Speaking of Books Exploring the World of Christian books

Start date: March 2009 1010 minutes, 17 seconds in 87 episodes

Regular reviews of Christian and primarily Orthodox books, both new and old. Contributors include Nicholas Chapman, Katherine Hyde, Jane Meyer, and Fr. Michael Gillis.

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Date	Title & Description	Duration
Feb 19, 2013	Remember Thy First Love Nicholas Chapman reviews Remember Thy First Love: The Three Stages of the Spiritual Life in the Theology of Elder Sophrony by Archimandrite Zacharias, published by the Stavropegic Monastery of St. John The Baptist. Click to play	13:53
Jan 22, 2013	Herman, A Wilderness Saint Nicholas Chapman reviews Herman, A Wilderness Saint: From Sarov, Russia to Kodiak, Alaska by Sergei Korsun, published by Holy Trinity Publications. Click to play	10:53
Oct 08, 2012	The Scent of Holiness Katherine Hyde reviews The Scent of Holiness: Lessons from a Women's Monastery by Constantina Palmer, published by Conciliar Press. Click to play	10:40
Sep 07, 2012	The Bible for Young People Jane G. Meyer reviews The Bible for Young People by Zoe Kanavas (illustrated by Christos Gousides), published by Narthex Press. Click to play	05:59
Jul 30, 2012	The Russian Catechism Nicholas Chapman reviews The Russian Catechism, Composed and Published by Order of the Czar. To Which Is Annex'd, a Short Account of the Church-Government, and Ceremonies, of the Moscovites. Illustrated with Cuts. Click to play	17:35
Jun 22, 2012	Elizabeth Crispina Johnson Jane G. Meyer reviews And Then Nicholas Sang and What Do You Hear, Angel?, both by Elizabeth Crispina Johnson and published by Conciliar Press. Click to play	06:03
Apr 27, 2012	Orthodox Coloring Books Jane G. Meyer recommends children's coloring books by Anna Larsen and Potamitis Publishing. Click to play	08:54
Apr 13, 2012	Greece’s Dostoevsky Nicholas Chapman reviews Greece’s Dostoevsky: The Theological Vision of Alexandros Papadiamandis by Anestis Keselopoulos, published by Protecting Veil Press. Click to play	16:01
Mar 31, 2012	Sojourning with Angels Katherine Hyde reviews Sojourning with Angels: The Rise of Zazriel, published by Faith & Fiction. Click to play	06:07
Mar 02, 2012	Francis Woke Up Early Jane G. Meyer reviews Francis Woke Up Early by Josephine Nobisso, illustrated by Maureen Hyde and published by Gingerbread House.	05:04
Feb 04, 2012	A Champion of Good Katherine Hyde reviews A Champion of Good: The Life of Father Ilarion by Natalia Mikhailovna Kopyttseva, published by Holy Trinity Publications.	05:10
Dec 26, 2011	Grand Entrance Nicholas Chapman reviews Grand Entrance: Worship on Earth as in Heaven by Edith M. Humphrey, published by Brazos Press.	10:15
Dec 16, 2011	A Child’s Christmas in Wales Katherine Hyde reads excerpts from A Child's Christmas in Wales by Dylan Thomas, published by Holiday House.	15:50
Nov 28, 2011	The Edge of Mysterion Fr. Michael Gillis reviews The Edge of Mysterion by Fr. Richard Rene, published by Conciliar Press.	10:09
Oct 31, 2011	The Opposite of Art Katherine Hyde reviews The Opposite of Art by Athol Dickson, published by Howard Books.	07:05
Oct 27, 2011	Orthodoxy and Heterodoxy Nicholas Chapman reviews Orthodoxy and Heterodoxy: Exploring Belief Systems Through the Lens of the Ancient Christian Faith by Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick, published by Conciliar Press.	13:15
Oct 05, 2011	The Princess and Curdie Fr. Michael Gillis reviews The Princess and Curdie by George Macdonald, published by Johannesen Printing and Publishing.	09:50
Sep 17, 2011	Aletheia Writing Magazine Jane G. Meyer reviews Aletheia Writing Magazine, published by Nick and Stephanie Muzekari.	08:29
Sep 12, 2011	Fr. George Calciu Nicholas Chapman reviews Fr. George Calciu: Interviews, Homilies, and Talks, published by St. Herman Press.	14:32
Aug 09, 2011	Dombey and Son Fr. Michael Gillis reviews Dombey and Son by Charles Dickens, published by Vintage Classics.	12:49
