{"product_id":"the-acquisition-of-the-holy-spirit-in-ancient-russia-by-ivan-m-kontzevitch","title":"The Acquisition of the Holy Spirit in Ancient Russia by Ivan M. Kontzevitch","description":"\u003ch1\u003e\u003cspan itemprop=\"name\"\u003eThe Acquisition of the Holy Spirit in Ancient Russia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos; font-size: 11.0pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos; font-size: 11.0pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eThis is a REPRINT of an exceedingly difficult book to find. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos; font-size: 11.0pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos; font-size: 11.0pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold; background: white;\"\u003ePlease allow two weeks for the book to be delivered.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos; font-size: 11.0pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eNote:\u003c\/span\u003e This book is a reproduction of the historical text for academic, historical, or collector purposes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos; font-size: 11.0pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos; font-size: 11.0pt;\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e1988 edition printed in 2025.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos; font-size: 11.0pt;\"\u003e6\" x 9\" \/ 368 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1 class=\"a-spacing-none a-text-normal\"\u003e\u003ca name=\"9780938635260\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan itemprop=\"name\"\u003eBook description\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-collapsed-height a-row a-expander-container a-spacing-base a-expander-partial-collapse-container\" data-a-expander-collapsed-height=\"280\" data-a-expander-name=\"book_description_expander\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\" data-expanded=\"false\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eThis definitive introduction to Orthodox spirituality is the first in a series of books zedicated to the acquisition of the Holy Spirit. It gives an historic survey of the very nature of sanctity as it has been acquired and revealed by genuine carriers of grace.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePresented for the first time in the English language, \u003cstrong\u003eTHE ACQUISITION OF THE HOLY SPIRIT\u003c\/strong\u003e is the result of the efforts of a loving scholar who encountered a saint in his youth, St. Nektary of Optina. This work--essentially a textbook of ascetic theology--describes how spiritual prayer, communion with God, and sanctity is acquired through the principles of Orthodox asceticism, eldership and hesychasm. Impressed by the reality of discovering sanctity alive in the 20th century, Professor Kontzevitch dedicated his whole life to preserving and presenting the path to this sanctity.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe value of \u003cstrong\u003eTHE ACQUISITION OF THE HOLY SPIRIT\u003c\/strong\u003e lies not only in its exposition of the very essence of Christianity, but also in the fact that the author had direct contact with saints who themselves had acquired the Holy Spirit.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Obscure Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43598705819734,"sku":null,"price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/1031\/1254\/files\/Frontcover_72046621-0123-4bde-8753-ea22abda7508.jpg?v=1762653193","url":"https:\/\/obscurebooks.myshopify.com\/products\/the-acquisition-of-the-holy-spirit-in-ancient-russia-by-ivan-m-kontzevitch","provider":"Obscure Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}