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The Ancient Faith Prayer Book
Vassilios Papavassiliou · 2015
78/100
👍 Worth It
Within its intended community this is a genuinely well-executed resource — contemporary English renderings of ancient Orthodox prayers make the tradition accessible without flattening it, and the inclusion of prayers for modern occasions (including one before using the internet) shows real pastoral attentiveness. Its appeal outside Eastern Orthodox Christianity is limited by design, but for that audience it is a compact, practical daily companion.
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safety95
substance78
craft75
originality68
accuracy88
hype72
age-fit82
human-eye78
Penny’s verdict78
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