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    Review: Becoming Human: Meditations on Christian Anthropology in Word and Image(Post)

    God’s Human Death as the Doorway to LifeIn fact, death is the only unavoidable partof life.It is the only thing which I can be sure of,and, thus,the only thing which I must contemplate.Death is a nece

    Review: Orthodox Christianity, Vol. 5: Sacraments and Other Rites(Post)

    The Sacraments of the Church as “Arsenal”In the fifth volume of his masterwork series, Orthodox Christianity (published by St Vladimir’s Seminary [SVS] Press), Metropolitan Hilarion Alfeyev describes

    Review: Further Up and Further In: Orthodox Conversations with C.S. Lewis on Scripture & Theology(Post)

    The cover of Further Up and Further In by Edith M. Humphrey shows a majestic view of a mountain range. It is apt because Humphrey offers to be your theological guide to viewing the works of C.S. Lewis

    Review: Beauty For Ashes(Post)

    The Church As Mystical Vessel and the Bishop as Protagonist The purpose of the Church is not to create individuals who do something, but rather who are something. That was what author and academic Ste

    About SVS Press(Page)

    Welcome to our online bookstore! Founded in 1968, St Vladimir's Seminary Press is the largest and most active publisher of Orthodox Christian books in the English language, with more than 500 titles...

    St Vladimir's Theological Quarterly (Page)

    St. Vladimir's Theological Quarterly (SVTQ)—in continuous publication for more than seventy years—has remained faithful to the principles outlined in its very first issue (in 1952) by founder Fr...

    Review: On Christian Ethics(Post)

    The Christian life is even more demanding than you think, offers Basil the GreatIf you have ever been tempted to think that God grades sins on a sort of sliding scale, that some sins are more scandalo

    Book Picks: Press Director Dr. Daniel Stauffer Shares Some of His Favorite SVS Press Titles(Post)

    We asked SVS Press Director Dr. Daniel Stauffer to share a few of his favorite SVS Press titles: what he is reading now, the books he returns to again and again, and where he would point someone who

    Christ the Conqueror of Hell(Post)

    Though not encyclical, such as other tomes (The Departure of the Soul jumps to mind), Christ the Conqueror of Hell is a fantastic insight into the deep liturgical, dogmatic, and poetic roots of our Or

    Submissions Guidelines(Page)

    Policies Thank you for your interest in publishing with Saint Vladimir’s Seminary Press!The SVS Press Submissions Committee reviews submissions on a monthly basis. Materials received by the first of...

    Review: On the Ecclesiastical Mystagogy(Post)

    The Most Profound Church Father of the 7th Century Has a Simple Message: Go to Church!During these months of lock-down, when so many of us have been denied the consolation of the Church, the Divine Li

    Starting a Parish Lending Library(Page)

    By John W. Truslow, Jr. This article is written in the hope that you, with God's help, will pray for and build a parish/mission lending library for the good of your own community and for your own...