What the first Christians said about the meaning of life
And why almost no one in the West was ever taught it.
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The Orthodox Faith Made Clear: a 240-page illustrated hardcover that explains what the first Christians believed, in plain words.
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I read my bible everyday … and I pray every night but feel like I’m missing something I don’t really feel God
i am so tired of going through the motions, please help me Lord please
I was physically present but mentally checked out. Just warming a seat.
saved then unsaved several times a day I’m really exhausted with it all
It doesn’t feel like a season…more like a state of being.
I must be a mutant as I can't make my heart do anything.
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What people are saying about it
Testimonials
I finally understand the timeline
Catholic 1054, Protestant 1517, and I had never once stopped to ask what came before any of that. Seeing the whole thing laid out from 33 AD forward changed how I read church history.
One idea per page, and it works
I've started plenty of books like this and stalled by chapter three. This one moves. Each spread makes a single point, finishes it, and moves on. I read it over two evenings.
The illustrations are doing real work
I expected decoration. Instead the pictures carry half the explanation, especially in the sections on worship and icons. I understood things there that I'd never understood in words.
It treats you like an adult
No fear tactics, no hard sell, no closing chapter telling me what to do about it. It lays out the history and lets you draw your own conclusion. That is rarer than it should be.
Answered the question I'd had for years
Why are there so many denominations if there was one church? Nobody had ever given me a straight answer to that. This gave me a straight answer, with dates attached.
Good enough to leave out
The gold foil and the cream linen are the real thing, not a print effect. It's been on our table a month and three different guests have picked it up and started reading it.
Clear without being shallow
I worried that made clear would mean dumbed down. It doesn't. It explains the councils and the schism properly, just in plain words. My teenager read it after me and followed all of it.
The chapter on icons alone was worth it
I'd always found praying with images strange and a little uncomfortable. That chapter didn't argue at me, it just explained the reasoning behind it. It makes sense to me now.
Sixty-six years in church and I knew none of this
I could not have told you what happened in 1054. That's not a complaint about my church, it simply was never taught. Now I know, and a lot of other things fit around it.
Ordered a second copy
Bought one for myself and ordered another for my father-in-law the same week. It's the rare book you can hand to someone without it feeling like a lecture.
What readers are saying
“A beautiful starting point for inquirers and also “cradle” Orthodox who may never learned about the basics.”
Fr. Jim G.Orthodox priest, ordered copies for his parish“We deeply appreciate your beautiful, illustrated materials and your mission to make the Orthodox faith clear.”
Tina T.Orthodox parish, religious education“We had so many questions and struggled to find resources that explained our faith in a clear and accessible way… Your book feels like a wonderful way to help [our children] do that.”
Robert & Connie W.Orthodox family“…it is a great book and I’m enjoying it.”
Lindsay A.Reader“I am Greek Orthodox but this book looks amazing and it will help me explain our beautiful faith to others.”
Terrie P.Greek Orthodox“A friend of mine recently recommended to me your book… I quite enjoyed what I read of it.”
A readerEmail to us“I am hopeful this book will assist me to share my Orthodox Faith with more of my loved ones.”
Nicole C.Orthodox Christian“Thank you for the wonderful work you and Unbroken Vine are doing. May God bless your ministry and multiply its fruits!”
Michael B.Reader“A beautiful starting point for inquirers and also “cradle” Orthodox who may never learned about the basics.”
Fr. Jim G.Orthodox priest, ordered copies for his parish“We deeply appreciate your beautiful, illustrated materials and your mission to make the Orthodox faith clear.”
Tina T.Orthodox parish, religious education“We had so many questions and struggled to find resources that explained our faith in a clear and accessible way… Your book feels like a wonderful way to help [our children] do that.”
Robert & Connie W.Orthodox family“…it is a great book and I’m enjoying it.”
Lindsay A.Reader“I am Greek Orthodox but this book looks amazing and it will help me explain our beautiful faith to others.”
Terrie P.Greek Orthodox“A friend of mine recently recommended to me your book… I quite enjoyed what I read of it.”
A readerEmail to us“I am hopeful this book will assist me to share my Orthodox Faith with more of my loved ones.”
Nicole C.Orthodox Christian“Thank you for the wonderful work you and Unbroken Vine are doing. May God bless your ministry and multiply its fruits!”
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