heritage of a
prominent Athonite monk.
Translated from Greek.
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THE INCARNATE GOD
Feastal catechisis.
TWO ESSAYS
G. K. Chesterton
The book includes the two essays of
Chesterton on St. Francis and St. Thomas.
Translated from English.
FR. SERAPHIM ROSE: LIFE AND WORKS
Monk Damascene
A biography of one of the most
renowned figures in Orthodoxy for the
20th century.
Translated from English.
ST. SILOUAN THE ATHONITE
Archim. Sofrony Saharov
Biography and the works of one of the
most known saints of 20th century
Orthodoxy.
JESUS CHRIST IN THE QURAN
Radko Popov
Introduction to the Moslem vision of
Christ from a Christian perspective.
CHRIST IS BORN
Vesna Belcevic
A poetry book about Christmas for the
youngest ones.
Translated from Serbian.
THE HISTORICAL ROUTE OF ORTHODOXY
Alexander Schmemann
A review of the history of the Orthodox
church to the present day.
Translated from Russian.
SINGING HEART
Ivan Ilin
Collection of essays by the famous
Russian religious thinker.
Translated from Russian.
LETTER TO NUN XENIA
St. Gregory Palamas
The classical ascetics work of St.
Gregory.
Translated from Greek.
Translated from English.
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NATION OF HESYCHASTS
Deyan Enev
Collection of essays and articles covering
the religious situation in Bulgaria and the
Balkans.
THE WAY OF CHRIST
Theodor Stilianopuolos
The role of Christianity in the modern
world and the spiritual challenges facing
every Christian.
ORTHODOXY AND POST-MODERNISM
A collection of papers presented at an
international conference in Veliko
Turnovo in 2006.
FROM CHRISTMAS TO EASTER
Ana-Maria Krasteva
A collection of articles on the feasts of the
church and their meaning.
THE BALL AND THE CROSS
G. K. Chesterton
A fiction novel on atheism and faith by
the renowned British author.
Translated from English.
THE LIFE OF ST. SAVA
St. Nikolay Velimirovic
Biography of one of the most venerated
saints on the Balkans, St. Sava of Serbia.
Translated from Serbian.
TELEVISION AND THE CHILD
Virgiliu Georghe
Research on the effect of electronic
media on the forming mind.
Translated from Romanian.
HISTORY AND TEACHING OF GNOSTICISM
Archim. Pavel Stefanov
The first introduction in Bulgarian into the
vast subject of ancient and classical
gnosticism and its relations with the
Christian church.
2 MLN KM IN SEARCH OF LOVE
Klaus Kenneth
The spiritual autobiography of K.
Kenneth, a writer and musician.
Translated from German.
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THE MONK IN ME
Heinz Nussbaumer
The book is written as an account of the
author’s experience of Mount Athos and
of monasticism.
Translated from German.
CHURCH, NATION, STATE
James Hopkins
The book reflects on the relations
between nation, church and state in
Bulgarian history.
Translated from English.
BIRTH FOR THE UNSHAKABLE KINGDOM
Archim. Sofrony Saharov
A book about the spiritual birth of the
person in Christ.
Translated from Russian.
THE MESSAGE OF THE BIBLE
George Cronk
Presentation of basic topics in
contemporary Biblical studies.
Translated from English
THE WAY OF THE HEART
Archim. Zaharias Zaharou
The book includes the lectures of Fr.
Zaharou during his visit to Bulgaria.
Translated from English.
The Mirna Magzine
1996-2008
Mirna means peaceable in Bulgarian, quoting James
3:17: But the wisdom that is from above is first pure,
then peaceable, gentle, easy to be intreated, full of
mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without
hypocrisy.
The Mirna magazine was the first analytical periodical
in Bulgaria which covers the contemporary religious
situation in Bulgaria from a lay perspective. The
magazine challenges different aspects of Christianty
as a cultural tradition and promotes its understanding
as an active civic standing.
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VOL. 1: CHRISTIAN FAMILY
Features articles on the Christian
understanding of marriage, the civic
marriage vs the Orthodox liturgical
sacrament, the upbringing of children in
Christian context, etc.
VOL. 2: CHRISTIAN ART
Features articles on iconography, critical
texts on the recent opening of an
Orthodox church decorated with secular
art presented as iconography, interviews
with Orthodox icon painters.
VOL. 3: THE CHURCH CRISIS IN US
A collection of articles analyzing the
roots (cultural, political and spiritual) of
the crisis in the Bulgarian Orthodox
Church; translated articles on the
Trinitarian dogma; article on Christianity
and Islam.
