
These texts were assigned reading for the participants prior to the start of the program:
Stylianopoulos, Theodore. "The Gospel in the Parish" from The Way of Christ. Holy Cross Orthodox Press, Brookline, MA 2002. pp 53-70
Matthew the Poor. "How to Read the Bible" from The Communion of Love, St. Vladimir's Seminary Press, Crestwood, NY 1984.
St. Athanasius. On the Incarnation. St. Vladimir's Seminary Press, Crestwood, NY 1996.
These books were also recommended as helpful reading:
Mother Teresa of Calcutta. My Life for the Poor. Ballantine Books, New York 1985.
Stylianopoulos, Theodore. Bread For Life: Reading the Bible. GOA Dept. of Religious Education, Brookline, MA, 1980.
Schmemann, Alexander (tr. Alexis Vinogradov). Our Father. St. Vladimir's Seminary Press, Crestwood, NY, 2002.