Writings of Fr. Seraphim Rose
Books written and/or translated by Fr. Seraphim and published during his lifetime:
Orthodoxy and the Religion of the Future
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Excerpts from the book
Development of the book in Fr. Seraphim’s words
The Northern Thebaid
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Excerpts from the book
Development of the book in Fr. Seraphim’s words
The Soul After Death
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Excerpts from the book
Development of the book in Fr. Seraphim’s words
Blessed Paisius Velichkovsky
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Excerpts from the book
Development of the book in Fr. Seraphim’s words
The Chronicle of the Veneration of Archbishop John Maximovitch by Bishop Savva of Edmonton
Books published after his repose:
The Place of Blessed Augustine in the Orthodox Church
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Excerpts from the book
Development of the book in Fr. Seraphim’s words
Nihilism: The Root of the Revolution of the Modern Age
Published in OW#172-173, Sept-Dec. 1993 as “Man Against God” by Eugene Rose.
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I. Introduction: The Question of Truth
II. The Stages of the Nihilist Dialectic
III. The Theology and the Spirit of Nihilism
IV. The Nihilist Program
Beyond Nihilism
About the development of this book, see below The Kingdom of Man and the Kingdom of God
God’s Revelation to the Human Heart
This lecture was given on May 10, 1981, to a group of students studying comparative religion at the University of California at Santa Cruz. Notice for publication of book first in OW#133, Mar-Apr. 1987, 47 pages, for sale for $4.00. The text of the lecture was not printed in The Orthodox Word. Audio tape of this lecture is available from Fr. Seraphim Rose Foundation for $7.50. The first part of the tape is read from Fr. Seraphim’s notes; however, most of the lecture is his own voice.
The Holy Fathers of Orthodox Spirituality, Introduction
Part I OW#58, pp. 188-195. Part II, OW#60, pp. 35-41. Part III, OW#65, pp. 228-239. Published by Fr. Seraphim Rose Foundation in 1997, available from St. Herman Press $5.00.
Genesis, Creation and Early Man. Notice for the new book appeared in OW#209, Sept.-Oct. 1999.
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Excerpts from the book
Development of the book in Fr. Seraphim’s words
Vita Patrum (Roots of Western Orthodox Monasticism)
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Excerpts from the book
Development of the book in Fr. Seraphim’s words
Heavenly Realm (Lay Sermons)
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About the Lay Sermons in Fr. Seraphim’s words
The Sin of Adam (The First Created Man)
Russia’s Catacomb Saints (discontinued)
Blessed John the Wonderworker (discontinued)
Orthodox Dogmatic Theology by Protopresbyter Michael Pomazansky, translated by Fr. Seraphim. Table of Contents published in OW#97, Mar-Apr. 1981, p. 70. Author’s Preface to English translation, pp. 72-75. Our Living Links on Fr. Michael Pomazansky, Theology in the Ancient Tradition, pp. 76-81; Is There an Invisible Church? by Fr. Michael Pomazansky, pp. 82-87. Pre-publication notice OW#114, Jan.-Feb. 1984. Notice for book OW#120, Jan.-Feb. 1985. Review of book, by Vincent Rossi, OW#126, Jan.-Feb. 1986. New edition notice OW#174, Jan.-Feb. 1994, also OW#175-6.
The Path to Salvation (part published as Raising Them Right by Conciliar Press) by Bishop Theophan the Recluse. Translated excerpt published in OW#9, July-Aug. 1966, p. 97. Book published by St. Herman Press in 1996, translation completed by Alexandra Dockham.
Apocalypse of St. John, by Archbishop Averky, translated by Fr. Seraphim. Published first in OW#100-101, p. 227: Translator’s introduction to Archbishop Averky’s Commentary on the Apocalypse. Archbishop Averky’s introduction to the book, pp. 237-250. Apocalypse, Chapter One, p. 251. Excerpts published in OWs 102-111, 113-118, 120, 122, 125, 126. Book advertized in OW#129, Jul.-Aug. 1986, also OW#130-132. New edition notice in OW#180, Jan.-Feb. 1995.
