Touching Heaven, Discovering Orthodox Christianity on the Island of Valaam Oliver JohnPaperback
Touching Heaven, Discovering Orthodox Christianity on the Island of Valaam Oliver JohnPaperback "Deep in a northern Russian forest of jade and brown, far from any hint of civilization, Valaam…
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Touching Heaven, Discovering Orthodox Christianity on the Island of Valaam Oliver JohnPaperback
"Deep in a northern Russian forest of jade and brown, far from any hint of civilization, Valaam Monastery sinks into the seasons of the year as it has for a thousand years before. . . For on Valaam, he encounters Orthodox Christianity and is reminded that the Christian life is not for the faint of heart. ." So begins the story of John Oliver, a young evangelical American on a journey of discovery-a journey that leads him to an ancient Russian monastery, a place of peace and a place of struggle.
Foreword by Fr. And on Valaam, the treasure of stillness requires a fierce guarding. Jonah Paffhausen, abbot of the Monastery of St.
John of Shanghai and San Francisco, in Northern California. Excerpts from book reviews: Lyrically, eloquently, and with great wisdom, this book speaks to the soul. Part spiritual autobiography, part penetrating description of what Orthodox spirituality can and