RELATIONSHIPS

Edited by David C. Ford, Mary S. Ford, and Alfred K. Siewers. Contributing Author, Dr. Philip Mamalakis.

Dr. Philip Mamalakis contributed the Chapters titled: 

• "The High and Holy Calling of Being a Husband", and
• "Helping Married Couples When They Are Stuck"

Description: The Orthodox Church embodies a living Tradition that integrates a long, unbroken practice of marriage with its theology, cosmology, liturgy, mystical asceticism, and anthropology. As such, the Church has a great deal to offer all those who desire to come to a deeper understanding of marriage and family life. This collection draws upon the riches of this Tradition to present an inspiring vision of Christian marriage, and to offer insights and guidance about marriage and family life that are adapted to modern questions and challenges yet grounded firmly in the global teaching and practice of the Church. The experienced clergy, scholars, and professionals contributing to this volume come from a wide variety of Orthodox Christian communities present in North America, including the Orthodox Church in America, the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia, and the Antiochian, Greek, and Serbian Orthodox Archdioceses of America."

Edited by Theodore Grey Dedon & Sergey Trostyanskiy. Contributing Author: Dr. Philip Mamalakis.

Dr. Philip Mamalakis contributed the Chapter titled: 

• Turning Toward as a Pastoral Theology of Marriage, pp. 257-272.

Description: "This volume offers an array of theological and sociological studies on Family, Love, and Marriage in the Eastern Orthodox tradition. As new ways of understanding these institutions and concepts emerge in a modern society, this compilation sponsored by the Sophia Institute of Eastern Orthodox Studies incorporates a revisiting of biblical and Patristic understandings as they are received in the wider Orthodox Christian perspective."

Edited by Stephen Muse. Contributing Author: Dr. Philip Mamalakis. 

Dr. Philip Mamalakis contributed the Chapter titled: 

• "The Spiritual Life and How to be Married in It"

Description: Raising Lazarus is a poignant collection of works from renowned Orthodox academics, theologians, and authors including Stephen Muse, Paul Kymissis, Fr. Geroge Morelli, and Demetra Jaquet. With each section centered on a specific type of healing, "Raising Lazarus invites the reader to enter into a conversation with Orthodox thinkers about how and why the two-thousand-year-old theological, liturgical, and spiritual traditions of Orthodox Christianity engage with the contemporary world." (Fr. Stanley Hopkins)