About Orthodoxy
Founded in A.D. 33, the Orthodox Church has a long history and deep theology that is worth learning, whether you are Orthodox or not.
While reading about Orthodoxy cannot substitute having you “come and see” the Risen Lord for yourself, we provide links to a number of extracts from Fr. Thomas Hopko’s Four Volume Set, “The Orthodox Faith” provided courtesy of the Orthodox Church in America.
We also provide links to “These Truths We Hold – The Holy Orthodox Church: Her Life and Teachings”. Compiled and Edited by A Monk of St. Tikhon’s Monastery. Copyright 1986 by the St. Tikhon’s Seminary Press, South Canaan, Pennsylvania 18459.
You can purchase a hard copy of these books through St. Vladimir’s Seminary Press and St. Tikhon’s Monastery Bookstore & Press.
The Orthodox Faith
By Fr. Thomas Hopko
Preface
Volume I: Doctrine & Scripture
Volume III: Church History
- Introduction
- First Century
- Second Century
- Third Century
- Fourth Century
- Fifth Century
- Sixth Century
- Seventh Century
- Eighth Century
- Ninth Century
- Tenth Century
- Eleventh Century
- Twelfth Century
- Thirteenth Century
- Fourteenth Century
- Fifteenth Century
- Sixteenth Century
- Seventeenth Century
- Eighteenth Century
- Nineteenth Century
- Twentieth Century
- Resources
These Truths We Hold
Feasts of the Church
Orthodox Dogma and Doctrine
Orthodox Icons
Orthodox Monasticism
Orthodox Prayer
The Church Building and Its Servers
- The Altar and Its Furnishings
- The Bells
- The Candles and Their Symbolism
- The Church Building
- The Clergy
- The Iconostasis
- The Sacristy and Vestry