Since I have not really done any book recommendations here before, and since a good library is essential to living a fulfilling life (and I want that for you), I will begin to do so more often.

My former history professor and chair of the history department at Redeemer University College, James R. Payton, Jr., is the author of Light from the Christian East: An Introduction to the Orthodox Tradition, a book which I highly commend. It is very readable, thorough, and gives a view into Eastern Orthodoxy in a manner which enters into their mindset instead of a compare and contrast with Western Christianity. Payton was recently interviewed on "Come, Receive the Light," a radio program from the Orthodox Christian Network. I encourage you to listen to that as well, to hear some of his insights in Orthodoxy and why he wrote the book. Click here for the interview (you'll need to scroll down a little) or, for the mp3 file, click here.

(HT: David Koyzis)