St. John the Divine Antiochian Orthodox Church

5732 Bennie Lane
Lake Charles, LA  70605
337-474-2004

Philip Rogers, Pastor
Frphilip.rogers@gmail.com

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St. John the Divine Reads

• Jesus in Egypt: Discovering the Secrets of Christ's Childhood Years
  
  The Bible contains but a few verses about the years the Holy Family spent in Egypt–their flight from Herod’s death sentence, the weary journey, their return to Israel after Herod died. But what exactly happened to Jesus and His parents in this ancient land of magic and myth? How did the sojourn in Egypt change Jesus’s life and influence His teachings?

• The Mountain of Silence: A Search for Orthodox Spirituality
  
  "Markides, a Maine sociologist who was raised in the Greek Orthodox faith and later drifted into agnosticism, continues his spiritual journey homeward in this collection of captivating conversations with the monk Father Maximos. The book is set on the island of Cyprus, where the author and his monastic mentor spent extended periods of time together due to unexpected circumstances that moved Father Maximos from the "Holy Mountain" of Mount Athos.

• Orthodox Christianity: The History and Canonical Structure of the Orthodox Church
  

  This is the first volume of a detailed and systematic exposition of the history, canonical structure, doctrine, moral and social teaching, liturgical services, and spiritual life of the Orthodox Church. The purpose of this series is to present Orthodox Christianity as an integrated theological and liturgical system, in which all elements are interconnected. Theology is based on liturgical experience, and church art - including icons, singing, and architecture - is shaped by theology and the liturgy. Theology and the services, in their turn, influence the ascetic practice and the personal piety of each Christian; they shape the moral and social teaching of the Church as well as its relation to other Christian confessions, non-Christian religions, and the secular world.
  
  

  This volume begins with an account of the historical arc of the Orthodox Church during the first ten centuries after Christ's nativity, when the Christians of the east and west shared a common history. In examining the second millennium, the author, a hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church, delves deeply into the life of Christianity in Russia, providing a case study, as it were, of how Orthodoxy can infuse the literature, art, and philosophy of an entire culture. He then goes on to discuss the canonical structure of the Orthodox Church, describing the emergence and development of diocesan structures, metropolias, and patriarchates, as well as the contemporary structure of world Orthodoxy and the principle of "canonical territory," which forms the basis of inter-Orthodox relations.
  
  

  Metropolitan Hilarion (Alfeyev)has authored numerous works on theology and church history, and is an internationally recognized composer of liturgical music. In the words of Patriarch Alexei II of blessed memory, "his many years of service to the mother church, his rich creative activity, and his broad perspective enable him to present the tradition of the Orthodox Church in all its diversity."

   

• Orthodoxy and Heterodoxy: Exploring Belief Systems Through the Lens of the Ancient Christian Faith
  

• Aidan's Song: A Year in the Life of a Parish Priest
  

  Fr. Aidan Wilcoxson describes a year in his life as a parish priest, and as you'll discover, his heart beats full of a contagious joy that spills over into these pages. For those who are curious how a priest spends his time, this book will be enlightening. For those who tend to get discouraged by the daily grind, it will be uplifting. And for all who love to sing to the Lord—literally or figuratively—Aidan’s Song will definitely have you humming along in praise.

   

  • A Christian Ending: A Handbook for Burial in the Ancient Christian Tradition  by J. Mark and Elizabeth Barna
  • At almost every service of the Church we pray for a "Christian ending to our life."  What that might mean is a mystery, but it is something that almost anyone would agree that they desire. This new book is far more than a theology of the end of life.  In fact, there is very little theology contained in it.  Instead, it is a practical look at how our culture currently handles death and how the Ancient Christians handled this event.  Following the early tradition, the authors lay out ways that an Orthodox parish today, can help all of the faithful to face this mystery of death and resurrection.
  • The Trial of Job:  Orthodox Christian Reflections on the Book of Job by Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon
    
    "The book of Job always constituted essential and formative reading about the ways of the soul. This has always been the conviction of the spiritual classics through the centuries. Yet, for some reason, the figure of Job is elusive to us-possibly because by seems so comfortably distant; or perhaps because he seems so frightfully close. What Fr. Patrick Reardon achieves with this book is to render Job comprehensible, tangible and accessible. Ultimately, all of us identify with one or another aspect of Job's life. As life inevitably informs and as this book intuitively confirms, one cannot sing Psalms without having read Job." - Fr. John Chryssavgis

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