Jul 21, 2011	Gennady Spirin Jane G. Meyer discusses the series of children's books illustrated by the Russian artist Gennady Spirin.	06:32
Jul 13, 2011	A History of the English Church and People Nicholas Chapman reviews A History of the English Church and People by the Venerable Bede, published by Penguin Classics.	12:51
Jun 16, 2011	Descent Into Hell Fr. Michael Gillis reviews Descent Into Hell by Charles Williams, published by Eerdman's Publishing Company.	12:55
Jun 06, 2011	The Heart of Russia Nicholas Chapman reviews The Heart of Russia: Trinity-Sergius, Monasticism and Society after 1825 by Scott Mark Kenworthy, published by Oxford University Press.	15:23
May 28, 2011	Letters to St. Lydia Jane G. Meyer reviews Letters to St. Lydia written by Melinda Johnson, published by Conciliar Press.	06:41
May 02, 2011	Testament of Memory Katherine Hyde reviews Testament of Memory: A Siberian Life by Mikhail Chevalkov, translated by John Warden and published by Holy Trinity Publications.	10:25
Apr 18, 2011	Heavenly Participation Fr. Michael Gillis reviews Heavenly Participation: The Weaving of a Sacramental Tapestry by Hans Boersma, published by Wm. B. Eerdsmans.	11:43
Apr 08, 2011	Child of Light: The Greek Orthodox Baptism Book Jane G. Meyer reviews, Child of Light: The Greek Orthodox Baptism Book, written by Jamie Jameson, and illustrated by Pat Kaufman. This book was recently published by ArtSource Publishing and printed by Light and Life.	06:15
Mar 22, 2011	The Divine Liturgy -  A Commentary in Light of the Fathers Nicholas Chapman reviews The Divine Liturgy - A Commentary in Light of the Fathers by Hieromonk Gregarios, published by Cell of St. John the Theologian, Koutloumousiou Monastery, Mount Athos.	14:05
Mar 08, 2011	Friends for the Journey Katherine Hyde reviews Friends for the Journey by Madeline L'Engle and Lucy Shaw, published by Servant Publications.	06:13
Feb 25, 2011	Emma Fr. Michael reviews Emma by Jane Austen, published by Penguin.	09:42
Jan 07, 2011	The Mayor of Casterbridge Fr. Michael Gillis reviews The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy, published by Penguin.	15:11
Dec 23, 2010	Aidan’s Song Nicholas Chapman reviews Aidan's Song: A Year in the Life of a Parish Priest by Fr. Aidan Wilcoxson, published by Conciliar Press.	17:47
Dec 16, 2010	Three Christmas Books for Children Jane G. Meyer reviews three children's books just in time for Christmas. The first is The Miracle of St. Nicholas by Gloria Whelan, published by Bethlehem Books. The second book is Prepare O Bethlehem: The Feast of the Nativity, illustrated for children by Niko Choceli and published by St. Vladimir's Seminary Press. The final book is The Donkey's Dream by Helen Berger, published by Philomel Books.	08:51
Nov 17, 2010	Jane Austen Katherine Hyde discusses the works of Jane Austen, providing her top ten reasons to read these classic novels.	09:17
Oct 31, 2010	Our Mutual Friend Fr. Michael Gillis reviews Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens, published by Penguin.	16:47
Oct 23, 2010	Hidden and Triumphant Nicholas Chapman reviews Hidden and Triumphant by Irina Yazykova, published by Paraclete Press.	17:05
Oct 15, 2010	Bearing the Saint Jane G. Meyer reviews Bearing the Saint by Donna Farley, published by Conciliar Press.	06:29
Sep 21, 2010	Community of Grace Katherine Hyde reviews Community of Grace by Mary Alice Cook, published by Conciliar Press.	17:37
Sep 04, 2010	War and Peace Fr. Michael Gillis reviews War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy, translated by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky. The publisher is Alfred Knopf.	14:13
Jul 19, 2010	Heavenly Realm Nicholas Chapman reviews Heavenly Realm: Lay Sermons by Fr. Seraphim Rose, published by St. Herman of Alaska Brotherhood.	13:59
Jun 13, 2010	The Ravens of Farne Jane G. Meyer reviews The Ravens of Farne: A Tale of Saint Cuthbert by Donna Farley, published by Conciliar Press.	07:19
