Journey to the Kingdom: An Insider’s Look at the Liturgy and Beliefs of the Eastern Orthodox Church

by Vassilios Papavassiliou

Publisher:

Paraclete Press

, 2012

Overview

The Orthodox Liturgy is not just an act of worship, but a potentially life-changing journey. Fr. Papavassiliou takes you through this journey with clarity and passion, exploring the Liturgy as a reflection of heavenly worship, and an invitation to enter the Kingdom of God. The hymns, prayers, creed and actions of the Liturgy are explained, covering subjects such as Communion, Trinity, baptism, sainthood, Resurrection, and much more. The book includes a map to guide you on your journey and 20 illustrations.

Key Features

• Explores the Liturgy as a reflection of heavenly worship.
• Explains the hymns, prayers, creed and actions of the Liturgy.
• Includes a map to guide you on your journey and 20 illustrations.

Praise for the Print Edition

Readers of all backgrounds will gain a fuller and more profound understanding of the Holy Liturgy, and of the life and worship of the Orthodox Church.

-Fr. John Nankivell, pastor, Greek Orthodox Church of the Nativity of the Mother of God, Walsall, West Midlands (England)

Father Vassilios’s book will be of great use to anyone coming to the Orthodox liturgy for the first time, as well as those brought up immersed in the Byzantine liturgical tradition, but who wish to come to know and understand it more deeply.

-The Very Revd Archpriest Stephen Platt, General Secretary, The Fellowship of St Alban and St Sergius

This fresh and highly approachable study of the Orthodox Liturgy takes visitors through Royal Doors into a deeper and wider experience of the spiritual traditions of the Eastern Church.

-V. Revd Fr. John A McGuckin, Professor of Byzantine Christian Studies, Columbia University, and compiler of Prayer Book of the Early Christians

Product Details

• Title: Journey to the Kingdom: An Insider's Look at the Liturgy and Beliefs of the Eastern Orthodox Church
• Author: Vassilios Papavassiliou
• Publisher: Paraclete Press
• Print Publication Date: 2012
• Pages: 196
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
• ISBNs: 9781612611648, 1612611648
• Resource ID: LLS:JRNYKNGDMRCHRCH
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-10-28T17:48:09Z

About Vassilios Papavassiliou

Archimandrite Vassilios Papavassiliou is a priest of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Thyateira and Great Britain. He was born in London in 1977 and holds degrees in pastoral and social theology, classics, and Byzantine music. He is the author of Meditations for Great Lent, Meditations for Advent, Thirty Steps to Heaven, and Journey to the Kingdom: An Insider’s Look at the Liturgy and Beliefs of the Eastern Orthodox Church and numerous articles on Christian Orthodox faith and theology.