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A Bush Which Burns But Is Not Consumed: The Prayer of the Heart in the Singular Romanian Experience of the Burning Bush

by Father Elia Citterio, G. John Champoux

  • 304 pages
  • Publisher: Angelico Press
  • 15.3 x 22.9 x 2.1 cm

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For those seeking deeper insight into Orthodox prayer

Explores the mystical history of the Burning Bush

Finds living beauty in the face of great suffering

An illuminating journey into the heart of Romanian Orthodox hesychasm and the enduring power of the Prayer of the Heart.

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From an extraordinary encounter on Mount Athos to an extended pilgrimage through many of Romania's monasteries, where he met some of the great spiritual figures of the hesychast tradition, the author guides the reader into the living heart of Romanian hesychasm. This journey unfolds through the multifaceted and compelling figure of Father Daniil-in the world, Sandu Tudor-whose life, writings, and spiritual vision stand at the center of this remarkable story. At its core, the book recounts the experience of the "Burning Bush" group and explores Father Daniil's mystical-liturgical masterpiece: the Akathist Hymn to the Burning Bush of the Mother of God. What emerges is a luminous synthesis of Romanian philokalic spirituality and the purest essence of twentieth-century Romanian Orthodoxy-shaped by prayer, beauty, suffering, and endurance amid the upheavals of war and totalitarian oppression. Presented in masterful strokes, this work offers not only historical testimony but a living encounter with the Prayer of the Heart as it was embodied, transmitted, and lived.
A Bush Which Burns But Is Not Consumed: The Prayer of the Heart in the Singular Romanian Experience of the Burning Bush and Life After Death According to the Orthodox Tradition
Life After Death According to the Orthodox TraditionA Bush Which Burns But Is Not Consumed: The Prayer of the Heart in the Singular Romanian Experience of the Burning Bush

  • Title

    A Bush Which Burns But Is Not Consumed: The Prayer of the Heart in the Singular Romanian Experience of the Burning Bush

  • Authors

    Father Elia Citterio +1

  • Publisher

    Angelico Press

  • Published

    February 2026

  • Weight

    563g

  • Page Count

    304

  • Dimensions

    15.3 x 22.9 x 2.1 cm

  • ISBN

    9798892801706

  • ISBN-10

    8892801708

  • Eden Code

    7423961

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