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The title may be a misnomer because what it provides is a history of the world that explains our modern times. It provides an alternate history that explains the nature of the modern world better than institutionally supported historians and “experts.” \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe lectures describe the \"Orthodox Worldview\", and the history of post-schism intellectual and cultural deviation given to help equip Orthodox Christians. 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The Divine vision of the ancient Fathers opens up unforeseen dimensions of the creation: deeper levels of reality that cannot be reached through rational or scientific means.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Obscure Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42063566143574,"sku":"","price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/1031\/1254\/files\/Frontcover_5a71d166-cefc-460e-b79b-00afeb484329.jpg?v=1737402403"},{"product_id":"blessed-john-the-wonderworker-by-fr-seraphim-rose","title":"Blessed John The Wonderworker by Fr. 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Like Moses, he delivered his flock from oppression, bringing it from communist China to the free world; like the first apostles, he was given power from God to heal wounded souls and ailing bodies. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBLESSED JOHN THE WONDERWORKER\u003c\/strong\u003e offers abundant source materials on the life of this contemporary apostolic Church leader, a pictorial biography and the first verified collection of 100 personal testimonies of his sanctity. 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