John Chryssavgis

Ambassadors in Chains

History & Biography

“Steele offers four intriguing, albeit inspiring, profiles of discipleship in a martyr of blood, a confessor of truth, a statesman of esteem, and a preacher of justice. The result is a revelation of genuine Christian identity and integrity, against which we are all measured and judged. These are not just profiles of survival through sacrifice, they are symbols of life in abundance.”

Balance of the Heart

Prayer & Spiritual Formation

“The desert fathers and mothers took to the margins of society to refocus our attention on what really matters. They expressed radical lifestyles so their experiences could bear fruit. They renounced everything in order to learn how to love everyone. And they went to extremes to restore the balance of the heart. This book is another reminder of their relevance and importance in every age, especially ours.”

Christ and the Created Order

Science & Faith

“For a long time, theology, philosophy, and science searched for different truths, as if there were not one truth, a single harmony, a cosmic liturgy in the universe. This book eloquently demonstrates that Christ may be discerned and deciphered in many variations of intonation, articulation, and exploration of the created order.”

Ecstasy and Intimacy

Prayer & Spiritual Formation

“Ecstasy and Intimacy is a book of reawakening and rediscovery, of prose and poetry. It discerns the mystical in the traditional, the spiritual in the secular, drawing wisdom from 'the communion of the saints.' It reflects on the spiritual dimensions of faith, love, and the creation in a refreshing way, deriving insights from 'the communion of the Holy Spirit.'”

Five Models of Scripture

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“If there is a foremost fundamental source that should integrate and reconcile the diverse models of reading and research, it is arguably sacred Scripture. Mark Reasoner has managed to weave together the distinctive paradigms of inspiration and interpretation in the Protestant, Catholic, and Orthodox traditions. This book will undoubtedly enrich critical scholarship, seminary instruction, and spiritual formation in ways that shed hardened stereotypes of the past and suggest fresh perspectives for analysis and meditation in the future.”

Praying in Time

Prayer & Spiritual Formation

“A step-by-step perceptive yet practical, comprehensive yet compassionate guide to shutting down electronic devices and slowing down through a time-tested tradition of prayer hour-by-hour and day-by-day. I was touched by the plain yet prudent recommendation to pray with a book, not an app! This is a timely book for a fast-paced age.”

Sillies, Fancies, and Trifles

Fiction

“To discern the beauty of this book, we need to pay close attention to ‘the great listener’ and ‘the great sower.’ We must search through ‘the great city’ in order to discover ‘the great love.’ We must be humble enough to endure ‘’being a cake,’ ‘being a tree,’ ‘being a rod,’ ‘being a fruit,’ and ultimately ‘being a doll.’ Then, as if beholding a slow, yet sudden daybreak, seeing the light emerging through darkness, we can ‘look up, see, and enjoy a flower, or a tree, or a butterfly, or the sun, for what they are!’”

The Disfiguration of Nature

Ethics, Culture & Social Issues

“Orthodox theology and spirituality have traditionally advanced the concept of transfiguration as the ultimate aspiration of all people and all things. This book demonstrates how ignoring the far-reaching implications of our vocation to conserve God’s creation leads to the disfigurement of nature.”

The Lamb of God

Theology

“The mystery of the christological doctrine inevitably involves traversing waters that are difficult to chart. Yet few people could ever perceive dimensions or discern connections in classic theological formulations as Fr. Sergius Bulgakov did. His creative and imaginative vision — despite philosophical controversy or ecclesiastical suspicion — was well before and beyond his time. In The Lamb of God Bulgakov develops his unique intellectual argument with the subtle, sacred, and humble art of a skilled iconographer.”

Thriving in the Face of Mortality

Theology

“Daniel Hinshaw unwraps the quintessential secret of the gospel: that life is attained in and through—not beyond or by cheating—death, that sharing is achieved in and through—not without or by avoiding—restraint, that fullness is acquired in and through—not despite or by denying—impoverishment. This is the way of spirituality, salvation, and sustainability alike.”