New Books by Archimandrite Sophrony of Essex, U. K.

This book is available from St Tikhon's Bookstore
Note: 10/5/2015 Both of these books went out of print very quickly. A new edition will be available soon.

Contents
Preface
Part 1
    The Unity of the Church in the Image of the Holy Trinity
Part 2
     The Principles of Orthodox Asceticism
Part 3
     On the Necessity of the Three Renunciations in
            St John Cassian and St John Climacus
Part4
      The Light of Tabor

Index of Scriptural References

I just began to read this book.  I have the feeling that  I should be reading it on my knees, because I am reading wondrous things about God,  the Holy Trinity,  Who dwells in Light unapproachable. Elder Sophrony,  who saw and conversed with God in the Eternal Light, even while still living; describes Him Who is known in love, beyond words and human categories of thought. I am not worthy. One clearly understands why the six-winged seraphim cover their faces and their bodies with their wings as they worship crying out,  "Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord our God!"

"God is Truth and Life, and in Him the saints too become living and true.’‘Every religion, all the old and new para-religious forms, the lives of the mystics — all have their ascetic culture, which varies in accordance with the underlying dogmatic consciousness. The dependence of the ascetic act on the form of dogmatic consciousness and, vice versa, the dependence of doctrine on spiritual experience, is a theme of great interest…’

This book is a collection of texts which all demonstrate Archimandrite Sophrony’s profound conviction that true life is based on true doctrine." from St Tikhon's website

This book is available from St Tikhon's Bookstore

Contents
Foreword

Talk to His Family

Letters to Maria
    There are 69 letters in this section.

Letters to Alexandra
     There are 8 letters in this section

Index of Biblical References

"This book consists of letters Archmandrite Sophrony wrote to his family in Moscow between 1958 and 1986, addressed in particular to his sisters Maria and Alexandra, as well as a talk recorded there in 1975. The talk and letters are rich in historical interest and in spiritual teaching, as well as providing insight into Archmandrite Sophrony’s life and his understanding of the state of mankind in the modern era." from St Tikhon's website