C.J.S. Hayward: The Complete Works

C.J.S. Hayward: The Complete Works (Kindle $3; paperback: volume 1, volume 2, volume 3, volume 4, volume 5, volume 6, volume 7, sample chapter $20 each)

One-stop shopping for both good and bad works. (Other available collections are more tightly focused focused around some particular theme or topic.).

Doxology: The Anthology

Doxology: The Anthology (Kindle $3, hardcover $40, sample chapter)

A look at the divine glory through the practical lens of suffering and hardship.

The Luddite's Guide to Technology: The Anthology
Medieval Realms: An Eclectic Collection

Medieval Realms: An Eclectic Collection (Kindle $3, sample chapter)

Various works relating to the medieval; the author has read medieval literature extensively, sometimes in the original, but this collection represents fantasy above historical fiction.

The Best of Jonathan's Corner: The Anthology

The Best of Jonathan's Corner (Kindle $3, paperback $25, sample chapter)

The Best of Jonathan's Corner is the flagship not only of this site's works of theology, but all of its works.
How Shall I Tell an Alchemist?: A Collection of Poems

How Shall I Tell an Alchemist? A Collection of Poems (Kindle $3, sample chapter)

These poems are meant to capture beauty and depth.

A Small Taste of Jonathan's Corner: The Anthology

A Small Taste of Jonathan's Corner (Kindle $1, paperback $7, sample chapter)

Some people may be intimidated by a book that's an inch-and-a-half thick, especially if they are not familiar with the author. For interested parties, the slender volume of A small taste of Jonathan's Corner may provide a very gentle introduction.

Odds and Ends, Curiosities and Creative Works: The Anthology

Odds and Ends, Curiosities and Creative Works (Kindle $3, sample chapter)

This is probably the most eclectic bundle of musings this site offers. Highlights include "Physics" and in particular "The Angelic Letters."

As It Were in Ye Olden Dayes: The Anthology

As It Were in Ye Olden Dayes (Kindle $3, paperback $9, sample chapter)

A collection of poems and literature lovingly written in Elizabethan English, plus the novel The Sign of the Grail (which includes passages in medieval English).

Fighting Dragons: Works of Theology and Polemics

Fighting Dragons: Works of Theology and Polemics (Kindle $3, sample chapter)

Real and malevolent dragons exist: witness the red dragon with seven heads and ten horns in the Revelation of Jesus Christ. Part of fighting that dragon, if immediately a small part, is in polemics where one can both agree and disagree.

How to Survive Hard Times: The Anthology

How to Survive Hard Times (Kindle $3, sample chapter)

We live in hard times that may be getting harder. But God works in hard times as well as easy ones. God reigns and cares in both, and some have said that his Providence is the more magnificent in hard times. You are invited to read the sample chapter.

Knights and Ladies, Women and Men: The Anthology

Knights and Ladies, Women and Men (Kindle $3, sample chapter)

He created them male and female: it was an apocalyptic sign given to a saint that men would wear long hair and be indistinguishable from women. (Anyone up for the sexlessness called "androgyny"?)

Plato's "Allegory of the Cave" Revisited and Other Socratic Dialog: The Anthology

Plato's "Allegory of the Cave" Revisited and Other Socratic Dialog (Kindle $3, sample chapter)

This book has at least one one-star review from a reader who expected a secondary source rather than actual Socratic dialog. Notwithstanding, a reader who is interested in Socratic dialog may appreciate the title.

Creation, Evolution, Intelligent Design, and Origins Questions: The Anthology

Creation, Evolution, Intelligent Design, and Origins Questions (Kindle $3, sample chapter)

Protestants bring the concept of an origins position into Orthodoxy; but Orthodoxy is hardly the debate's native soil. This is a collection of individual posts to represent the issue (or non-issue) that science presents Ortodoxy on origins questions.

Doxology and Other Orthodox Hymns and Poems: The Anthology

Doxology and Other Orthodox Hymns and Poems (Kindle $3, sample chapter)

These hymns and poems are really prayers.

Religion and Science, Technology and Faith: The Anthology

Religion and Science, Technology and Faith (Kindle $3, sample chapter)

The basic Westeren academic understanding of "religion and science" is flawed. This book briefly looks at that debate, and suggested another dimension to explore: that of "technology and faith."

The Sign of the Grail: The Anthology

The Sign of the Grail: The Anthology (Kindle $3, hardcover $40, sample chapter)

The Arthurian legends are one of the greatest literary achievements of the Middle Ages, and to some the tradition of Arthurian legends that began with the 15th century's Sir Thomas Mallory. This book is written drawing on the tradition of sources that end with Mallory.

A Pilgrimage From Narnia: The Anthology

A Pilgrimage From Narnia (Kindle $3, sample chapter)

One Orthodox Dean said that he sang his way into Orthodoxy. The author has started with the Chronicles of Narnia and made a journey into Holy Orthodoxy. Here is some of the beauty he has seen along the way.

The Seraphinians: "Blessed Seraphim Rose" and His Axe-Wielding Western Converts: Was He Half-Converted? Are They?

The Seraphinians: "Blessed Seraphim Rose" and His Axe-Wielding Western Converts (Kindle $3, paperback $7, sample chapter)

It may be that many traditionally Orthodox lands profited from Fr. Seraphim's work, but he harms Western converts who get caught up with him and make him their polestar.

Suffering: Where Is God When It Hurts?

Suffering: Where Is God When It Hurts? (Kindle $3, sample chapter)

This is a topic where books seem inadequate. However, some of the things I've written may ease a heavy burden, just a little.

Articles on Christian Faith and Other Things: The Anthology

Articles on Christian Faith and Other Things (Kindle $3, sample chapter)

An assortment of reflections, musings, and essays touching on Christianity.

The Christmas Tales: The Anthology

The Christmas Tales: The Anthology (Kindle $3, hardcover $40, sample chapter)

The title chapter was inspired, however crudely, by The Canterbury Tales, and touches on other topics including Orthodoxy and heterodoxy.

Yonder: The Anthology

Yonder: The Anthology (Kindle $3, hardcover $40, sample chapter)

This dystopian science fiction novel never mentions "Hell"; and speaks of "the Heavens", meaning space or the sky, but never "Heaven" where saints will reign with Christ... but it is on all counts a journey from Hell to Heaven.

"Do We Have Rights?" and Other Homilies: The Anthology

"Do We Have Rights?" and Other Homilies (Kindle $3, sample chapter)

The truth of the matter can sometimes be very different from what we expect.

Hymn to the Creator of Heaven and Earth, and Other Prayers: The Anthology

Hymn to the Creator of Heaven and Earth, and Other Prayers (Kindle $3, sample chapter)

Perhaps the truest poems the author has written are really prayers, and the truest prayers the author has written are really poems. You are invited to read this collection.

Chapters: Collections of Short Insights in Theology

Chapters: Collections of Short Insights in Theology (Kindle $3, sample chapter)

There is an old Orthodox tradition of distilling the Fathers into short nuggets of wisdom. These works are meant to follow in their footsteps.

Mystical Theology: A Broad Selection of Orthodox Prose

Mystical Theology: A Broad Selection of Orthodox Prose (Kindle $3)

One of the works, probably one of the less successful ones, talks about Swiss Army Knives. This whole collection is a bit like a Swiss Army Knife; it has many different blades and many different functions. Why not dive in?

Author's Picks: Favorite Works of Orthodox Christian Mystical Theology