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Father Seraphim Rose: His Life and Works by Hieromonk Damascene |
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This epic
biography of Hieromonk Seraphim Rose tells the unique story of a man who, having
grown up in a typical American home in southern California, became one of the
greatest teachers of Orthodox Christianity in our times, loved and revered
throughout Russia and Eastern Europe.
Quoting at length from his letters, journals, manuscripts,
recorded lectures and published writings, this book traces Fr. Seraphim’s
intense search for truth and his philosophical development, setting forth his
message and offering a glimpse into the soul of a man who lived, even while on
this earth, in the otherworldly Kingdom of God.
“We who are given the fullness of true Christianity are
obliged to be working on ourselves, to be watching the signs of the times, and
to be extremely joyful, as St. Paul is constantly saying: ‘Rejoice in the Lord
always, and again I say: Rejoice!’ (Phil. 4:4). We rejoice because we have
something which all the death and corruption of this world cannot take away,
that is, the eternal Kingdom of Jesus Christ.”
—Fr. Seraphim Rose, 1979, from the new book
A greatly revised version of Not of This World, this new Life of Fr. Seraphim incorporates years of new research and includes much additional material. Because it deals closely with events in the recent history of Orthodoxy in America, the book has been reviewed prior to publication by clergy, monastics and laypeople from most of the Orthodox jurisdictions represented in this country.
• New, previously unpublished
material by Fr. Seraphim.
• New reminiscences by those who knew Fr. Seraphim.
• 63 new photographs.
• Expanded and updated bibliography and source notes.
1160 pages, 234
illustrations, paperback,
Smyth-sewn binding for greater durability, $29 each.
(ISBN 1–887904–07–7)