VOL. 4: FAITH
Articles on contemporary issues of
concern for the Orthodox Church,
including an interviews, article on cloning
and related ethical issues; the media
policy in the covering of church issues,
church and the state; religious poetry
VOL. 5: MONASTICISM
Features articles by theologians, Western
philosophers, monks, etc.
VOL. 6: THE MISSION OF THE CHURCH
Translated articles by Al. Schmemann,
Maxim Egger and St. Basil the Great; An
overview of the crisis within the Orthodox
Church, the relations between the
Orthodox churches and the World
Council of Churches
VOL. 7: LIFE AND DEATH
Christian understanding of life and death.
Translated articles by Federica MatthewsGreen, Dr. Kimberley Patton, Fr. Sofrony
Saharov, Fr. Chestikov, St. Gregory
Palamas, St. Athanasios the Great
VOL. 8: WOMEN IN THE CHURCH
The role of women in the Church and the
Christian understanding of gender.
VOL. 9: ON CHRIST AND THE CHURCH
The nature of the Church and its relation
with Christ. Texts by Vladimir Losky, St.
Augustine, Fr. Alexander Men, Fr.
Alexander Schmemann, Fr. Sofroni
Saharov, Deacon Andrey Kuraev,
Konstantine Spirov, Christian poetry.
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VOL. 10: TRADITION
Tradition as one of the main pillars of the
Church. Texts by Georgi Todorov, Elder
Paisi, Christos Yanaras, Plamen Sivov,
Tatyana Vulchanova, Deacon Andrey
Kuraev, Dimiter Mitev, Andrey Kerezov,
St. Simeon the New Theologian, Christian
poetry.
VOL. 11: EAST-WEST
The historical routes and the differences
between the Western and Eastern
Christendom and the cultures they have
produced and influenced
VOL. 12: EDUCATION
Overview of the public debate about
teaching religion within the public school
system and the Christian understanding of
teaching and learning
VOL. 13: SIN, CRIME AND PUNISHMENT
The different perceptions of sin in
Christianity and the political theories on
crime and punishment.
VOL. 14: CHURCH AND POWER
The undestanding of ecclesiastical and
earthly authority; the debate over the
proposed draft law on religions in
Bulgaria.
VOL. 15: MYSTERY OF GENDER
The Christian teaching on gender and the
modern gender theories.
VOL. 16: JESUS CHRIST: SON OF GOD AND
SON OF MAN
The Christology of the ancient Church.
VOL. 17: LITURGICAL RENEWAL OF THE
CHURCH
Presentation of the new trends in
Orthodox theology and liturgical
practice, related to a more profound
understanding of the meaning of the
Eucharist
VOL. 18: THE INTERNAL MAN
The points of interaction between modern
psychology, psychoanalysis and
psychotherapy and the pastoral theology
of the Church.
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VOL. 19: CHURCH AND SOCIAL CHANGE
The participation of the Church in the
processes in the society. Materials from
an international conference held in Sofia.
VOL. 20: THE CHRISTIAN IN THE WORLD
What it means to be a Christian in a
secularized world?
VOL. 21: BALKANS, NATIONALISM,
ORTHODOXY
The history of nationalism in a Balkan
context and how it has affected the faith
and the Church in the region.
VOL. 22: CHRIST IS RISEN
A collection of classical and modern texts
about the Resurrection.
VOL. 23: WOMAN’S VEIL
The Christian understanding of gender vs
modern feminist philosophy and role of
women in the Church.
VOL. 24: THE ICON
The roots and theology of Christian art,
both classical and modern.
VOL. 25: TYPES OF RELIGIOUS LIFE
Different psychological types and their
relations to church life and culture. An
overview of the church situation in
Bulgarian context.
VOL. 26: OUR CHILDREN
Education, upbringing of children in a
Christian context. The debate on religious
education. Is Christian literature for
children possible?
VOL. 27: ORTHODOX WITNESS
The challenges facing Christian witness in
the 21st century with a focus on the
situation of the Orthodox Churches.
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VOL. 28: PRIESTS
The history and meaning of priesthood in
the Christian tradition. Current situation of
Bulgarian clergy.
VOL. 29: SACRED PLACES
The Christian ruins in Bulgaria - our
responsibility for them.
VOL. 31: MONKS
History and meaning of monasticism and
ascetics in the Early Church and in the
modern world.
VOL. 32: THOUGHTS
A collection of essays by contemporary
Bulgarian authors on religious subjects.
VOL. 30: CHURCH LONELINESS
The fragmentation of Christian
communities and the erosion of the
parishes at a sociological and
psychological level.