My Life in Christ: The Spiritual Journals of St John of Kronstadt

My Life in Christ has been read by millions, making it one of the most beloved modern works of Orthodox Christian spirituality. In this new edition, the English translation has been thoroughly revised and freshly typeset to make St John’s own words more accessible to today’s reader. The bite-sized reflections draw the reader in to the author’s profound spiritual experience and love for Jesus Christ and the Church. This new hardcover edition is enhanced by a smyth-sewn gold-stamped cloth binding and grosgrain marking ribbon. This is the kind of book you will return to time and time again. Appropriate, relevant, and edifying reading for all Christians. AUTHOR: Ivan Ilyich Sergiev (1829-1908), known to his contemporaries as Fr. John of Kronstadt, was the most revered figure of the Orthodox Church of Russia in the half-century leading up to the Bolshevik revolution of 1917. In 1964, the Russian Orthodox Church outside Russia formally glorified him as a Saint. St. John of Kronstadt is best known through his spiritual journal My Life in Christ, which has been read by millions. E.E. Goulaeff’s only publishing endeavor is his 1897 translation of My Life in Christ from the original Russian. Nicholas Kotar is a graduate of Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary in Jordanville, NY. He is an translator of many spiritual works in the Russian Orthodox tradition.