Note: This reading list is intended to serve as a starting point for anyone wishing to learn more about Orthodox Christianity and the Eastern Orthodox Church. It is NOT an all-inclusive list of the many works available on the subject, but we have attempted to include a variety of material ranging from historical to devotional to personal experiences with Orthodoxy. These will give you more information than it is possible to include on this or on any website (or any number of websites combined, for that matter). Feel free to email our webmaster with any titles you feel should be added. Please include bibliographic information as shown below.

We especially recommend Timothy (Bishop Kallistos) Ware's books below as a starting place to begin your reading.

Aland, Barbara; Aland, Kurt; Karavidopoulos, Johannes; Martini, Carlo M.; Metzger, Bruce M. (1998). The Greek New Testament (4th Revised Edition). Stuttgart, Germany: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft.

Anonymous (19th Century). The Way of a Pilgrim; And a Pilgrim Continues His Way. Translated by Olga Savin (2001); foreword by Thomas Hopko. Boston: Shambhala Publications.

Forrest, Jim (1997). Praying with Icons. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books.

Gillquist, Peter E. (1992). Becoming Orthodox: A Journey to the Ancient Christian Faith. Ben Lomond, CA: Conciliar Press.

Mathewes-Green, Frederica (1999). At the Corner of East and Now: A Modern Life in Ancient Christian Orthodoxy.  New York: Jeremy P. Tarcher/Putnam.

___________ (1997). Facing East: A Pilgrim's Journey into the Mysteries of Orthodoxy.  San Francisco: HarperCollins.

St. Athanasius Orthodox Academy (2008). The Orthodox Study Bible. Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson Publishers.

Ware, Timothy (Bishop Kallistos of Diokleia) (1997). The Orthodox Church (Second Edition). London: Penguin Books.

___________ (1998). The Orthodox Way (Revised Edition). Crestwood, NY: St. Vladimir's Seminary Press.

Christian History, Spring, 1997, issue 54, "Eastern Orthodoxy." The entire contents of this issue may also be viewed at this location: http://www.christianitytoday.com/ch/54h/. (Note: we've recently discovered that the owners of this site now require payment of a subscription fee to read back articles from Christian History online. We apologize for the inconvenience.)