May 15, 2010	The Great Church in Captivity Nicholas Chapman reviews the book, The Great Church in Captivity by Steve Runciman, published by Cambridge University Press.	18:21
Apr 30, 2010	A Pocketful of Seeds Jane G. Meyer reviews A Pocketful of Seeds by Sylvia Leontaritis, published by St. Nectarios Press.	05:27
Apr 14, 2010	The Brothers Karamazov Katherine Hyde reviews The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, published by Farrar, Straus & Giroux.	13:30
Mar 19, 2010	Steps of Transformation Nicholas Chapman reviews Steps of Transformation: An Orthodox Priest Explores the Twelves Steps by Fr. Meletios Webber, published by Conciliar Press.	12:41
Mar 11, 2010	Bring Forth the Best Robes Jane G. Meyer reviews Bring Forth the Best Robes: A Spiritual Understanding of Severus Snape by the self-published and anonymous author Logos Pilgrim.	11:13
Feb 23, 2010	The Little White Horse Katherine Hyde reviews The Little White Horse by Elizabeth Goudge, published by Puffin Classics.	11:41
Feb 05, 2010	Way of the Ascetics Nicholas Chapman reviews Way of the Ascetics by Tito Colliander, published by St. Vladimir's Seminary Press.	13:45
Jan 31, 2010	Lucia: Saint of Light Jane G. Meyer reviews Lucia: Saint of Light by Katherine Bolger Hyde, published by Conciliar Press.	06:02
Jan 22, 2010	Our Thoughts Determine Our Lives Katherine Hyde reviews Our Thoughts Determine Our Lives: the Life and Teachings of Elder Thaddeus of Vitovnica, published by St. Herman Press.	14:48
Jan 08, 2010	Beauty for Ashes Nicholas Chapman reviews Beauty for Ashes: The Spiritual Transformation of a Modern Greek Community by Stephen R. Lloyd-Moffett, published by St. Vladimir's Seminary Press.	14:09
Dec 29, 2009	The Jesus Prayer Jane G. Meyer reviews The Jesus Prayer: The Ancient Desert Prayer That Tunes the Heart to God by Frederica Mathewes-Green, published by Paraclete Press.	09:26
Dec 18, 2009	The Woman and the Wheat Katherine Hyde reviews The Woman and the Wheat by Jane G. Meyer, published by St. Vladimir's Seminary Press.	05:54
Dec 17, 2009	On the Incarnation Nicholas Chapman reviews On the Incarnation by St. Athanasius the Great of Alexandria, published by St. Vladimir's Seminary Press.	13:41
Dec 11, 2009	The Winter Pascha Ginny Nieuwsma reviews The Winter Pascha by Fr. Thomas Hopko, published by St. Vladimir's Seminary Press.	09:52
Dec 08, 2009	Break the Holy Bread, Master Jane G. Meyer reviews Break the Holy Bread, Master: A Theology of Communion Bread by Sergei Sveshnikov, published by BookSurge Publishing.	07:29
Nov 24, 2009	The End of Suffering Katherine Hyde reviews The End of Suffering: Finding Purpose in Pain by Scott Cairns, published by Paraclete Press.	10:48
Nov 15, 2009	My Life in Christ Nicholas Chapman reviews My Life in Christ: Extracts from the Diary of St. John of Kronstadt by St. John of Kronstadt, published by Holy Trinity Monastery Press.	16:01
Nov 10, 2009	Child’s Paradise of Saints Ginny Nieuwsma reviews Child's Paradise of Saints by Nun Nectaria Mclees, published by Christ the Savior Brotherhood Publishing.	10:24
Nov 02, 2009	A Cry of Stone Jane G. Meyer reviews A Cry of Stone by Michael D. O'Brien, published by Ignatius Press.	06:28
Oct 31, 2009	The Screwtape Letters Katherine Hyde reviews The Screwtape Letters by C. S. Lewis, published by HarperCollins.	12:01
Oct 16, 2009	Father Arseny, 1893-1973 Nicholas Chapman reviews Father Arseny, 1893-1973: Priest, Prisoner, Spiritual Father, translated by Vera Bouteneff and published by St. Vladimir's Seminary Press.	15:54
Oct 14, 2009	Naming the Child Ginny Nieuwsma reviews Naming the Child: Hope-filled Reflections on Miscarriage, Stillbirth, and Infant Death by Jenny Schroedel, published by Paraclete Press.	11:06
Oct 02, 2009	The Fragrance of God Jane G. Meyer reviews The Fragrance of God by Vigen Guroian, published by W. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company.	09:47
