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The Cen­ter for Tra­di­tion­al­ist Ortho­dox Stud­ies (see “About C.T.O.S.” on menu bar) was estab­lished in 1981 under the aus­pices of the St. Greg­ory Pala­mas Mon­as­tery. It has to date pub­lished over one hun­dred books and mono­graphs in Ortho­dox his­tory and the­ol­ogy and related sub­jects. Located within the mon­as­tery com­pound, the Cen­ter houses admin­is­tra­tive offices, a lec­ture hall, and the Met­ro­pol­itan Cyp­rian The­o­log­ical Library, with more than 6,800 vol­umes and 4,000 peri­od­ical hold­ings. A sig­nif­icant cen­ter for scho­larly research in Ortho­dox stud­ies, it is admin­is­tered by a board of dis­tin­guished inter­na­tional schol­ars, who serve as its Direct­ors and Advis­ors (see “C.T.O.S. Board” on menu bar).

FORTHCOMING PUBLICATIONS

The Evergetinos
A Complete Text
Volumes I and II of the Fourth Book

Translated and Edited by
Archbishop Chrysostomos, Hieromonk Patapios,
Monk Chrysostomos, and Nun Lydia
with Bishop Auxentios

$11.95 each volume
Vol. I, 226 pp. — Vol. II, 220 pp.

Available by June 1


These are the twelfth and thirteenth volumes (the first two volumes of Book Four) in the first English translation of the complete text of the original Greek collection of the sayings of the Desert Fathers, The Evergetinos—an essential spiritual guide for Orthodox Christians seeking the inner life. We hope to publish, by mid-year, Volume III of the Fourth Book, thus completing the English text of The Evergetinos. Eventually, this completed series of fourteen translated volumes will be published in a four-volume set, corresponding to the four Books of the Greek original. We hope to provide this set in both paperback and hardbound editions.

NOW AVAILABLE!

THE PSALTER

Compiled by Michael Asser

$47.95 — 288 pp.


Arranged for liturgical use, with full kathismata and verses. King James and Douai version English, translated to conform to the Septuagint. Hardbound, rare book quality, full color, Icon plates, and manuscript ornamentation.


NOW AVAILABLE!

The Œcumenical Synods of the Orthodox Church
A Concise History

by the Reverend Dr. James Thornton

$8.95 — 185 pp.

(paperbound with laminated cover)

“An impor­tant, extremely val­ua­ble, and long-awaited work on the Œcu­men­ical Syn­ods from an Ortho­dox per­spec­tive, ana­lyz­ing them, in histor­ical sequence, as an expres­sion of the liv­ing Faith of the Early Chris­tian Church, which Faith they and Ortho­doxy reflect and embody. Writ­ten with schol­ar­ly acu­ity but in lan­guage and in a style that make it avail­able to the aver­age reader, Father James’ new­est book is a vir­tual primer of Ortho­dox the­ol­ogy and his­tory and a truly recher­ché vol­ume from a fine writer.”
—Archbishop Chrysostomos of Etna




New! The Gospel Lectionary.

King James Version, with the text carefully adjusted and emended for Orthodox usage and arranged according to the liturgical year of the Greek Orthodox Church.

Designed to accompany our earlier Epistle Lectionary, which has enjoyed immense popularity.

Both available at a reasonable price in specially-treated plastic laminated covers. Handsome and durable. The Gospel is suitable for use on the Holy Table.

The Gospel Lectionary is also available in a handsome hard cover edition with dark blue faux leather binding and gold-stamped Icons of the Crucifixion and the Resurrection (front and back cover, respectively).

NEW!

Recommended books by two of our C.T.O.S. authors:



Manna from Athos

(Oxford, Bern, Berlin, Bruxelles, Frankfurt am Main, New York, Wien: Peter Lang, 2006)

by Hieromonk Patapios and Archbishop Chrysostomos


A Guide to Orthodox Psychotherapy

(Lanham, Boulder, New York, Toronto, Oxford: University Press of America, 2006)

by Archbishop Chrysostomos

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