My Life in Christ The Spiritual Journals of St John of Kronstadt

by Goulaeff, E.E.; Kotar, Nicholas; Sergiev, Ivan Ilyich

• ISBN13: 9780884654001
• ISBN10: 0884654001
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2015-12-01
• Publisher: The Printshop of St Job of Pochaev

Summary

My Life in Christ has been read by millions, making it one of the most beloved modern works of Orthodox Christian spirituality. In this new edition, the English translation has been thoroughly revised and freshly typeset to make St John's own words more accessible to today's reader. The bite-sized reflections draw the reader in to the author's profound spiritual experience and love for Jesus Christ and the Church. This is the kind of book you will return to time and time again. Appropriate, relevant, and edifying reading for all Christians.

Author Biography

E.E. Goulaev's only publishing endeavor is his 1897 translation of My Life in Christ from the original Russian. Nicholas Kotar is a recent graduate of Holy Trinity Seminary. He also holds a degree in Russian Literature from UC Berkeley. He is also a founding member of Conquering Time, an ensemble of performance, visual, and literary artists inspired by the Inklings that stages original works of storytelling and traditional music and publishes new poetry and prose. Ivan Ilyich Sergiev (1829-1908), known to his contemporaries as Fr John of Kronstadt, was the most revered figure of the Orthodox Church in Russia in the half-century leading up to the Bolshevik revolution of 1917.