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In what follows we only cite some of our main bibliography. Entries in bold come very highly recommended. However, this bibliography is not meant to be suggestive. On the contrary, it also includes books we happened to refer to that contain significant theological errors (a [not recommended] warning is added next to these). Books that do not come as highly recommended may be so for various reasons: because we feel the material might be too advanced or specialised for the casual reader, or because it is decent but contains some well-meaning errors that need to be addressed etc.. However, these are all decent references and even the "not recommended" include useful material for those who are careful. We will include a separate section in the near future where we will list suggested material. Ultimately, this will include the work of pious theologians, God-bearing Fathers and other such blessed people whose life has been a shining lamp  and will immensely benefit the reader.

Dialogical conversation between Evangelicals and Orthodox, 4th Edition (Archimandrite Joel Yannacopoulos, P. Pournara publications, Thessaloniki, Greece, 1991)

Ecumenism unmasked, 5th Edition (Archimandrite Charal. D. Vasilopoulos, Orthodox Typos publications, Athens, Greece, 1988)

Note on Ecumenism: To His Eminence Most Blessed Archbishop of Athens and All Greece Mr. Christodoulos (Publication of Parakatathiki Magazine, Athens, Greece, 1999)

Handbook of heresies and Para-Christian groups, 3rd Edition (f. Antonios Alevizopoulos, Dr. Theology, Dr. Philosophy, Athens, Greece, 1994)

Old and New Calendar: Why those who left the Church due to the Calendar are deceived (Archimandrite Joel Yannacopoulos, Pamphlet distributed by Orthodoxos Syllogos, Athens, Greece, 1976)

Our Orthodoxy (f. Antonios Alevizopoulos, Dr. Theology, Dr. Philosophy, Dialogos publications, Athens, Greece, 1994)

What is Christ? 7th Edition (Metropolitan Meletius of Nicopolis, Publication of Holy Metropolis of Nicopolis, Preveza, Greece, 1999)

Life of Elder Paisios the Hagiorite (Hieromonk Isaac, Holy Hesychasterion St. John the Forerunner, Metamorphosis, Chalkidiki, 2004)

Globalization and Universality: Chimera and Truth (Georgios I. Mantzarides, Publications P. Pournara, Thessaloniki, Greece, 2001)

Interpretation of the Divine Liturgy (Blessed Nicholas Kabasilas, Publications "Orthodoxos Kypseli", Thessalonica, Greece, 1978)

Life and New Miracles of Devout John the Russian (Protopresbyter John Vernezos, Holy Pilgrimage of Osios John the Russian, Prokopion, Euboia, 2nd edition)

My path to Orthodoxy (Archimandrite Placide Deseille, Monastere Saint-Antoine-le-Grand, Font-de-Laval, 26190 Saint-Laurent en Royans, France; transl. by Archimandrite Symeon Koutsas, Akritas Publications, 1993)

The Church Fathers on Love in Truth (Constantine Zalalas, Orthodoxos Kypseli publications, Thessaloniki, Greece, 1999)

An Athonite Gerontikon: Sayings of the Holy Fathers of Mount Athos (Archimandrite Ioannikios, Publications of Holy Monastery of St. Gregory Palamas, Kouphalia, Thessaloniki, Greece, 1997)

The Orthodox Church (Timothy Ware, New York, Penguin Books, 1984) [not recommended]

The Orthodox Way (Timothy Ware, The Orthodox Way. Crestwood, NY: St. Vladimir's Seminary Press, 1995) [not recommended]

The Place of the Woman in the Orthodox Church and the question of the ordination of women (Interorthodox Symposium, Rhodes, Greece, 30 October - 7 November 1988, Ecumenical Patriarchate, "Tertios" Publications, Katerini, Greece, 1992)

The Faith: Understanding Orthodox Christianity (Clark Carlton, Regina Press, Salisbury, MA, 1997)

The Way: What Every Protestant Should Know About the Orthodox Church (Clark Carlton, Regina Press, Salisbury, MA, 1998)

The Truth: What Every Roman Catholic Should Know About the Orthodox Church (Clark Carlton, Regina Press, Salisbury, MA, 1999) [Despite a few errors which are in fact in favour of Papism, Dr. Carlton still manages to prove Papism's fallacies in this treatise.]

Abbot Haralambos Dionysiatis: The teacher of noetic prayer (Monk Joseph Dionysiatis, Athens 2004)

Prophet of Roman Orthodoxy: The Theology of John Romanides (Andrew J. Sopko, Synaxis Press, The Canadian Orthodox Publishing House, Canada, 1998)

Saint Arsenios the Cappadocian (Elder Paisios of Mount Athos, Holy Convent of The Evangelist John the Theologian, Souroti, Thessaloniki, Greece, 3rd edition, 2001)

From St. Isaac the Syrian to Dostoyevsky (Archimandrite Vasileios, Abbot of Iveron Monastery, Mount Athos, Alexander Press, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 2004 -- www.alexanderpress.com )

The Philokalia (translated and edited by G.E.H. Palmer, Philip Sherrard and Kallistos Ware, Faber & Faber Ltd, London, 1995)

With Elder Porphyrios: A spiritual child remembers (Constantine Yannitsiotis, published by the Holy Convent of the Transfiguration of the Saviour, Athens, 2001)

Practical guide to Orthodoxy and Orthopraxia (Priest Michael, Orthodox Kypseli Publications, Sykies, Thessaloniki, 1998)

What is Orthodoxy? (Peter A. Botsis, Frangoclessia, Athens, Attica, Greece)

Paternal Counsels (Vol. 1-2) (f. Philotheos Zervakos, Orthodox Kypseli Publications, Thessaloniki, Greece1998)

Orthodoxy and Catholicism: What are the differences? (fr. Theodore Pulcini, Conciliar Press, Ben Lomond, CA, 1995)

An Orthodox view of abortion (Rev. Fr. John Kowalczyk, Light and Life, www.light-n-life.com)

The meaning of Typikon (Archimandrite Vasileios: abbot of Iveron Monastery, Mounth Athos, Georgios Mantzaridis, Professor at the University of Thessaloniki, Greece, Alexander Press, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 1997)

The Christian life as true marriage (Archimandrite Vasileios: abbot of Iveron Monastery, Mounth Athos, Greece; Alexander Press, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 2nd edition, 1999 -- www.alexanderpress.com)

Elder Paisios of the Holy Mountain: Epistles (Holy Monastery "Evangelist John the Theologian", Souroti, Thessaloniki, Greece, 2002)