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#274665 - 01/22/08 05:58 PM Archbishop Joseph Raya: Face of God
JGC Member Registered: 10/02/04 Posts: 77 Loc: Scotland	After hearing so many recomendations copy due to arrive late Feb. Thanks for tip off Phillipe Gabare! Any recomendations on how to read, is it a page turner or demand close study page by page or in even smaller chunks? Having not read any of his books, is the style easy to read? Is it in an accesible style for a Latin Catholic with a little bit of knowledge of the East or am I likely to find it hard to understand?
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#283830 - 03/23/08 10:19 PM Re: Archbishop Joseph Raya: Face of God [Re: JGC]
stevieg639 Junior Member Registered: 02/07/07 Posts: 2 Loc: Ohio	Hey, It is a beautiful book that can be read any way you like. Just to experience the richness of the book by just reading it as much as you can. Taking notes may not be the best in the beginning because, it will help you increase your knowledge about the Eastern faith. Smaller chuncks could help but it is all about you. Many blessings.
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#283878 - 03/24/08 07:26 AM Re: Archbishop Joseph Raya: Face of God [Re: JGC]
theophan Moderator Member Registered: 11/27/02 Posts: 3210 Loc: Hollidaysburg, PA	JGC: What book are you referring to and who is the author? BOB
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#283960 - 03/24/08 04:48 PM Re: Archbishop Joseph Raya: Face of God [Re: theophan]
Fr. Deacon Lance Moderator Member Registered: 08/29/98 Posts: 3162 Loc: Washington, PA	That would be: The Face of God: Essays in Byzantine Spirituality by Archbishop Joseph Raya of eternal memory! Available from God With Us Publications: http://theobooks.tofg-secure.com/category.cfm?category_id=0&subcategory_id=36&page=2 _________________________ My cromulent posts embiggen this forum.
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#283965 - 03/24/08 05:20 PM Re: Archbishop Joseph Raya: Face of God [Re: Fr. Deacon Lance]
JGC Member Registered: 10/02/04 Posts: 77 Loc: Scotland	It is. I did recieve a request to alter the title of this thread to the house style but as it was outside the time frame allowed, I am unable to, could an admin do this? Now have my copy, not had time to read much due to Lent (busy time for organisisation at school) and events at home but already had a couple of those moments where you read a phrase and stop as it hits you like a hammer. Think I'm going to read it fairly quickly once through to get the jist of it then slowly chapter by chapter.
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#284001 - 03/24/08 10:36 PM Re: Archbishop Joseph Raya: Face of God [Re: JGC]
Pani Rose Member Registered: 11/06/01 Posts: 8098 Loc: Irondale,AL	The first part may take a bit to get oriented, as it is the first book he wrote. It is an awesome 'primer' on our faith. At the time of it's writing, he was writing to help bring the church back from 'latinizations'. So, some parts in the beginning, need to be understood in that context also. When I got my book, I ended up in the hospital for a week. I knew the Lord had placed me on retreat! What a way to go. $\:D$
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#290874 - 06/06/08 04:49 PM Re: Archbishop Joseph Raya: Face of God [Re: JGC]
Saponaria Member Registered: 10/16/07 Posts: 46 Loc: GA	I picked this up at our Church bookstore just the other day and I am really enjoying it so far!
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#290888 - 06/06/08 06:08 PM Re: Archbishop Joseph Raya: Face of God [Re: JGC]
Diak Member Registered: 03/24/02 Posts: 6478 Loc: Kansas	Originally Posted By: JGC After hearing so many recomendations copy due to arrive late Feb. Thanks for tip off Phillipe Gabare! Any recomendations on how to read, is it a page turner or demand close study page by page or in even smaller chunks? Having not read any of his books, is the style easy to read? Is it in an accesible style for a Latin Catholic with a little bit of knowledge of the East or am I likely to find it hard to understand? Read it cover to cover once a year, or at least every other year. I use this book in my college class and it is one of the best primers for Eastern Christian spirituality out there.
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#291170 - 06/09/08 05:02 PM Re: Archbishop Joseph Raya: Face of God [Re: Diak]
Terry Bohannon Member Registered: 05/15/07 Posts: 1651 Loc: Houston, TX USA	This is on my wish list, are there other books on Eastern (or Western) spirituality which pair well with Archbishop Raya's primer? Terry
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#291208 - 06/09/08 11:22 PM Re: Archbishop Joseph Raya: Face of God [Re: Terry Bohannon]
Pani Rose Member Registered: 11/06/01 Posts: 8098 Loc: Irondale,AL	$\:D$ Abundance of Love: The Incarnation and Byzantine Tradition which you have to order over the phone i guess at Madonna House. Also, Celebration http://www.madonnahouse.org/publications/raya/celebration.htm This is a good one if you can find it, which i did on ebay $\:D$ The Face Of God by Archbishop Joseph M. Raya An Introduction To Eastern Spirituality http://cgi.ebay.com/The-Face-Of-God-by-A...Q2em118Q2el1247
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#291218 - 06/09/08 11:58 PM Re: Archbishop Joseph Raya: Face of God [Re: Pani Rose]
Terry Bohannon Member Registered: 05/15/07 Posts: 1651 Loc: Houston, TX USA	http://www.abebooks.com is a good place to find out-of-print books. "The Eyes of the Gospel" looks very interesting too. Thank you for the suggestions! Here are the search results for Abundance of Love (if the link works): http://www.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchResults?an=Raya&sts=t&tn=Abundance+of+Love&x=86&y=11 Terry Edited by Terry Bohannon (06/10/08 12:04 AM)
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#291341 - 06/10/08 10:59 PM Re: Archbishop Joseph Raya: Face of God [Re: Terry Bohannon]
Pani Rose Member Registered: 11/06/01 Posts: 8098 Loc: Irondale,AL	Passage to Heaven An Appreciation of the Divine Liturgy excerpted from Archbishop Joseph M. Raya, Eyes of the Gospel http://www.melkite.org/Passage.html Exerpts from The Byzantine Church and Culture http://byzantineramblings.blogspot.com/2007/11/archbishop-raya-of-blessed-memory-on.html The Byzantine Tradition celebrates the Fest of the Immaculate Conception as "the Maternity of St Anna," the mother of the Theotokos. The feast is held on 9 December. Below is Archbishop Raya's comment from Byzantine Daily Prayer http://byzantineramblings.blogspot.com/2007/11/archbishop-raya-of-blessed-memory-on.html
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#291350 - 06/10/08 11:29 PM Re: Archbishop Joseph Raya: Face of God [Re: Pani Rose]
JLF Member Registered: 08/25/07 Posts: 74 Loc: Fairfax, VA, USA	We also have an entire page of books by Archbishop Raya, most mentioned above, at the website and online store of Eastern Christian Publications. We actually published "Celebration" for His Grace as one of his last publications before he went to his eternal reward, and I had the honor to meet him in Canada as we finished that book. His page of books (some in hardbound and some in paperback) can be found at: https://ssl.webvalence.com/ecommerce/kiosk.lasso?merchant=ecpubs&kiosk=books&class=21 Jack Figel Publisher
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#291376 - 06/11/08 09:57 AM Re: Archbishop Joseph Raya: Face of God [Re: JLF]
Pani Rose Member Registered: 11/06/01 Posts: 8098 Loc: Irondale,AL	Jack is there anyway of getting the Byzantine Daily Worship reprinted?
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