Guidance Toward Spiritual Life by Sts. Barsanuphius and John
Little Russian Philokalia, Vol. I: St. Seraphim of Sarov
Little Russian Philokalia, Vol. II: Abbot Nazarius of Valaam
First installment translated from Ascetics of Sarov Monastery, Valaam Edition, introduction by Fr. Seraphim in OW#35, Nov.-Dec. 1970 (mailed 3/26/71), pp. 248-259, Life and Counsels I, pp. 265-280. Part II, OW#36, pp. 23-25. Part III, OW#37, pp. 71-83. Parts IV-V, OW#38, pp. 119-125. Parts VI-VII, OW#39, pp. 167-179. Part VIII, OW#42, pp. 17-24. Parts IX-X, OW#43, pp. 67-96. Parts XI, XII, Conclusion: OW#44, pp. 123-134. End, OW#45, Jul.-Aug. 1972, pp. 169-175. Notice for book in OW#92, May-June 1980. Stichera for Abbot Nazarius in St. Herman Calendar 1982 (9/19/81). Intro to LRP II by Fr. Herman in OW#106, Sept.-Oct. 1982 (4/83). Notice for book OW#107, Nov.-Dec. 1982.
Little Russian Philokalia, Vol. IV: St. Paisius Velichkovsky, The Scroll, Field Flowers.
The Scroll first translated in OW#47, Nov.-Dec. 1972, pp. 253-268. OW#48, pp. 17-22. OW#49, pp. 59-66. OW#51, pp. 147-148. OW#52, pp. 185-186. OW#53, pp. 224-229. OW#54, pp. 19-23.
Field Flowers, Introduction by Elder Theodosius of Karoulia, first translated in OW#60, Ch. 1, pp. 23-34. OW#61, Chs. 2-3, pp. 69-83. [Later chapters translated by Olga Oleinikov.]
Life of St. Paisius: Part XIX, OW#78, pp. 33-37. OW#82, chs. 80-82, pp. 213-228. OW#83, ch. 83, pp. 273-276. OW#85, Mar-Apr. 1979, Chs. 85-86, pp. 62-70.]
The Acquisition of the Holy Spirit in Ancient Russia by I. M. Kontzevitch
Oct. 2/15, 1965, OW#4. OW#52, St. Anthony of Siya, early 1974. OW#54, review of Russian edition. English edition 1989; new edition 1996.
Orthodox Veneration of the Mother of God by Archbishop John Maximovitch. Translated in OW#67, Mar.-Apr. 1976 (8/13/76), OW#68, May-June 1976, pp. 86-91, St. Herman Calendar for 1977, OW#69, July-Aug. 1976, pp. 126-130, OW#71, Nov.-Dec. 1976, pp. 201-203, OW#73, Mar.-Apr. 1977, pp. 68-73, OW#75, July-Aug. 1977, pp. 169-174, and OW#77, Nov.-Dec. 1977, pp. 272-276. Notice in OW#80, May-June 1978, #102, Jan.-Feb. 1982, 1982, #129-131, Nov.-Dec. 1986, #174, Jan.-Feb. 1994, OW#176, May-June 1994, p. 172. Introduction by Fr. Seraphim, same as pp. 142-158 same issue: The Theological Writings of Archbishop John and the Question of “Western Influence.”
The Restoration of the Orthodox Way of Life by Archbishop Andrew of Novo-Diveyevo
Unpublished manuscripts, lectures, and series of articles:
The Kingdom of Man, the Kingdom of God
In June 1961, when Eugene Rose rejected a career in academia, he began writing a huge manuscript on the problems of Western civilization. His research paralleled the course of his conversion to Orthodoxy, so his thought changed as he went. He wrote outline after outline, and completed only a few sections, one of which was published in 1993 as Nihilism: The Root of the Revolution of the Modern Age. He also wrote extensively on Pseudo-Religion, Anarchism, World Empire, Faith of Man, and the differences between Western Christianity and Eastern Orthodoxy. These fragmented notes, though not demonstrating Fr. Seraphim’s mature thought, contain seeds for much of what he subsequently taught. After his baptism in 1962, he worked on this manuscript for about four years, during which time he attended the Theological Course organized at St. Tikhon’s Home by Archbishop John Maximovitch. With this equivalent of seminary training, his writing was directed more into Orthodox subjects such as the Lay Sermons which appeared the bulletin Orthodox Tidings (B lagovestnik) and later in Heavenly Realm and articles in The Orthodox Word beginning early in 1965. The Kingdom essays and notes were written on such an intellectual level that they would have provided little spiritual sustenance to beginning converts to Orthodoxy—his readers of The Orthodox Word, and so the project was put aside and his thought outgrew it. For a reader more secure in Orthodoxy, these writings can strengthen one’s stand against the world and the false religion one encounters in it. Eugene Rose's last proposed outline was published in OW#172-3, Sept.-Dec. 1993 as part of Nihilism (Man Against God).
