ELDER NEKTARY OF OPTINA by I. M. KONTZEVITCH - 1ST RARE CHRISTIANITY LOT INSIGHT

Description: This book is guaranteed to be a true First Edition and First Printing copy. This is a wonderful opportunity to get this terrific book. It is "Elder Nektary of Optina (The Optina Elders Series, Vol. 5)" by I. M. Kontzevitch and this is the hard to find TRUE First Edition and First Printing. This is a very, very good read, and, by far is one of the most interesting books that can be found! "Elder Nektary (1853-1928) was the last elder to function as such at Optina. He was in Optina when it was forcibly closed by the communists in 1923, and spent his remaining years in exile from his spiritual home. He lived through a time of persecution worse than any other in the thousand-year history of the Russian Orthodox Church. At this time of immeasurable sorrow for Christian believers, God gave Elder Nektary to Russia as both a consoler of souls and a voice of prophecy. Marked by simplicity, childlikeness, spontaneity and creativity, Elder Nektary radiated joy to the thousands of suffering souls who came to him. Having reached the summit of spiritual life, deification, he was beheld in Uncreated Light by his disciple, Fr. Adrian (Archbishop Andrew) Rymarenko. He passed on his Optina inheritance to many worthy disciples, who later transmitted it to America. Among these were Fr. Adrian, Bishop Nektary Kontzevitch, and the author I. M. Kontzevitch--all of who were the preceptors of the American editors and publishers of this volume. Through the eyewitness accounts of Elder Nektary's life contained in these pages, this "spiritual grandfather" of Orthodoxy in America can help to ground Orthodox converts in sober spirituality, rooted in unfeigned humility and repentance, which marks all true followers of the Lord Jesus Christ!" This is an exceptional book and read. Elder Nektary of Optina (The Optina Elders Series, Vol. 5) by I. M. Kontzevitch is a St. Herman of Alaska Brotherhood softcover First Edition/First Printing - it states First English Edition (Even though a book may state First Edition, it may not be a true First Printing. This copy is guaranteed to be a true First Edition and First Printing). The book was published in 1998, and it still has its original price of $19.00 on the back cover - ISBN 093863559X. Both the book and the covers are in good condition with only some minor creasing. This copy would make a special addition to any collection or library. For FREE U.S. S/H we use Media Mail (Priority Mail option at $7.95). We bubble-wrap our books for mailing. This is a super opportunity to get this terrific book in a guaranteed First Edition/First Printing copy. You can buy with confidence, we have been selling books for over 50 years. Thanks for buying!

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