{"product_id":"the-departure-of-the-soul","title":"The Departure of the Soul","description":"\u003ch2\u003e“Beautifully Produced”\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“I am deeply impressed by this magnificent volume. It is highly informative and beautifully produced.” —Metropolitan Kallistos Ware\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book is the first comprehensive presentation of the teachings of over 120 Orthodox Saints and dozens of holy hierarchs, clergy, and theologians on the subject of the soul’s exodus to the next life. With over 750 pages of source material featuring many rare images and dozens of texts translated into English for the first time, The Departure of the Soul is unique as both the sole reference edition on the subject and a fascinating and spiritually profitable book for anyone seeking insight into one of the greatest mysteries of all. The book also reveals over 100 falsifications, misrepresentations, and errors contained in the publications of authors who oppose the teaching of the Church, thus definitively ending the 40-year controversy in the Church.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book features:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFull endorsements by eight Orthodox hierarchs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eForeword by His Eminence Metropolitan Nikolaos of Mesogaia and Lavreotiki (Church of Greece)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpans the 2,000-year history of the Orthodox Church with chapters on:\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHoly Scripture\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Liturgical Services\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Writings of the Fathers of the Church\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Lives of the Saints\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIconography\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCommemoration and Prayer for the Departed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eContemporary Opponents of the Church’s Teaching\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMany rare images and dozens of texts translated for the first time from the original Greek, Russian, Slavonic, Serbian, and Romanian\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComplete scholarly apparatus\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is an updated and expanded 2020 2nd edition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eISBN: 978-1-945699-00-9\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eHardcover, Size 6¼ x 9¼ in.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e1,112 pages including 216 full-color pages of iconography\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublished by St. Anthony's Monastery\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/thedepartureofthesoul.org\" title=\"TheDepartureOfTheSoul.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"\u003eClick here for more detailed information about this book.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"St. Anthony's Greek Orthodox Monastery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68384509460703,"sku":"978-1-945699-00-9","price":59.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/0151\/5999\/files\/DepartureCover_84f54983-973e-4998-8057-5851cb009f20.jpg?v=1793923555","url":"https:\/\/allbridge.shop\/products\/the-departure-of-the-soul","provider":"Hadley \u0026 West","version":"1.0","type":"link"}