Useful Links

The Orthodox Church of America
The Diocese of the Midwest

General

• BBC Religions portal: Eastern Orthodox Church

Saint Makarios

• The Monastery of St. Macarius the Great
• Wikipedia: Macarius of Egypt
• OrthodoxWiki: Macarius the Great
• Sf. Macarie Romanian Orthodox Church in England / (alternate link)

Orthodox People and Places

• OrthodoxPhotos.com
• Pictures of the earliest Orthodox Churches in the US and Church life, in Alaska
• Orthodox Christian Mission Center

Bible (can’t vouch for everything on these sites)

• holy-trinity.org: Orthodox Bible Resources
• New Testament Gateway New Testament scholarship & resources
• Non-canonical gospels, etc.
• Orthodox Center for the Advancement of Biblical Studies
  General Bible resources:
• www.torreys.org
• Ralph W. Klein

History

• Byzantine History page: Fordham
• Byzantine Studies programs in the US
• Dumbarton Oaks research center in Byzantine Studies

Orthodox Theology and Spirituality

• Orthodox Catechism on the web
• OCA: Simple intro to Orthodox Faith
• Introductory articles on Orthodox Christianity
• Short booklet on theosis by Abbot George of St. Gregorios, Mt. Athos
• Tertullian Project: Early Church Fathers
  Church Fathers:
• Christian Classics Ethereal Library
• The Fathers: St. Methodius - St. John Damascene
• Hymns of St. Ephrem
• Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church
• Guide to Early Church texts
• Jewish Roots of Eastern Christian Mysticism Seminar A source for the articles of Fr. Alexander Goltzin, Bogdan Bucur et al., and other, stranger articles of varying interest
• ‘Library of Monastic Spirituality’
• Sermons of Metropolitan Anthony Bloom
• Monachos.net Orthodox theology, spirituality website, especially interested in monasticism
• Myriobiblos Greek Orthodox theological resources
• Center for the Study of St. Gregory of Nazianzus St. Gregory of Nazianzus website

Liturgy

• Orthodox Liturgy Links General Link to Links, Ivan Moody
• Online Liturgical Resources (St. Jonah Church) Another list
• Eastern Liturgy Links , some Catholic
• Extensive Greek liturgical texts
  Liturgical Texts in English, as used at St. Makarios
• Anastasis.org.uk
• OCA: Texts for Liturgical Services

Icons

• Aidan Hart’s iconography page; good icons and articles.
• Come and See Icons An iconography website of American iconographers, with lives of saints and hymns
• IconsExplained.com Byzantine Icons, many countries
• Iconofile.com Icon website

Music

Examples (also some video of services)

• Ensemble SreteniyeByzantine, Russian and Georgian chant
• Three Holies Church Choristers
• Kyiv Theological Academy and Seminary ChoirUkrainian, Russian chant
• Monks and Metropolitan Choirs of Kiev-Pechersk Lavra
• Kyiv Chamber Choir
• Saint Elijah's Children's Choir
• Epistle Reading
• Ethiopian Paschal Service in Lalibela
• Romanian Orthodox Paschal Stichera
• Indian Orthodox Foot-Washing Service, Holy Thursday
• Romanian Byzantine Choir
• Anaphoras in Greek
• Anaphora - Liturgical Respenses, Tone 2

Orthodox Experience in the 20th Century

• Fr. Roman Braga's account of faith under persecution in Communist Romania

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