A Reader in Homiletics

The textbook "Anthology of Homiletics" is a supplementary material to the previously published textbook "Homiletics" by Archimandrite Simeon (Tomachinsky) and Bureg V.V. and represents a collection of texts by both the ancient fathers and teachers of the Church and contemporary pastors of the Church, which serve as examples of sermon construction.The publication includes: The Sermon on the Mount by Jesus Christ, sermons by the apostles Paul and Peter, Saint Gregory the Theologian, reflections and fragments of funeral sermons and eulogies, thematic sermons and interpretations of liturgical texts by both ancient and modern authors: St. Theodore the Studite and St. Right-Believing John of Kronstadt, St. Philaret of Moscow and St. Ignatius Brianchaninov, Archbishop Luke Voino-Yasenetsky and Archimandrite John Krestyankin, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill and Metropolitan Hilarion Alfeyev, Metropolitan Antony of Sourozh and Metropolitan Onufry of Kyiv.The sermon texts provided in the "Anthology" are an example of style, composition,...The textbook "Anthology of Homiletics" is a supplementary material to the previously published textbook "Homiletics" by Archimandrite Simeon (Tomachinsky) and Bureg V.V. and represents a collection of texts by both the ancient fathers and teachers of the Church and contemporary pastors of the Church, which serve as examples of sermon construction.The publication includes: The Sermon on the Mount by Jesus Christ, sermons by the apostles Paul and Peter, Saint Gregory the Theologian, reflections and fragments of funeral sermons and eulogies, thematic sermons and interpretations of liturgical texts by both ancient and modern authors: St. Theodore the Studite and St. Right-Believing John of Kronstadt, St. Philaret of Moscow and St. Ignatius Brianchaninov, Archbishop Luke Voino-Yasenetsky and Archimandrite John Krestyankin, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill and Metropolitan Hilarion Alfeyev, Metropolitan Antony of Sourozh and Metropolitan Onufry of Kyiv.The sermon texts provided in the "Anthology" are an example of style, composition, the use of rhetorical devices and sources in sermon construction - they explain to the clergyman how he should convey the Word of God and the basic Christian truths to the minds and hearts of the laity.These texts reveal to the reader the understanding of the main meaning of a Christian's life - union with Christ the Savior, enriching not only the inner life of a person but also their outward activity in the field of personal and social relations.Compilers: Priest Konstantin Aristov, Archimandrite Simeon (Tomachinsky).