For over fifty years, Anthony Bloom (1914-2003 was head of the russian Orthodox Church ihn Great Britain (Patriarchate of Moscow).
Arriving in Britain in 1949 he played a major part of ecumenical work and exerted a wide influence through his broadcasts, writings (he is the author of several spiritual classics), and reputation as a spiritual leader.
His writings reflect both the essence of Orthodoxy and his own experience of the struggle to live Christianity on a daily basis.
Orbis Books Metropolitan anthony of sourozh: essential writings, paperback/anthony bloom
