“This new edition of the Life of Elder Macarius of Optina has been published from the first edition of 1861 without any changes. In the words of the late Professor Ivan Michailovich Kontzevich (†1965), an eminent theologian of true Orthodoxy and the custodian of this extremely rare book, Elder Macarius was a ‘Holy Father for the last days.’ He was a preserver and transmitter of the true Orthodox ‘savor,’ which cannot be measured by any scientific instrument. He possessed warmth of soul, iron courage, eternal wisdom that is not of this world, and a constant awareness of the presence of the other world. His life serves an an instructor and guide to the heavenly kingdom which begins here and now.” —“Foreword to the Russian Edition of 1975”
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION CHRONOLOGY FOREWORD TO THE 1975 RUSSIAN EDITION THE LIFE OF ELDER MACARIUS OF OPTINA Author’s Introduction 1. Formative Years and Entrance into the Monastery (1788-1810) 2. Life at Ploschansk Hermitage (1810-1834) 3. Life at Optina Monastery (1834-1860) 4. Publication of Patristic Books 5. Correspondence on Patristic Texts 6. The Last Days of Elder Macarius (Sept. 7, 1860) APPENDICES 1. The Life of the Author, Fr. Leonid Kavelin 2. The Disciples of Elder Macarius 3. The Life of Ivan V. Kireyevsky 4. The Letters of Elder Macarius 5. Reminiscences of a Spiritual Son of Elder Macarius EPILOGUE GLOSSARY BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX
Item Number: BKP403 Publication data: Platina, CA: St. Herman of Alaska Brotherhood, 1995 Format: softcover Number of pages: 386 Dimensions (l × w × h): 21.0 cm × 13.5 cm × 2.0 cm Additional information: black-and-white illustrations ISBN: 0‒938635‒58‒1
