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Vladimir Moss

Born

in London, The United Kingdom

April 04, 1949

Website

http://www.orthodoxchristianbooks.com

Genre

Religion & Spirituality, History, Politics

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Vladimir Moss was born Anthony Moss in London on April 4, 1949 into the family of a British diplomat. In 1952, when his father took up a diplomatic post in Belgrade, he went to a Serbian primary school. In 1955, when his father moved to the United States, he went to an American school. Returning to England in 1958, he entered Twyford prep school, near Winchester. In 1962 he entered Charterhouse school, Godalming on a junior scholarship, specializing in Classical languages and ancient history. In 1967 he went up to Oxford University on a classical scholarship, and graduated in 1970 with a second class degree in Philosophy and Psychology. In the summer of 1970 he spent six weeks traveling and studying Russian in the Soviet Union. After six mo Vladimir Moss was born Anthony Moss in London on April 4, 1949 into the family of a British diplomat. In 1952, when his father took up a diplomatic post in Belgrade, he went to a Serbian primary school. In 1955, when his father moved to the United States, he went to an American school. Returning to England in 1958, he entered Twyford prep school, near Winchester. In 1962 he entered Charterhouse school, Godalming on a junior scholarship, specializing in Classical languages and ancient history. In 1967 he went up to Oxford University on a classical scholarship, and graduated in 1970 with a second class degree in Philosophy and Psychology. In the summer of 1970 he spent six weeks traveling and studying Russian in the Soviet Union. After six months teaching English in a language school in Bratislava, Slovakia, in 1971 he started a M.Sc. course in clinical psychology in the University of Newcastle–upon–Tyne. Abandoning the course in May, 1972, he started a Ph.D. in psychology at Surrey University, Guildford under the supervision of Dr. Don Bannister, receiving the degree in 1978 for his thesis, The Dramaturgical Deep Structure of Personality. Also in 1978 he received a diploma for the teaching of English as a foreign language from Trinity college, London. In 1974 two of his articles were published in The British Journal of Medical Psychology.

On February 15, 1974 he joined the Moscow Patriarchate in London, and was made a reader on November 21 for the English Orthodox Parish in Guildford, Surrey. In 1975 he joined the Russian Church Abroad, and on April 18, 1976 was baptised in London. In 1979 his first book, The Imperishable Word, was published.

From 1978 to 1981 he was employed as a teacher of English at the Harven school of English in Woking, Surrey.

In 1982 he was married to Olga Mount.

From 1982 to 1984 he was unemployed, and used the time to write a history of the Anglo–Saxon Church. From 1984 to 1985 he worked as a teacher of English in Thessaloniki, Greece. From 1986 to 1987 he studied Russian at the University of Surrey in Guildford, receiving a diploma. From 1987 to 1989 he was a research fellow in the Departments of Psychology and Linguistic & International Studies in the University of Surrey, designing and carrying out experiments testing the psycholinguistic theory of basic colours. The results were published in The International Journal of Psychology, Quinquereme, Lingua, and Linguistics.

In 1989, while continuing to be employed as a part–time research fellow for the University of Surrey, he took up a post as translator in the publishing house Raduga in Moscow.

Returning to England in November, 1991, he undertook Russian–English translation work for several English and Dutch companies. In 1992 he was commissioned by the Orthodox Foundation of St. Michael, Guildford to write a History of the Greek Old Calendarist Movement.

From 1993 to 1994 he was lecturer in Psychology and Religion at the University of St. Clement of Ohrid in Sophia, Bulgaria. At the same time he taught English in the New University and in a private school.

Returning to England, he taught English at Multilingual school, Guildford (until 2000), and started a bed–and–breakfast business.

He is now fully employed in the writing of books on the Orthodox Church and Orthodox Church history.
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Average rating: 3.97 · 33 ratings · 7 reviews · 25 distinct works

	The Saints of Anglo-Saxon England, Volume 1 3.75 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1992	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Theology of Eros 3.43 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2010	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Saints of Anglo-Saxon England, Volume 3 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1997	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Saints of Anglo-Saxon England, Volume 2 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1993 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Saints of England's Golden Age: A Collection of the Lives of Holy Men and Women Who Flourished in Orthodox Christian Britain 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1997 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Căderea Angliei ortodoxe really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2006	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Mystery of Redemption it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Orthodox Church at the Crossroads, 1917–1999 it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	The Mystery of Christian Power: Religion and Politics from the Beginning to the Fall of Constantinople (1453) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars