Publisher: Holy Trinity Publications

Author: Compiled by Archimandrite Panteleimon

Dimensions: 6" x 9"

Format/Cover Type: Softcover

ISBN: 978-0-88465-212-0

Pages: 353

Description: Death is perhaps one of the least discussed and frequently concealed realities of life in contemporary Western societies. Nonetheless, it remains the one event we all expect to encounter, even if we perceive it only dimly as something in our distant future. In this work we encounter the understanding of death as a key to a meaningful and fruitful life.

Many examples are offered of the awareness of the life beyond death which show the clear hope of a growth in life "beyond the grave" of this temporal existence. True knowledge is seen to be founded upon the understanding of the One God as a Trinity of three Persons that links inextricably to belief in the immortality of the human soul and to the conclusion that:

An expectation of a future life, together with faith in God, forms the foundation of a well ordered life on earth, not to speak of a future life.

Archimandrite Panteleimon was born in Russia and immigrated to the United States in 1913. He founded the Holy Trinity Monastery in Jordanville, New York in 1930. This is a new edition of his classic work that has been continuously in print since 1968.