Sep 25, 2009	Acedia and Me Katherine Hyde reviews Acedia and Me: A Marriage, Monks, and a Writer's Life by Kathleen Norris, published by Riverhead Hardcover.	15:22
Sep 18, 2009	The Anointing of the Sick Nicholas Chapman reviews The Anointing of the Sick by Paul Meyendorff, published by St. Vladimir's Seminary Press.	18:08
Sep 14, 2009	The Mountain of Silence Ginny Nieuwsma reviews The Mountain of Silence: A Search for Orthodox Spirituality by Kyriacos Markides, published by Image.	12:28
Sep 04, 2009	Potamitis Publishing Jane G. Meyer reviews four children's books from Potamitis Publishing, all written by Dionysios and Egle-Ekaterine Potamitis.	06:39
Aug 29, 2009	Short Trip to the Edge Katherine Hyde reviews Short Trip to the Edge: Where Earth Meets Heaven—A Pilgrimage by Scott Kairns, published by HarperOne.	16:57
Aug 21, 2009	Bread & Water, Wine & Oil Nicholas Chapman reviews Bread & Water, Wine & Oil: An Orthodox Christian Experience of God by Fr. Meletios Webber, published by Conciliar Press.	18:29
Aug 06, 2009	The Journals of Fr. Alexander Schmemann Ginny Nieuwsma reviews The Journals of Fr. Alexander Schmemann, published by St. Vladimir's Seminary Press.	14:07
Jul 24, 2009	Praying with Icons Jane G. Meyer reviews Praying with Icons by Jim Forest, published by Orbis Books.	04:23
Jul 15, 2009	The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency Katherine Hyde reviews The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith, published by Anchor Books.	11:16
Jul 03, 2009	The Book of Pastoral Rule Nicholas Chapman reviews The Book of Pastoral Rule (2007) by St. Gregory the Great, published by St. Vladimir's Seminary Press.	18:36
Jun 29, 2009	Pearl of Great Price Ginny Nieuwsma reviews Pearl of Great Price: The Life of Mother Maria Skobtsova by Sergei Hackel, published by St. Vladimir's Seminary Press.	13:33
Jun 23, 2009	From I-ville to You-ville Jane G. Meyer reviews From I-ville to You-ville: The Timeless Wisdom of Elder Paisios of the Holy Mountain for Children and Adults by Mersine Vigopoulou, published by Uncut Mountain Press (2006).	05:23
Jun 13, 2009	The Culturally Savvy Christian Katherine Hyde reviews The Culturally Savvy Christian: A Manifesto for Deepening Faith and Enriching Popular Culture in an Age of Christianity-Lite by Dick Staub, published by Jossey-Bass.	14:35
Jun 04, 2009	Gilead Nicholas Chapman reviews the novel Gilead by Marilyn Robinson, published by Picador.	15:24
May 28, 2009	A Trace in the Sand Jane G. Meyer reviews A Trace in the Sand: A Tale of the Early Martyrs by the Zoe Brotherhood of Theologians, published by Saint Herman Press.	04:01
May 26, 2009	Children in the Church Today Ginny Nieuwsma reviews Children in the Church Today: An Orthodox Perspective by Sister Magdalen, published by St. Vladimir's Seminary Press.	12:42
May 14, 2009	Peace Like a River Katherine Hyde reviews Peace Like a River by Leif Enger, published by Atlantic Monthly Press.	13:48
May 07, 2009	The Boundless Garden Nicholas Chapman reviews The Boundless Garden: Selected Short Stories, Vol. 1 by Alexandros Papadiamandis.	15:56
May 01, 2009	Precious Vessels of the Holy Spirit Ginny Nieuwsma reviews Precious Vessels of the Holy Spirit: The Lives and Counsels of Contemporary Elders of Greece by H. Middleton, published by Protecting Veil Press (2003).	14:12
Apr 24, 2009	The Road to Emmaus: Pilgrimage as a Way of Life Jane G. Meyer reviews The Road to Emmaus by Jim Forest, published by Orbis Books. The recording quality of this episode is not up to our usual standards, so we apologize in advance.	05:24
Apr 17, 2009	The Gurus, the Young Man, and Elder Paisios Katherine Hyde reviews this gripping spiritual memoir by Dionysios Farasiotis, published by St. Herman of Alaska Brotherhood (2008).	15:11
Mar 16, 2009	How To Live A Holy Life by Metropolitan Gregory In this first episode, Nicholas Chapman reviews this helpful little book originally written in Russian and available from Holy Trinity Monastery in Jordanville, NY (http://jordanville.org/).	17:22