Books

These are books that I recommend on the various lives of the saints. I believe people should be reading more of these books, because it shows you what it means to be Orthodox, not just treating Orthodoxy like a theological system.

Saint Porphyrios

Wounded by Love

The life and words of Saint Porphyrios of Kavsokalyvia, told in his own voice.

Archimandrite Sophrony

Saint Silouan, the Athonite

The life and writings of Saint Silouan, recorded by his disciple Archimandrite Sophrony.

Saint Paisios

Saint Arsenios the Cappadocian

The life of Saint Arsenios of Cappadocia, written by Saint Paisios, whom he baptized.

Monk Joseph Dionysiatis

Abbot Haralambos Dionysiatis

The life of Abbot Haralambos of Dionysiou, the teacher of noetic prayer.

Metropolitan Hierotheos

I Know a Man in Christ

The life and theology of Elder Sophrony the hesychast, by Metropolitan Hierotheos of Nafpaktos.

Pemptousia

Obedience is Life

The life of Elder Ephraim of Katounakia, 1912 to 1998.

Saint Paisios

Athonite Fathers and Athonite Matters

Stories of the hidden ascetics of Mount Athos, told by Saint Paisios.

Fr Dimitri Gagastathis

Papa-Dimitri: The Man of God

The life of Papa-Dimitri Gagastathis, a Greek village priest.

Saint Paisios

Spiritual Counsels of Saint Paisios

The Spiritual Counsels, the multi volume series of his teaching.

Dionysios Farasiotis

The Gurus, the Young Man, and Elder Paisios

One young man's road through the gurus of India, and the elder who brought him back.

Hieromonk Isaac

Saint Paisios of Mount Athos

The full biography of Saint Paisios.

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