Thinking Orthodox — Understanding and Acquiring the Orthodox Christian Mind, by Eugenia Constantinou

What does it mean to "think Orthodox"? Behind what Christians believe lie assumptions that are almost never spoken. In Thinking Orthodox: Understanding and Acquiring the Orthodox Christian Mind, Eugenia Scarvelis Constantinou shows that Orthodoxy rests on faithfulness to the mind of the early Church, its phronema (Greek φρόνημα).

A book to learn to think with the Church

The author explains what this phronema is, how it can be acquired and how it shows itself in true Orthodox theology, the theology of people who are trained and live a deep relationship with Christ. She shows that the Orthodox faith is not only content to be known: it is also a way of thinking that is disciplined, humble and prayerful, received from the Church Fathers.

The author

Dr Eugenia (Jeannie) Constantinou has taught the Bible, its interpretation by the Fathers and early Christianity for more than forty years. She hosts the podcast "Search the Scriptures Live!" on Ancient Faith Radio. The foreword is by Fr John A. McGuckin, a specialist in early Christian thought.

A good book for catechumens, new Orthodox Christians and anyone who wants to understand Orthodoxy (in Slavonic Православие) from the inside.