Category: Book Reviews
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Book Review: Sylvester of Antioch by Mihai Țipău
The Patriarch Sylvester, who shepherded the Patriarchate of Antioch in the decades following the schism of 1724, is a complex and often-misunderstood figure who was nevertheless pivotal in ensuring the Orthodox Church’s survival during…
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A Disappointing First Chapter of The Greek Orthodox Church in America
This summer, Alexander Kitroeff’s new book The Greek Orthodox Church in America: A Modern History was published by Northern Illinois University Press. It’s an ambitious book, attempting to span 150 years of history in a…
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Embassy, Emigrants, and Englishmen: A Review
Review of Christopher Birchall. Embassy, Emigrants, and Englishmen: The Three Hundred Year History of a Russian Orthodox Church in London. Jordanville, NY: Holy Trinity Publications, 2014. In Embassy, Emigrants, and Englishmen, Christopher Birchall has…
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Herman, A Wilderness Saint: From Sarov, Russia to Kodiak, Alaska
The following is a book review from our friend and colleague Nicholas Chapman: Herman, A Wilderness Saint: From Sarov, Russia to Kodiak, Alaska is a new book that I think will be of interest to…
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American Orthodox Atlas Now Available in Electronic Format
If you’ve seen the Atlas of American Orthodox Christian Churches, edited by Alexei Krindatch, you know that it’s an indispensable and utterly fascinating wealth of information on Orthodoxy in America, both past and present.…
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Book Review: American Orthodoxy and Parish Congregationalism by Fr. Nicholas Ferencz
Editor’s note: Today we present a book review by Richard Barrett, a parish cantor and Ph.D. student in History at Indiana University in the Ancient Studies field. This review is regarding a particularly interesting…