Speaking of Books Exploring the World of Christian books

Start date: March 2009 565 minutes, 42 seconds in 47 episodes

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

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Date	Title & Description	Duration
Jul 19, 2010	Heavenly Realm Nicholas Chapman reviews Heavenly Realm: Lay Sermons by Fr. Seraphim Rose, published by St. Herman of Alaska Brotherhood. Click to play	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. Click to play	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. Click to play	18:21
Apr 30, 2010	A Pocketful of Seeds Jane G. Meyer reviews A Pocketful of Seeds by Sylvia Leontaritis, published by Panagia Press. Click to play	05:27
Apr 14, 2010	The Brothers Karamazov Katherine Hyde reviews The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, published by Farrar, Straus & Giroux. Click to play	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. Click to play	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. Click to play	11:13
Feb 23, 2010	The Little White Horse Katherine Hyde reviews The Little White Horse by Elizabeth Goudge, published by Puffin Classics. Click to play	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. Click to play	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 23, 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