Philosophical Journal
Notes on a wide range of subjects, often criticizing modern life, written in the context of his Kingdom of Man project. These notes date from July 30, 1960, before he was baptized into Orthodoxy, until April 3, 1962, a few months after his baptism.
Typicon of the Church’s Divine Services
A series of eleven articles in The Orthodox Word, beginning with Issue #53 (Vol. 9:6), mailed out March 1974, and ending with Issue #71 (Vol. 12:5), mailed out in the Spring of 1977. Fr. Seraphim, in his desire to teach English-speaking converts about Orthodox services, explained how the Psalter is read, how the yearly calendar of saints is used, and how several parts of the Vigil service are sung.
A Survival Course for Orthodox Christians
These lectures on the philosophical foundation of Western civilization were given first to a handful of American college students in June, 1975. This 12-part course has been given in various forms several times since then. Working from a 40-page outline, Fr. Seraphim began with the Schism of 1054, when the Western church broke away from Orthodoxy, and traced the progress of the apostasy through the Middle Ages, Renaissance, Enlightenment, the French Revolution, the Russian Revolution, up to modern times when God is rejected in favor of a new spirituality based on worship of man. The course includes large sections on the 19th-century conservative reaction in Russia, and also on the philosophy of Evolution as part of the new spirituality (chapter included in Genesis, Creation and Early Man). Publication of this work has been delayed so that all the material indicated in his outline may be found, and so that the 600 or more pages of tape transcriptions and quotations may be properly edited.
Selected Letters and Chronicle of the St. Herman Brotherhood
The Fr. Seraphim Rose Foundation has collected over 1200 pages of letters and Chronicle dated entries written by Fr. Seraphim. More material continues be received into our archives all the time. Many of the letters and entries contain confidential thoughts about individuals which are not suitable for publishing. However, perhaps in the future some of this material could be published as an edifying collection. Quite a few excerpts have already appeared in edited form in books about Fr. Seraphim, such as Not of This World by Monk Damascene and Letters to Father Seraphim, edited by Fr. Alexey Young.
Lectures on the Book of Daniel
In this series of lectures given at New Valaam Theological Academy in 1979, Fr. Seraphim teaches how to read the Holy Scriptures and how to interpret the apocalyptic prophecies of Daniel from the Orthodox point of view.
Collected Lectures
Selected Articles from The Orthodox Word
Most of Fr. Seraphim’s articles and translations in The Orthodox Word published after his tonsure into monasticism in1970 have been incorporated into his books. Apart from this, some articles address a specific contemporary event, such as the autocephaly of the American Metropolia, or the state of religious persecution in Russia; this material is often “dated” and would be misleading to republish. Other articles, however, have a more timeless ability to feed souls, which would be the aim of publishing such a collection.
Lives of Holy Fathers by I. M. Kontzevitch, translated by Fr. Seraphim in The Orthodox Word
Spiritual Instructions of Abba Dorotheos
As Fr. Seraphim was finishing his translation of the Spiritual Instructions in the Spring of 1974, the Cistercians published an English edition by Erik Wheeler; therefore, plans to print a version by St. Herman Press were cancelled. Fr. Seraphim assigned the Spiritual Instructions to anyone with a serious interest in ascetic struggle and monasticism to read (along with Unseen Warfare) as one of the ABC’s of spiritual life. Parts of the transcribed tapes of Fr. Seraphim’s translation were lost and later translated by the St. Xenia sisters from the Russian edition.
The Miraculous Icons of the Mother of God, and Icons of Great Feasts
Compilations and translations from E. Poselyanin’s The Mother of God in The Orthodox Words #1: Joy of All Who Sorrow; #2: Annunciation; #3: Pochaev Mother of God; #4: Transfiguration; #6: Weeping Icons of the Mother of God; #8: Korsun Mother of God; #9: Dormition from S.V. Bulgakov’s Manual for Orthodox Priests; #13: Ascension by S.V. Bulgakov; #16-17: Nativity by Bulgakov. Other articles in the series were compiled by Vadim Wright. Fr. Seraphim sought to teach English-speaking converts the basics about Orthodoxy, translating for the first time much valuable material from Russian.
Orthodox books which incorporate his writings:
Books written by him, translated into various languages: