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Orthodoxy 101
Essential Reading
- Introducing the Orthodox Church
- Orthodox Catechetical Vocabulary
- Orthodox Faith and Life in Christ (St. Justin Popovich)
- The Orthodox Veneration of the Mother of God (St. John Maximovich)
- On the Apostolic Preaching (Saint Irenaeus)
- The Difference Between Orthodox Spirituality and Other Traditions
Essential Videos
- Christian Worship & the Old Testament (Orthodox Shahada)
- Finding the Church Jesus Built (Lecture Series)
Wisdom of the Saints
- Wounded by Love (St. Porphyrios)
- Our Thoughts Determine Our Lives
- The Sayings of the Desert Fathers
Dogmatics
- On the Incarnation (St. Athanasius)
- Against the Heathen (Contra Gentiles) (St Athanasius)
- On the Holy Spirit (St. Basil)
Bible Resources
- Which Translation of the Bible Should I Use? (Met. Isaiah of Denver)
- The Orthodox Study Bible (Thomas Nelson)
- New Testament (EOB Portable)
Life and Practice
- The Didache (The Teaching of the Twelve Apostles)
- The Law of God (Seraphim Slobodskoi)
- The Law of God: An Introduction to Orthodox Christianity [PDF] (Fr. Daniel Sysoev)
- On Fasting: The Catechetical Homilies and Testament of St. Theodore the Studite
- On Marriage and Family Life (St. John Chrysostom)
Etiquette and Conduct
- Conduct At Church - Helpful Tips
- Monastery and Convent Etiquette
- On the Respect Due to the Church of God and to the Sacred Mysteries (St. John Chrysostom)
Prayer, Devotion & Liturgics
- Orthodox Christian Prayers (St. Tikhon's Monastery Press)
- Prayer Book – Holy Trinity Monastery
- Full Texts and Services
PDF Downloads
- Holy Trinity Monastery, Jordanville (2011 ed.)
- St. Tikhon's Monastery Press (2019 ed.)
- Service Books of the Orthodox Church (St. Tikhon's Seminary Press, 2010 ed.)
- Grace for Grace: The Psalter and the Holy Fathers: Patristic Christian Commentary, Meditations, and Liturgical Extracts Relating to the Psalms and O (Holy Fathers)
- The 3 Divine Liturgies & Communion Prayers (Oxford Press, 1982)
Western Christianity
- How to Treat the Heterodox (Fr. Seraphim Rose)
- Orthodoxy and Heterodoxy (Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick)
Protestantism
- Rock and Sand (Fr. Josiah Trenham)
- Sola Scriptura (Fr. John Whiteford)
- Plucking the TULIP – An Orthodox Critique of the Reformed Doctrine of Predestination (Robert K. Arakaki)