Omul cel tainic al inimii

by Zacharias Zacharou, Zaharia Zaharou

De altfel, din râvna misionară a Părintelui Zaharia Zaharou a rodit și conținutul acestei cărți, care cuprinde cuvântările duhovnicești rostite de Preacuvioșia Sa în timpul unei vizite pe continentul american, în anul 2007. Și, probabil, nu s-ar greși dacă s-ar spune că «inima», în calitatea ei de insondabil centru al persoanei umane și al vieții ei duhovnicești, reprezintă preocuparea esențială a cugetării teologice a Părintelui Zaharia. De aceea și titlul acestui volum conține grăitoarea formulare a Sfântului Apostol Petru, «omul cel tainic al inimii», se menționează în Cuvântul înainte semnat de Preafericitul Părinte Daniel, Patriarhul Bisericii Ortodoxe Române.

Genres: Theology, Religion, Christian, Spirituality, Prayer, Christianity

225 pages, Paperback

First published December 31, 2007

About the author

Father Zacharias is a disciple of Saint Sophrony the Athonite - the Father founder of the Community of Saint John the Baptist, Essex, UK. He studied theology at the Orthodox Theological Institute of Saint Sergius in Paris and at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He has lived all his monastic life in the monastery of Saint John the Baptist in Essex where he serves as a spiritual Father and minister of the word of God to his brethren and the people that come to him.

Reviews

[William Tu · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the best books I have ever read. Very spiritually deep, but in everyday understandable language. I recommend all three books by Archimandrite Zacharias Zacharou. The other two are "The Enlargement of the Heart" and "Remember Thy First Love". These three books are available as e-books on Amazon. He is a disciple of Elder Sophrony, who is a disciple of Silouan the Athonite. Surely the spiritual riches of Silouan the Athonite has been inherited by these two people (Elder Sophrony, and then Archimandrite Zacharias Zacharou).

[Andrew Youssef · Rating 5 out of 5]

The book deals with different elements of the spiritual life through question and answers from desert wisdom. The book can be a difficult and dry read sometimes but the pros outweighs the cons as it is an incredibly edifying book. Don’t feel the need to finish it at once. It’s best to read chapter by chapter or even read one chapter over a few times.

[S. D. Kilmer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent

[Katie Newberger · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is not a comfortable read, but a healthy and deeply stirring one.