Christ Is in Our Midst: Letters from a Russian Monk

Publication Data: Crestwood, NY: St Vladimir’s Seminary Press, 1996
Format: softcover
Number of Pages: xvi + 152
Dimensions (l × w × h): 21.5 cm × 13.8 cm × 1.2 cm
ISBN: 0‒913836‒64‒8

   
Father John
Translated by Esther Williams
Foreword by Metropolitan Anthony of Sourozh

“The writings of Staretz John will strike many as being ‘too simple’, ‘too primitive’, naïve, perhaps even trivial. Many of his letters refer to the most ordinary things of life, such as receiving a damaged parcel or getting news. However, from all the circumstances of life he draws lessons that connects them with Life. With the wisdom of a heart open to God he discerns in all of them a depth, a significance, a dimension of eternity. An old Russian priest once said in a sermon: ‘Only the Holy Spirit can make us see the eternal significance of things too trivial for us’.”
—“FOREWORD: WHEN A MAN STARTS ON THE WAY”

CONTENTS

Biographical Note
Translator’s Introductory Note
Foreword: When a man starts on the way
Preface
Letters
Bibliography
Suggested Reading
Index of Themes